Hello Marie,

I am just a ignorant an unlearned fisherman who failed English 101 but I do see that in the end both sides (big love, little love guys) are forced to pose the ultimate question - Does God have a well meant desire (though fleeting) to save everyone? Which usually ends up in the preaching of gospel with the saying that "Christ died for you" when addressing the whole congregation. In my opinion this is not reformed but arminian. Also the scriptures which support this theory of God's love for the reprobate are minimal and are usually the same verses used to support common grace.

As for Romans 2:4-5 and I am not very good at this but this supposed goodness of God to the reprobate certainly does not produce the desired results does it and God still renders Man inexcusable and condemned.

[color:"0000FF"]Romans 2:1 ΒΆ Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. 2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. 3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;[/color]

Love in Christ,
William <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/uhoh.gif" alt="" />



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