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I AM does not define one as outside of time. It defines one as in the present. To define themselves as exclusively outside of time, Jesus and God would need to say "I am exclusively outside of time." To define themselves as both within and outside of time, Jesus and God would need to say "I am...

So why did God need to increase the birth rate?

PaulThomson said: Knowing data about things is not the same as controlling those things.Helping Christians do His will by empowering those who believe Him for power, is not the same as exercising meticulous control of all details of reality. I think I have some understanding of Matthew 10...

Knowing data about things is not the same as controlling those things.Helping Christians do His will by empowering those who believe Him for power, is not the same as exercising meticulous control of all details of reality.

The context of Malachi is God's rebuke of Israel/Jacob for treachery in breaking her covenants with God and with wives. God says He does not change in the context of his covenants with Jacob and His marriage to her. . It is not an absolutist metaphysical claim to never changing in any way..

Presumably, if the elect were unconditionally elect, God could choose as many as He wants up to 100% of the total population produced from Eve. I can't see why that would entail God needing to increase the population growth at a faster rate. But thanks for trying to help me understand his gist.

People are not being punished in Hell for sins they have committed. They are separated from God because they don't want to live with God and with Jesus Christ as King.

You reversed the words of the verse, and thereby, also reversed the intent of the verse. The verse is clear, concise, obvious, and stands on its own with no modification from you permitted, no matter how many times you insist otherwise. If you are unable or unwilling to comprehend/accept that...

There a haiku abput rabbit trails. Avoid rabbit trails In the green room of your mind. Seek out paths of peace.

There is a difference between having a record of sins that is wiped clean, by the death of Christ, and learning to reduce our yielding to sin by learning to live more constantly in conscious fellowship (abiding in) with Jesus Christ.

I can't be a licensed driver until I turn 16, have passed by drivers theory test, had driving lessons and passed my practical driving test. If my father tells me "You can't be a licensed driver until you are 16," is he right? Does "You can't be a licensed driver until you are 16," mean that aa...

No one is born of God just because Jesus died for them and took away their sins and reconciled them to God. We are born again by receiving a new spirit after we put our trust in the One who died for our sins.

What do those "it"s refer to? I understand the new birth.

So then you agree they were ordained to eternal life before they believed? I agree. They had been ordained to eternal life by believing the gospel before they then heard and believed Paul's report of God's commissioning him to go to the Gentiles.

just posting scriptures to support your point I couldn't tell whether you were in support or correcting me.