The dictionary definition of "reprobate is...
n.rep·ro·bate
1. A morally unprincipled person.
2. One who is predestined to damnation.
And yet you wrote...
The whole WCF up until now has told us that the reprobate cannot avoid sin and cannot be saved.
Mark, no man can "avoid sin." That is not the definition of a reprobate. That is the definition of mankind.
The definition of a "reprobate" is one who will not repent and believe. Thus, by definition, a "reprobate" is one who "cannot be saved" for "everything not of faith is sin."
Now you know.
Muchly appreciated.
The dictionary definition of "reprobate is... rep·ro·bate n. 1. A morally unprincipled person. 2. One who is predestined to damnation.
Unable to provide a Scriptural proof of reprobate, and therefore resorting to the secular dictionary?
The whole WCF up until now has told us that the reprobate cannot avoid sin and cannot be saved.
Mark, no man can "avoid sin." That is not the definition of a reprobate. That is the definition of mankind. The definition of a "reprobate" is one who will not repent and believe. Thus, by definition, a "reprobate" is one who "cannot be saved" for "everything not of faith is sin."
The WCF defines the reprobate as one who has been created to be damned. It is not that the WCF reprobate will not repent, it is that the WCF reprobate cannot repent.
Now you know.
Only that you guys are as bad as the Mormons when it comes to redefining things away from original Christianity. Your post keeps mixing 'cannot' with 'will not'. These terms are worlds apart, but beware that Christians understand the difference. Will not - Paul - is an act of will and personal decision. Cannot - the WCF - is an act of Creation and innate to the individual as decreed by God. You guys have no Scriptural basis for this and in fact are opposed by the Paul that you worship.