The Narrow Path Ministries

Re Romans 5 Turretinfan wrote: Calvinists affirm what Paul taught in Romans 5, that Adam's guilt was imputed to his family, just as Christ's righteousness is imputed to his family. I suppose this statement seems correct when Romans 5 is read through the Calvinist lens. That is, if the following is ...

So when I read this: Psa 106:37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons, Psa 106:38 and shed innocent blood , even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was defiled with blood. naw-kee', naw-kee' From H5352; i...

Do babies have a reprobate mind? Answer: All men who have not yet been regenerated by the power of the Holy Spirit still have a reprobate (i.e. corrupt, concupiscent, depraved, fallen, etc.) mind. It is only by God's grace that they can be renewed. This goes as well for small people as big people, ...

How can an innocent baby have a reprobate mind? Calvinist defend this question by claiming that this is a faulty premise. The reason they can not answer this question with a yes or no is because wisdom tells them that yes is not the right answer. If they say no then it will contradict with their vi...

Hello Turretinfan, Robin, Are you accusing me of reading into Calvin? Or into Scripture? Or accusing Calvin of reading into Scripture? It looks like Calvin, and you(if you agree with Calvin) are guilty of reading your views into scripture. Lets look at the verse in question. 1 John 2:1 My little ch...

Cornelius feared God and was devout before he was "saved" (Acts 11:13-14). Did Cornelius believe God before Peter arrived? Why do you think Paul preface that series of comments with this: Romans 3:9-10 What then? Are we better than they ? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Gre...

Hello Turretinfan, If they loved God, they would not "fall away." Unless their love grew cold (Math 24:12) and they did not continue faithfully following Christ (Matt 13:18-23) and bearing fruit in which case they are cut off from Christ and burned (John 15:2&6, Romans 11:19-22). By their fruits we...

No, Calvin is conveying that: 1) Christ died for "the whole world," (which all Calvinists believe); and 2) In context, "the whole world," refers to the elect from all over the globe; 3) In other words "the whole world," in this context, is to be understood geographically expansively, rather than un...

Hi Glow, If I understand Calvinism correctly, from their perspective, nobody can know whether or not they are elect until the second they die. That's their version of Perseverance as I understand it. Most of the Calvinists would say you can know that you are one of the elect if you love God, becaus...

Actually, the Bible everywhere treats humility as a choice. "Humble yourself..." (James 4:10 & 1 Peter 5:6/ cf. Exodus 10:3/ 2 Kings 22:19/ Prov.6:3/ Daniel 10:12). The Bible never suggests that making a man humble is God's responsibility. A) Steve, the fact remains that humility is a state of the ...