Understanding God’s election
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For one thing they do not believe, so I am not sure what they may be hoping for.
Those made alive in Christ, who have their hearts circumcised, have hope in the Lord,
and the life to come, life which is in Him, and Him alone. I am truly puzzled why you,
if you are alive in Christ, would say you are as dead as one who is not alive in Christ.
Honestly that makes zero sense to me, and it is not Biblical either.
From 1 Peter 1 3-5 ~ The elect are chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood. By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Those made alive in Christ, who have their hearts circumcised, have hope in the Lord,
and the life to come, life which is in Him, and Him alone. I am truly puzzled why you,
if you are alive in Christ, would say you are as dead as one who is not alive in Christ.
Honestly that makes zero sense to me, and it is not Biblical either.
From 1 Peter 1 3-5 ~ The elect are chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood. By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
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In your view of Scripture, was there anything like a faithful OC Jew at the time Christ came to earth, maybe with a zeal towards God as they understood Him?
Is it conceivable to you with your unscriptural view of fallen mankind that there could be a faithful Jew who could have been at first unfaithful to YHWH's Christ until he was persuaded Jesus is YHWH's Christ?
You're so far off base on so many Scriptural truths, that it seems to me you cannot even do basic reasoning let alone the logic @PaulThomson has been calling you on. There's probably a very personal reason Paul could so clearly see and say with deep, heartfelt care:
NKJ Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
There is a part of me that grew up where you still are that would like to come out and get into the gutter with you. But there's no need since you continually beckon from there showing where you are actually based and still thrive.
The call is to become something vastly different than what you show yourself to be after how many decades? You're in your 8th now, aren't you? Some of us can only hope all others see you for what you clearly are.
There remains some decorum towards you. We're all fortunate this is the case. It's a testimony of what being and remaining in Christ accomplishes.
The call is to become something vastly different than what you show yourself to be after how many decades? You're in your 8th now, aren't you? Some of us can only hope all others see you for what you clearly are.
There remains some decorum towards you. We're all fortunate this is the case. It's a testimony of what being and remaining in Christ accomplishes.
For one thing they do not believe, so I am not sure what they may be hoping for.
Those made alive in Christ, who have their hearts circumcised, have hope in the Lord,
and the life to come, life which is in Him, and Him alone. I am truly puzzled why you,
if you are alive in Christ, would say you are as dead as one who is not alive in Christ.
Honestly that makes zero sense to me, and it is not Biblical either.
From 1 Peter 1 3-5 ~ The elect are chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood. By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Those made alive in Christ, who have their hearts circumcised, have hope in the Lord,
and the life to come, life which is in Him, and Him alone. I am truly puzzled why you,
if you are alive in Christ, would say you are as dead as one who is not alive in Christ.
Honestly that makes zero sense to me, and it is not Biblical either.
From 1 Peter 1 3-5 ~ The elect are chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood. By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
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There are a lot of Pelagian heretics here... with seemingly zero comprehension
of there being a distinction between the natural man and the spiritual man.
John 3.19-20 and from Psalm 10.4 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of Light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come
into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. The wicked reviles the Lord
of there being a distinction between the natural man and the spiritual man.
John 3.19-20 and from Psalm 10.4 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of Light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come
into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. The wicked reviles the Lord
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There are a lot of Pelagian heretics here... with seemingly zero comprehension
of there being a distinction between the natural man and the spiritual man.
John 3.19-20 and from Psalm 10.4 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of Light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come
into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. The wicked reviles the Lord
of there being a distinction between the natural man and the spiritual man.
John 3.19-20 and from Psalm 10.4 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of Light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come
into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. The wicked reviles the Lord
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