While it is true when stated about Christians being of the elect and still having pagan ideas in their mind. However, this cannot logically equate ALL pagan ideas. Some would disqualify one from Christianity.

The Sovereignty of God is a tough one. Though most “Humanistic” Christians our a saint despite having a false understanding of this, I do wonder about those Christians whom attack this doctrine vehementantly (Hunt, Bryson, Chuck Smith in private, etc). It’s one thing for a Christian to be ignorant, it’s another thing to defend Humanism within the Christian worldview.

Perhaps we will not know this answer until we reach heaven. Whoever would dare God’s power (Romans 1:4) while declaring with the same breath they don’t, has behaviorial traits similar to the demons.

Jean Cauvin

Jean Chauvin

This is why the deception of philosophy will never arrive at the revealed God of Scripture! Men get lost in philosophies and false motivations. Only the solid biblical truth of Scripture put worth without compromise will bring men into union with Messiah!

Here is another scary thought. There is a new poll out on FoxNews.com about the religious beliefs in America. You can check out the data here… (http://religions.pewforum.org/comparisons# then click on “Beliefs and Practices”). Brothers, it looks like we need to really contend for the Truth (Jude 3-4).

Just on a note: I mentioned homosexuals in the opening, let me just be clear, that homosexuality is an abomination at the same time, this is not the only sin that condemns them to Hell if they don’t repent, sinners stack the wrath of God upon themselves just by breathing! Union with Christ is paramount! Repent of sin, turning from idolatrous practices! We warn sinners to flee from the wrath to come! Sin is the disease, Christ is the only cure! Kiss the Son, lest His wrath be kindled and you be destroyed! Many say Jesus loves you, but have you considered the fact that you just might be His enemy?

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.

Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

God is definately in charge.