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Originally Posted by AKA Squared
Which Biblical passages?
Each one of the following passages demands an act on the part of the believer (we can go back to the original Greek, if you'd like).
Does God FORCE us to believe?
Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Luke 8:12
Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the utterance from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
Acts 16:31
They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household
Romans 10:9
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:10
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
Hebrews 10:39
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.
Acts 10:43
All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."
1 Timothy 1:16
But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.
Good luck with Calvinism.