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Reprobation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reprobation , in Christian theology, is a corollary to the Calvinistic doctrine of unconditional election which derives that some of mankind (the elect) are predestined by God for salvation. Therefor...
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reprobate \REP-ruh-bayt\ noun 1. a person foreordained to damnation; 2. a depraved person; scoundrel * ... These days, calling Uncle Fred a "reprobate" is hardly a condemnation to hellfire and brimstone, but the original reprobates of the 16th century were hardened sinners who had fallen from God's grace.
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Can a Christian be turned over to a reprobate mind? I just wonder because there are some people who seem to fall away from God and never desire to go back. ... One thing that seems to trouble many believers is the thought of finally falling away from God – being “turned over to a reprobate mind” as you have put it.
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Probably Romans 1: 28, “God gave them up unto a reprobate mind” must be explained on the same principle: the nous; of the idolatrous heathen is permitted by God to fall into such extreme forms of evil as to meet with the universal rejection and reprobation of men.
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Many of you are familiar with the slogan used by the United Negro College Fund - "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." This is a very accurate statement - especially when it has been marked by God as reprobate.
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