Understanding God’s election
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Two things: First, It is crystal clear to me that the Doctrines of Grace cause you much angst and subsequent anger. The majority of your posts, sadly, reveal the root of bitterness within your soul. This no doubt accounts for why you obviously wanted no part of the mutually beneficial covenant to both sides of the election issue that I proposed last night.
Secondly, as is your custom, you avoid addressing the specific subject of posts and just take the opportunity to insult and lash out at others, and to post irrelevant scriptures that have nothing to do with the specific question I asked in my 5554. I want no further part of your narcissism and abrasive spirit. Go vent your anger, frustration and bitterness on someone else. I am done with you.
Have a good evening, sir.
Secondly, as is your custom, you avoid addressing the specific subject of posts and just take the opportunity to insult and lash out at others, and to post irrelevant scriptures that have nothing to do with the specific question I asked in my 5554. I want no further part of your narcissism and abrasive spirit. Go vent your anger, frustration and bitterness on someone else. I am done with you.
Have a good evening, sir.
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Here you go genius. Figure it out for yourself.
Whether or not you can unscramble that omelet of a brain of yours I cannot say, but if you are WILLING to make the CHOICE to TRY and
OVERCOME your pitiful condition by all means do so.
[Gen 32:24 KJV]
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
[Gen 32:25 KJV]
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
[Gen 32:26 KJV]
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
[Gen 32:27 KJV]
And he said unto him, What [is] thy name? And he said, Jacob.
[Gen 32:28 KJV]
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Whether or not you can unscramble that omelet of a brain of yours I cannot say, but if you are WILLING to make the CHOICE to TRY and
OVERCOME your pitiful condition by all means do so.
[Gen 32:24 KJV]
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
[Gen 32:25 KJV]
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
[Gen 32:26 KJV]
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
[Gen 32:27 KJV]
And he said unto him, What [is] thy name? And he said, Jacob.
[Gen 32:28 KJV]
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
1 Corinthians 2:1
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom.
1 Corinthians 2:2
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
The gospel is what matters above all.
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
I wonder if the Institutes of the Christian Religion would be lofty speech or wisdom?
Do you know why Paul said the following?
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
Paul had learned the hard way what happens when you add to the gospel.
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom.
1 Corinthians 2:2
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
The gospel is what matters above all.
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
I wonder if the Institutes of the Christian Religion would be lofty speech or wisdom?
Do you know why Paul said the following?
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
Paul had learned the hard way what happens when you add to the gospel.
Losing the argument is my point.
I mean how are you going to win when you are dead wrong from the beginning?
[Gen 2:16 KJV]
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
[Gen 2:17 KJV]
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
I mean how are you going to win when you are dead wrong from the beginning?
[Gen 2:16 KJV]
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
[Gen 2:17 KJV]
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
God is outside of time and the creator of time. Only He alone exists in the eternal present ("I AM").
Our notions of a linear progression of things are from our perspective (we who have a beginning), and for our benefit.
Israel is the "elder/firstborn brother" and we are the "younger brother".
Israel does indeed hold a certain precedent as "elder/firstborn brother", despite the nonsensical protestations of many.
[Rom 1:16 KJV]
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
[Rom 2:9 KJV]
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
[Rom 2:10 KJV]
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
Our notions of a linear progression of things are from our perspective (we who have a beginning), and for our benefit.
Israel is the "elder/firstborn brother" and we are the "younger brother".
Israel does indeed hold a certain precedent as "elder/firstborn brother", despite the nonsensical protestations of many.
[Rom 1:16 KJV]
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
[Rom 2:9 KJV]
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
[Rom 2:10 KJV]
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
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