You know that if most of the arminians here were to meet up with the Lord face to face they would call him divisive, and hateful, and tell him that he should learn to compromise like Chuck Smith if he is to be accepted :o)
I wonder if they have cut Acts 13:48 out of their bibles?
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
That sounds like a pretty narrow, bigoted club, don't you think?
The Bible teaches that this refers to those who God foreknew as believers. The Bible is consistent with this throughout the New Testament. It is a difficult distinction that many miss, so I must ask you....do you understand my point?
I'm not asking if you believe as I do. I'm asking if you understand the manner in which I look at the Bible's teaching. We are joint heirs with each other, and I have no intention of attacking you. This is an honest question.
I think much of the confusion in the church today stems from an overemphasis on one part of the nature of God to the exclusion of others..God is Love, but He is also Justice and Mercy and Holy
So the church assumes that if the only show or talk about the Love of God that more people will be attracted to the Gospel...a false premise IMHO