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Thank you for your last response concerting this article it was helpful.  I wished I had included this question at the time to save you the trouble of a another response.  In the further I'll try and become a little more organized. On page 27 of my article beginning with the paragraph that starts with the sentence, "The Calvinist of resort to
defending his position by stating those etc... Beginning with the forth sentence, "Certainly, Almighty God is absolutely sovereign, but that does not preclude that He can go against His own nature". Would you expound on what you you are saying here? I thought God could not go against His own nature. Example, I've heard there are certain things God can not do like lie because that go against his nature so please help me clear up my confusion?  Thanks and God Bless "Bos"

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Hi,
  Maybe I did not word the sentence clearly.   God is sovereign, but He cannot sin nor can He go against His own nature.  God is righteous and holy in all His person.  Our holy and righteous Creator cannot do anything which is wrong.   Being holy and righteous He has no sin nature.
  I hope this makes it clearer. I plan to reword the sentence. Thanks for writing and bringing this to my attention.
  Cooper Abrams
  Romans 12:1-2
  Psalm 8:4

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Cooper P. Abrams III

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Independent Fundamental Baptist missionary and pastor, ThB, MBS. I began pastoring in 1981, and have taught in churches, a Bible college, and a Bible Institute. I have written numerous articles on various subjects from a biblical perspective and many are posted on my web site Bible Truth ( http://www.bible-truth.org ). Bible Truth receives over sixty thousand visits per month. Since 1998 I have answered Bible related questions via e-mail. My answers are straight forward and biblical. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE -----DO NOT ASK A QUESTION AND THEN NOT READ THE ANSWER! ABOUT FOUR IN TEN QUESTIONS ASKED ARE NEVER READ. I FREELY GIVE MY TIME TO GIVE HELPFUL ANSWERS. OFTEN THE ANSWER WILL REQUIRE AS MUCH AS A HOUR OR MORE TO RESEARCH AND THEN TO FORMULATE THE REPLY. IF YOU SEND A QUESTION PLEASE BE THOUGHTFUL ENOUGH TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT. MOST PEOPLE DO...BUT ALL SHOULD. THANKS

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I have been a pastor since 1981 and a Independent Baptist missionary church planter since 1986. I have seen the Lord establish four Bible believing churches in Utah. My web site Bible Truth ( http:\\bible-truth.org ) continues to grow presently over 60,000 visits per month. The materials on the web site are mostly written by myself and contain sermons, Bible commentaries, articles on various biblical subjects.

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- Appeared on Grizzly Adams DVD documentary "End Times: How Close Are We?" (http://www.grizzlyadams.com/Public/ChristianDVDs/index.cfm?productID=49). - Article "Are Mormons Christians" "O Timothy Magazine" Way of Life Literature (http://www.wayoflife.org/files/9959c77e05b303248173195e72476459-60.html)

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ThB and MBS from Piedmont Baptist College, Winston-Salem, NC

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