The Reformed of whatever denominational flavor seems to think that God was laying out a program for the ages when John quoted Jesus saying, "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day." I know that he was not laying out a program for the ages.

One thing I am sure of and that is that God the Father did not draw a single Reformed believer in the same manner as he drew those Jews in John 6. I would be interested to see how a...

What I see here is God's sovereignty and human free choice working together. There is no conflict between the two.

Acts 16:14 - And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

Hebrews 11:6 - But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently...

The plain reading of Scripture is where you work out the context. Whether the allegorical or literal sense, and who is it being directed at etc.

John 6 is an example we have been discussing recently.

How do we interpret Jesus words here.

We see in other scriptures Jesus always corrects people if he speaks metaphorically and they take him literally.

Examples: John 3 Nicodemus takes Jesus born again language literally, but Jesus explains it is spiritual rebirth.

John 4 To the woman at the...

When two Christians disagree on a Biblical interpretation, and have repeated both sides of the said argument. Repeating the arguments again is not going to change any one's views.

Judas is at Jesus' institution of the remembrance.

Luke 22:19-21, And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.

Verses 20, "for you" included Judas.

And John 13:2 being after the institution of the...

John 6:65 (NASB)
And He was saying, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father.”

John 6:65 (NIV)
He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”

Now the Greek word translated as granted by the NASB, enabled by the NIV, and given by the KJV is "didōmi" (Strong's G1325). It means to give or let someone have something, and does not include in its meaning whether the one...

I came across a project that aims to produce a version of the KJV that simply updates archaic words to the equivalent of what we would use in our modern English. This sticks strictly to the Textus Receptus text base unlike the NKJV which has Critical Text readings in some places.

Imagine the KJV 2024 | The KJV Update Bible Project

My question for KJVO advocates, would this be acceptable for you? Why or why not?

Rom 9:20-22

20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

I know this is a subject that is most distasteful to proud human flesh,...

I have been to many churches that have taught dispensational premillennialism so by default that is what I land on. I have become more open-minded to other views concerning the End Times. I will present two verses that I look at as a literal future plan for Israel as a nation and would invite anyone to tell me if they believe this has or has not been fulfilled.

Ezekiel 11:17 - Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the...

The TULIP should be a beautiful flower of God, spreading the points of its pedals above the bedrock of scripture from which it arose.

“T” should stand for Totally in Adam; totally separated from God by our corrupted and unholy spiritual nature.

“U” should stand for Unlimited Reconciliation; God is reconciling fallen humanity to Himself one believer at a time because the sacrifice of Jesus provided the means of salvation for the sin of humanity.

“L” should stand for Limited Redemption; All...