Does God desire the salvation of all mankind?
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I found a website that uses the common Greek translation of the Bible and cross references it with Strong's.
I think if we accept what Paul wrote about the inability of our natural mind being able to understand the things of God, because to the natural mind sees it as foolishness we have but to realize and as God tells us , only God's Holy Spirit could change this.
I think if we put all that together from God's words that inform us of our condition of natural mind, we may realize those of us who have faith in God and Jesus Christ do so because God did what only his Holy Spirit could do by and through his grace.
He bestowed faith and salvation.
Because when the natural mind cannot understand the things of God,which naturally includes coming to have faith in God, because to the natural mind that is foolishness to us? Why not? God tells us.
It is because the things of God, like the Gospel, God's good news, are spiritually discerned.
https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/1 Corinthians 2:14
How then does that fact change?
God. As God tells us.
Below is English common Greek, known as Koin Greek, chapter.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians+2&version=MOUNCE
We are saved by God's grace. When our natural minds are incapable of understanding the things of God , that Salvation must include giving us the capacity for faith in that which saved. Because,as God knows and says, our natural mind can I lay understand,accept the things of God, through intetcession of his Holy Spirit.
And we know this because Jesus said, the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, cannot be seen or received by the world. Those in their worldly, natural mind. John 14:17
Those are my thoughts anyway.
I think if we accept what Paul wrote about the inability of our natural mind being able to understand the things of God, because to the natural mind sees it as foolishness we have but to realize and as God tells us , only God's Holy Spirit could change this.
I think if we put all that together from God's words that inform us of our condition of natural mind, we may realize those of us who have faith in God and Jesus Christ do so because God did what only his Holy Spirit could do by and through his grace.
He bestowed faith and salvation.
Because when the natural mind cannot understand the things of God,which naturally includes coming to have faith in God, because to the natural mind that is foolishness to us? Why not? God tells us.
It is because the things of God, like the Gospel, God's good news, are spiritually discerned.
https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/1 Corinthians 2:14
How then does that fact change?
God. As God tells us.
Below is English common Greek, known as Koin Greek, chapter.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians+2&version=MOUNCE
We are saved by God's grace. When our natural minds are incapable of understanding the things of God , that Salvation must include giving us the capacity for faith in that which saved. Because,as God knows and says, our natural mind can I lay understand,accept the things of God, through intetcession of his Holy Spirit.
And we know this because Jesus said, the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, cannot be seen or received by the world. Those in their worldly, natural mind. John 14:17
Those are my thoughts anyway.
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That says nothing about the jews being Gods chosen people. A remnant was, the election of grace, but not the nation itself. Rom 11
5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
Other than the remnant, there wasnt any chosen people in national israel
5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
Other than the remnant, there wasnt any chosen people in national israel
Thats right, one must be born again before they can believe the Gospel. Jesus says unless a person is born again they cannot see the Kingdom of God Jn 3:3
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God
The word see here means:
to see with the mind, to perceive, know ! The natural unregenerate mind is blinded.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God
The word see here means:
to see with the mind, to perceive, know ! The natural unregenerate mind is blinded.
This is hilarious. The London Baptist Confession is just a carbon copy of the Westminster Confession. And "Reformed" and "Baptist" joined together is an oxymoron. Traditional Baptists and Ana-Baptists were at odds with the Reformers. Actually I am well acquainted with Reformed Theology and the Calvinists here hate being exposed from their own teachings.