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Then show me from the scriptures. Don't just claim it to be true. And none of that indicates that Abraham was regenerated by the Holy Spirit within his lifetime. It's just an assumption you're making without scriptural support. Ezekiel 11:19-20 and 36:26-27 were prophecies about the New...

I think the laws that Abraham obeyed were simply the instructions that God spoke to him; to leave his father's house, to walk blamelessly, to send Hagar and Ishmael away, to offer up his son, etc. Since Genesis was the first book of the Torah, I believe legal language was used to inspire the...

I know this will be a controversial statement, but it's because cessation from sin was never impossible for anyone in the first place. And cessation from sin alone cannot save anyone. In Deut 30:11, God told Israel that the Law was not too hard for them. [Deu 30:9-11 NASB95] 9 "Then the LORD...

Yeah. Saul and David both had that since they were anointed kings of Israel. John the Baptist seemed special among the prophets. I don't think all of the prophets received regeneration by just having the Holy Spirit.

That's a good question.

Yeah. Abraham was called a prophet, and the Holy Spirit did come upon the prophets, but that's not the same as the regeneration that people receive after Pentecost. Balaam was a prophet, and the Holy Spirit came upon him, but he didn't have the Holy Spirit in the same way that Christians do.

Isaac and Jacob weren't prophets. Neither was Caleb. Jesus said that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob would be seen reclining in heaven.

There is no mention of Abraham having the Holy Spirit. You're reading the post-Pentecost effects of faith into Genesis, when the Bible does not support it.

I provided the scriptures. They speak for themselves, and any honest believer can see that you're the one imposing your opinions upon God's word. I agree that Gal 5:4 was not addressed to the elect, but they were still born-again Christians. They received the Holy Spirit by faith as explained...

If you can't find a reference in the Old Testament for what is written in Revelation, just go with what the text says at face value. The 144,000 are literal men from 12 tribes of Israel, who believe in Christ and die for their faith. Everyone who believes in Christ during the 70th Week either...

It's the Holy Spirit that empowers us to obey and leads us through the works that God prepared for us, but we still have to make the decision to obey; so, it's not really about who gets the credit. We have to obey to be in Christ, and we will not be saved it we don't remain in Christ. Well...

Yes. [Mat 24:29-31 NASB95] 29 "But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 "And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky...

We weren't left behind. We were all born much later.

According to the scriptures, the fear of dead is at least the vulnerability that the devil exploits in us to lure us into sin. I think this is more than just a superficial fear of dying. I mean the body can't distinguish between cognitive dissonance and a real mortal threat. So, I understand the...

What I mean is that Jesus gathered up the elect into the clouds in 70 AD. Heretics, lukewarm believers, and apostates were left behind. So there were no apostles to keep the Church going after 70 AD. Most of what the church fathers wrote was based on speculation. I agree that the Church did...

Someone recently shared with me a lengthy sermon on the need for widespread reformation within the local churches, and a return to pastor-centered authority. I have some very strong views surrounding these issues based on my understanding of Christian history, in contrast to what the New...

Go back to the Old Testament (Deut 29-30, Ezekiel 36-39, Joel 2, etc.). The 1,000-year reign must be a literal reign on earth because it's tied to the covenant God made with Israel in Moab (Deut 29-30). It was a completely separate covenant than the covenant at Sinai/Horeb. So all these...

There is no sin nature. There is only the mortality of the flesh, which tempts us to sin through the fear of death. In like manner to Adam, we are born without sin; the difference is we quickly capitulate to the fear of death due to our mortal condition. I've already shown you from Romans 7...

So did God created Adam and Eve as sinners? They both sinned didn't they? No one is born spiritually dead. [Rom 7:9 NASB95] 9 I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died; Yes, and it is by following the course of the world that we become...

If you felt the need to call Dan's explanation "really bad theology", then it's on you to show him where you think he's in error.