wow, Pilgrim excellent!!! really well done! applause

I don't understand all the confusion??? Total Depravity is pretty self explanatory. I don't know why Catholics defend free-will so vehemently. There are many scriptures that support TD and none that support FW. Catholics take God's revealed will as support for FW but the truth is unless we are granted the grace to respond we are dead to the Truth.

I have friends that have absolutely no use for the Gospel. They don't feel themselves to be sinners or want to part with sin. In fact, they believe the gospel is a fairy tale and find my desire to be faithful off-putting. But I was not too far removed from where they are at one time myself. So, unless a radical change takes place, a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit, we will be hostile or at least indifferent to the Gospel message. With man it's impossible.

Last edited by AC.; Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:15 AM.
The mercy of God is necessary not only when a person repents, but even to lead him to repent, Augustine