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To: Forest Keeper
"Lord, I thank thee I am not like those poor presumptuous Calvinists Lord, I was born with a glorious free-will; I was born with power by which I can turn to thee of myself..." (emphasis added for you)

This is scary. I have seen all of this on this thread in one form or another. Most of the time, it has been exactly like Spurgeon puts it here. I guess the arguments really don't change all that much over time. Thank you for posting this.

Thanks for letting us know we have been wasting our time trying to tell you that we don't come to God alone about a thousand times...

If you can't defeat an argument, then belittle the other side and misrepresent their argument, so you can bash the scarecrow all day long and feel good about it. I hope you are feeling better now.

4,176 posted on 03/30/2006 4:18:11 AM PST by jo kus (I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore CHOOSE life - Deut 30:19)
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To: jo kus
[Spurgeon:] "Lord, I thank thee I am not like those poor presumptuous Calvinists Lord, I was born with a glorious free-will; I was born with power by which I can turn to thee of myself..."

FK: "I have seen all of this on this thread in one form or another. Most of the time, it has been exactly like Spurgeon puts it here."

Thanks for letting us know we have been wasting our time trying to tell you that we don't come to God alone about a thousand times...

You misunderstand. The line from Spurgeon does not say "...turn to thee of myself ALONE ..." I know you have said many times that you do not come to the Lord alone, and I have always accepted that as your position. However, the difference is that under your view, some of it IS from you because you make the final decision. You have tools from God to use or reject, but in the end you decide one way or the other. That is what I was referring to, and that is what I disagree with.

4,376 posted on 04/04/2006 2:34:54 PM PDT by Forest Keeper
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