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by _Mark G
Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:07 am
Forum: Calvinism, Arminianism & Open Theism
Topic: Limited Atonement
Replies: 26
Views: 13303

Steve7150 says "Here Paul calls Jesus a RANSOM (equal payment) FOR ALL , that does'nt square with limited atonement. Ransom does'nt square with Barnes's explanation.[quote] Does 1 Timothy 2:6 actually say "equal payment" or is that an idea imposed on the text. Exo 30:12 When you count the sons of Is...
by _Mark G
Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:39 am
Forum: Calvinism, Arminianism & Open Theism
Topic: "The Open View of God" or "Open Theis
Replies: 91
Views: 37434

Does God Know Everything?

This is a really interesting topic and one that many of my friends simply don't want to discuss. Yes I've read those scriptures that talk abouit God testing to know what is a person or nations state and I'm challenged to look at my long held church taught belief that God knows everything. Recently I...
by _Mark G
Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:22 pm
Forum: Christian Evidences & Challenges
Topic: Dating of the Gospels
Replies: 33
Views: 21664

Dating the Gospels

Interestingly manuscript / linguistic evidence further supports the primacy of Matthews Gospel which is in agreement with the majority of the early church fathers. Matthew is the largest gospel written by a tax collector who would possibly have been trained in "shorthand" developed by the Romans in ...
by _Mark G
Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:06 pm
Forum: Calvinism, Arminianism & Open Theism
Topic: Limited Atonement
Replies: 26
Views: 13303

Limited Atonement

Many years ago a Calvinist friend posed the question " if Jesus paid the price for all sin then all sin must be cancelled and everyone must be saved! the only other alternative is that the atonement is limited." I could see the logic and found this very confusing because I really believe the Word of...
by _Mark G
Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:04 pm
Forum: Ethics
Topic: Christians Declaring Bankruptcy
Replies: 20
Views: 12049

Bankruptcy

Having read some of the posts on this matter I thought you might like to hear from someone who works daily in the area of bankruptcy and debt. I have worked as a debt counsellor for more than 10 years, over 6 of these in a Christian ministry (in the UK) that assists people both non christian and chr...

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