You said, "Joe is the last one to demonstrate taking many presuppositions to a text where they are not addressed."

It still remains, the sovereignty of God can be found in John chapter one and you have not tried to disproove that it is not.

The sovereignty of God is definitely included in the context of John chapter 1. You cannot see it because you are blind and further blinded by the likes of C.I Scofield, J.N Darby and Charles Finny Finnyism.

You quoted John 1:7-10

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

You said,

"Joe, continue in your dishonest ways!"

I am just exposing YOUR dishonest ways when you twist and wrest the Scriptures to make the free will of man usurp the soveriegn will of God.

You said,

"Why did he give them power TO BECOME the sons of God instead of making them sons of God at that very instant of their receiving him by believing on him?"

First, you used the word "give" in the wrong tense. God "gave" them power to become the sons of God. Therefore the "many" must have been given power to receive him and this context is emphasized in verse 13, "Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God".

You make verse 13 contradict verse 12 of John chapter 1.

Many "received him" why? because God "gave he power to become the sons of God."

You asked,

"Does that mean that all of you who claim that the Ten Commandments are not binding are antinomians?"

I cannot answer your question for all on here, but I can answer for myself. By being bound to Christ by grace and not the law I am set at liberty from sin and Satan and desire to establish the law. Therefore, I am for the law and not against it as an antinomian would be. A true antinomian is one who says the law is not binding and pretends to use this liberty in Christ to sin more freely.

2Peter 2:19-22

*Further, they that are bound to Christ delight in the law of God and behold the glory of Christ’s righteousness, which is imputed onto them through His redemption and shedding of blood.

Romans 4:6-8
“Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.”

1 Corinthians 1:30
“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:”

Galations 4:4-5
“But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”

*Those who are bound to the law will be condemned for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.

Galations 3:10
“For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.”

*Those who are bound to Christ by grace are set at liberty and strive to keep the law as a standard of life to establish the law.

Galations 5:1
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”

You said in response to my question,

"Get real, of course it is not!
I never said that did I. So kindly don't accuse me or insinuate something to me that I never said.

Beside you shouldn't forget that with God all things are possible."

I am being very real for this is what the Scriptures teach and are Christ's doctrines. I just asked you a question and I believe all things are possible with God because the Bible says so.

Why do you argue against Christ's doctrine?

Your the one who said,

"It seems with some 'Calvinists' thankfully not all they make TULIP (Election)out to be more important than Christ..."

I replied,

"You place Christ at enmity agaist His precious truth and doctrines. Is this truly exalting Christ yet neglecting His doctrine? Remember Christ is the Word. The doctrines of grace are Christ's doctrine. How can you love Christ when you do not abide in His doctrine? They go together and are one."

Then I summarized Christ doctrines and you replied.

"If you care to notice He emphasised those who heard and acted upon His words versus those who did not."

In response to your comment, Christ said to the astonished disciples,

"And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, WHO THEN CAN BE SAVED? And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is IMPOSSIBLE, but not with God: for with God all things are POSSIBLE."
(Mar 10:26-27)

Here are Christ's doctrines:

Total depravity: Christ said,

"And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? THERE IS NONE GOOD BUT ONE, that is, God. "
Mark 10:18

Unconditional Election: Christ said,

"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."
John 15:16

Limited Atonement: Christ said,

"For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."
Matthew 26:28

Irresistible Grace: Christ said,

"That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit."
John 3:6-8

Perseverance of the saints: Christ said,

You place Christ at enmity agaist His precious truth and doctrines. Is this truly exalting Christ yet neglecting His doctrine? Remember Christ is the Word. The doctrines of grace are Christ's doctrine. How can you love Christ when you do not abide in His doctrine? They go together and are one.

2 John 1:9