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No, I see no universalism in my approach. I see the Gospel presented in 1 Cor. 15 as a unit--a definition, if you will. So then if a Corinthian believer were to witness to someone about the Gospel, surely he would remember how Paul explained it, and explain it the same way, i.e., "Christ died for our sins."
It's as if I said to everyone, "Brothers, in order to get into the room with the fried chicken, the password is "It is everyone's chicken." In that case, "Brothers" and "everyone" are not the same group.
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Ok.
I didn't think you a universalist to begin with.
While, I don't agree with your assessment, I do understand more clearly what you're saying.
I hope you are well.
Blessings in Christ,
The Archangel
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Do we correct those who are not wrong?
The bible seems to make a distinction between the two.
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction , for instruction in righteousness."
Doctrine (teaching) tells us what is right.
Reproof tells us where we are not right.
Correction tells us how to get right.
Instruction tells us how to stay right. :)
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Thanks. I'll ponder on this.
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I asked you what the Gospel was. You said something about the death of Christ for sins, then directed me to Acts. You missed the Resurrection, which indeed, is preached all through Acts. (You really didn't think I had studied Acts thoroughly, having been a missionary for 33 years???)
Suit yourself. I have nothing against you--just think you need a lesson in interacting on the Baptist Board. Don't ever go assuming someone is not being spiritual simply because they don't say things like you think they should.
Same to you.
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He does seem to hold to almost a primitive Baptist view on Evangelism and how to teach/preach the Gospel!
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Christ is sinless and Perfect, He is God, He can be nothing less than perfect.
Romans 8:3
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Christ is sinless and Perfect, He is God, He can be nothing less than perfect.
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Why was Christ's Human nature not corrupted? Why was He not under original sin?
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Technically speaking, i'm not saying that, Hence why i quoted Romans 8:3
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Christ is sinless and Perfect, He is God, He can be nothing less than perfect.
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IF Jesus had been born of the seed of Joseph, would have been a sinner though!
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I think you missed the BIGGER picture. Christ is Born of God, because GOD is His Father. He is the Son of God. And that is why He is not a sinner. Yet He had the same flesh you and I have.
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Same human flesh, NOT the same sin nature!
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This is kind of a side point...While i agree He did not have 'sin nature' (i believe it is more biblical to say spiritually dead--hence our need to be 'born again'), i find it funny that you claim that Christ had sin nature when He was on the cross.
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I typically agree. But with the reference I suggest i disagree (except that I think one should have a pretty good foundation before studying any systematic theology).
Too often people study to be indoctrinated rather than to truly learn and in the end they wind up looking like the theology they studied.
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Indeed. Those
who deny the validity of the Great Commission for us are usually either primitive Baptist or ultra dispensationalist.
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Ok.
I didn't think you a universalist to begin with.
While, I don't agree with your assessment, I do understand more clearly what you're saying.
I hope you are well.
Blessings in Christ,
The Archangel
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Thank you kindly.
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NO! rather, I claim that he who knew no sin become the sin bearer on our behalf, that he paid to God what we could not do ourselves!
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So, in that he took on Sin, He took on sin nature? He became a sinner? what exactly are you saying?
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Barth was not sound though on how he viewed either Election or doctrine of scripture!
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Hyper Calvinists also hold to no need to evangelize sinners, as the lost will be saved regardless if actually hearing the Good news!
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No, for Jesus came in LIKENESS, not SAMENESS of human flesh!
Jesus, while on that cross, became the sin bearer, so while he never ceased to be either God or sinless, was treated by the Father as if He were!
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That's not the point of the book I recommended (it wasn't about election or the doctrine of scripture).
And with Barth you sometimes have to ask "which one"?
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