[ksen]

Joshua, when he was speaking to the tribes of Israel: "Choose you this day whom ye shall serve; as for me and my house, we shall serve the LORD!

What about Joshua's household? Did Joshua poll everyone in it to see if they would serve the Lord, or did he decide for them?

[Alex Murphy]

webber: "Joshua, when he was speaking to the tribes of Israel: "Choose you this day whom ye shall serve; as for me and my house, we shall serve the LORD!

ksen: What about Joshua's household? Did Joshua poll everyone in it to see if they would serve the Lord, or did he decide for them?

And more to the point, what type of decision was Joshua proclaiming? I see nothing in Joshua's account that speaks to the issue of eternal salvation. I see Joshua speaking to the issue of obedience to the commandments.

Webber, are you arguing that obedience is a (prior) condition of salvation?