Well since others beat me to the punch and already revealed your error I am only left with your little tid-bit here:<br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]Grace is unmerited favor. It remains grace if a man refuses to receive it. It remains grace if a man decides to receive it. Your theology fails to understand that basic truth. You would contend that grace stops being grace if a man has a choice to receive it or not. Totally untrue.</font><hr></blockquote><p><ul> 1. How can DEAD unregenerate men receive anything, they are dead to God, they can not receive anything from him. P.S. before you TELL me they are NOT dead:<br><br>The Greek word for [color:blue]dead</font color=blue> in Eph 2:1 is [color:blue]nekros</font color=blue> meaning [color:blue]dead</font color=blue> or [color:blue]without life</font color=blue> (Kittle, it is also used in other verses of man’s state: Matt. 8:22; John 5:25; Eph. 2:5; 5:14; Phil. 3:11; Col. 2:13; cf. Luke 15:24). If there would have been a “spark of life,” Paul could have used another term such as [color:blue]hemithanes</font color=blue> meaning “half-dead” (used in Luke 10:30). Apparently, Paul under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit chose the term that best fit the state—that of being DEAD, without life, to God, and [color:red]not</font color=red> half-dead as you contend. Thus, your argument is against Scripture not me or other Calvinists? You wrestle with the Scripture (2 Pet 3:16).<br><br>2. I contend, not that Grace ever ceases to be grace, but ONLY that grace is offered effectually to the elect. <br><br>3. Where have I said that EVERY man is offered effectual GRACE?--this is your contention not mine!<br><br>4. Your theology fails to understand these basic truths[/LIST]

Reformed and Always Reforming,