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That's Jesus' teaching. I am not shocked you would call his teachings blasphemy. I am simply repeating what he said. Are you sure you are on the right side?

Yes, but also elected to salvation. Jesus said he gives eternal life to those God gives him. John 6 70Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” John 17 2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You...

It's right here: Matthew 18 12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? 13And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the...

Matthew 18 12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? 13And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did...

No you're blinded to the truth. You couldn't quote a single verse or passage about limited atonement if your life depended on it.

You accuse Jesus of blasphemy because his teachings are not compatible with your religion?

Yes, but Jesus' power is conditional on belief. So it's still possible a sheep can be lost and never recovered due to a lack of belief (apostasy) Matthew 13 58And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

"Born again" necessitates a first death. When did one die and can they die more than once? Can they be born again a second, third, fourth time, etc, if the first birth wasn't sufficient?

You haven't proved limited atonement. Nothing in the Bible talks about what your claims are. The Bible is explicit about what I have said.

He said "if he finds it" meaning this is a conditional statement. Therefore it's possible that sheep who go astray may not be found.

Limited atonement is in tatters at this point. I think we are just trying to figure out where to sweep the pieces to.

According to the good shepherd, sheep can can astray and possibly not be found again. The Father doesn't want this, but Jesus teaches it's possible to still perish by committing apostasy. That's what happened to Judas. Matthew 18 12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them...

Good points, but I think of it like this. The 12 apostles were those who were initially chosen, hand selected, and given to Jesus by the Father. After that, it became more general as the message went to the world. I believe God is calling everyone because he wants literally all people to be...

I agree with what you're saying here and view this the same way.

Yes, I strongly encourage you to not go around in circles about it if you believe God does not want you to. I personally believe God wants me to go around in circles about this, if necessary, but probably leans more toward me allocating my time and energy effectively on people who are open to...