Great Sermon! This is a really great, eye-opening message! Being exactly that type of "Left behind"-inspired guy, I still had a lot of questions to the common end-time theories, because there are obvious inconsistencies with the text and simple logic. But I've never ever heard such a clear, simple and consistent explanation of this text! Thank God for that!
JD wrote: The foundation for our faith and salvation is the cross of Jesus Christ where Jesus paid the awful price for our sins. And as bad as it was for him, we glory in his cross because our sins are forgiven and we are made the children of God. Show me the cross in your acronym tulip. It is not there. It did not make the grade. You have quoted Spurgeon many times to me saying that tulip is the gospel and I say you have a gospel without the cross and without a sacrifice. It is an add-on to your perverted theology. It is an asterisk. It is incidental to election. it is not that important. It means nothing to the majority of the people in the world. Don't talk to me about God not having a part in my salvation.
Parading your ignorance again JD?
What do you suppose the word "atonement" means in "Limited atonement"? You might do well to study the system you oppose before posting any more on these forums. And FYI, the L for Limited atonement stands bang in the center of TULIP for a reason viz. that Christ's atoning death is the center of the calvinistic system. Seaton is right that whatever part God has in your salvation, it is minimal. You saved yourself by your believing.. o/w you would not go on about it.. quite a achievement for you and your