Who are the inspired scriptures directed to?
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I am sorry, but your statements do not quot what 1 Cor 2:14 says. It does not say "The unsaved can understand Jesus Christ and him crucified" it also does not say "The external reproving by the Holy Spirit with read/preached scripture allows them to understand his need for the Savior" You are adding to 1 Cor 2:14 words that it does not imply. The natural man cannot discern spiritual things no matter if The Holy Spirit, a preacher, or his reading of it. It is all foolishness unto him. That is what 1Cor 2:14 says.
The scriptures tell us to study to show ourselves approved, rightly dividing the word of truth. The main thing that most students of the bible fail to understand, and the scriptures will not harmonize until they do, and that is to rightly divide the salvation scriptures. The definition of Salvation in the Greek translation means "a deliverance". We are delivered (saved) from this world into eternity, and we are delivered (saved) many times as we live our lives here on earth, for example; When we pray to God to heal a sickness we have, and he does heal the illness, we have been delivered (saved) from that illness. When we yield ourselves to the temptation of sin we separate ourselves from our fellowship with God (which is sometimes called being dead to his fellowship) and when we repent of that sin and God forgives us, we have experienced a salvation (deliverance). There are more salvation scriptures pertaining to a deliverance as we live here on earth than there are that have reference to eternal salvation. I used to have a hard time making the scripture harmonize with, supposedly contradicting scriptures with the salvation scriptures, such as "we are saved by grace and that not of ourselves" and "save yourselves from this untoward generation" until I gave up on my own ability to straiten them out. I spent twelve years of hard studying and when I denied my ability the Spirit within me began to reveal the difference in the salvation scriptures and I have no more contradicting scriptures. Had The Spirit revealed these truths earlier I would have taken credit for my ability instead of giving God credit. I feel that there are some on this forum who are depending upon their own intelligence is why they cannot harmonize the scriptures.
Hi, Duet, God does want us to teach and preach "the good news" to his children telling them how that Christ died for their sins and that because of that, they have been saved eternally. God also wants us to teach his children how they should live their lives here on earth. Faith does come by hearing the gospel and only his regenerated children can hear the gospel. It is foolishness unto the unsaved natural man as described in 1 Cor 2:14.
That's ridiculous. His regenerated children already have faith - they don't need it to "come".
Acts 11:13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter; 14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
Do you understand "shall be"? It's future. These people weren't saved yet. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Acts 16:29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Do you understand "shalt be"? It's future. The jailer wasn't saved yet. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Acts 13:45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Were these blaspheming Jews saved? No. Was the word of God directed to them? Yes. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Do you understand "ye might believe"? It means "ye" doesn't necessarily believe right now. And yet the Scripture is written for "ye"'s sake. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Is every creature saved? Not hardly. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Is everyone in all nations saved? The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Psalm 96:3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
Are all the heathen saved? No. Are all people saved? No. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Isaiah 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
Are all the people in all the ends of the earth saved? No. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Isaiah 49:6 ...
I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Are all the Gentiles saved? No. Are all the people unto the end of the earth saved? No. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Luke 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Are all people saved? No. The good tidings of great joy is directed to the unsaved.
Luke 2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
Are all people saved? Are all Gentiles saved? Are all the people of Israel saved? No, no, and no. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Are all the people in Jerusalem, Judaea, Samaria, and the uttermost part of the earth saved? No, no, no, and no. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Do you think the people who preach the gospel to unbelievers have ugly feet? The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Colossians 1:23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
Is every creature under heaven saved? No. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Revelation 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Are all of "them that dwell on the earth" saved during the Tribulation? Not hardly. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Acts 11:13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter; 14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
Do you understand "shall be"? It's future. These people weren't saved yet. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Acts 16:29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Do you understand "shalt be"? It's future. The jailer wasn't saved yet. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Acts 13:45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Were these blaspheming Jews saved? No. Was the word of God directed to them? Yes. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Do you understand "ye might believe"? It means "ye" doesn't necessarily believe right now. And yet the Scripture is written for "ye"'s sake. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Is every creature saved? Not hardly. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Is everyone in all nations saved? The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Psalm 96:3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
Are all the heathen saved? No. Are all people saved? No. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Isaiah 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
Are all the people in all the ends of the earth saved? No. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Isaiah 49:6 ...
I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Are all the Gentiles saved? No. Are all the people unto the end of the earth saved? No. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Luke 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Are all people saved? No. The good tidings of great joy is directed to the unsaved.
Luke 2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
Are all people saved? Are all Gentiles saved? Are all the people of Israel saved? No, no, and no. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Are all the people in Jerusalem, Judaea, Samaria, and the uttermost part of the earth saved? No, no, no, and no. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Do you think the people who preach the gospel to unbelievers have ugly feet? The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Colossians 1:23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
Is every creature under heaven saved? No. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Revelation 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Are all of "them that dwell on the earth" saved during the Tribulation? Not hardly. The gospel is directed to the unsaved.
Not everything in God's word have deep spiritual meanings. There is a lot of moral instructions and ideals on how men can live peaceably with each other.
I had PTSD as a child and I was a little devil. I grew up in a very rough neighborhood and I was smart enough to realize if I did not change my ways, someone was going to shortly kill me. From 12 to 14 years of age I went to a Baptist Church and earnestly looked for God. I saw hypocrisy all around me. I tried to find a mentor to follow, but nobody seems to conform to God's word.
By year 14 I just gave up. I concluded that either 1. God does not exist, or 2. God exists but He does not want me as a follower. In reality, it was my naivete in not realizing no one can perfectly serve God. That man's flesh is always at war with our spiritual growth.
What I had not counted on was that the word of God is of itself anointed. Even though I was unsaved, the word had changed me considerably. I was no longer the little heathen I was at 11. The word accomplished in me what I was looking for at the time. The gospels, the Psalms and Proverbs gave me new insight on how to think and behave.
So did God allow that changing nature of His word because He would later call me, or is the word anointed and profitable for anyone. I like to think the second scenario is more likely. With that in mind almost anyone that wants it, can have something good from God. My thoughts, anyway.
I had PTSD as a child and I was a little devil. I grew up in a very rough neighborhood and I was smart enough to realize if I did not change my ways, someone was going to shortly kill me. From 12 to 14 years of age I went to a Baptist Church and earnestly looked for God. I saw hypocrisy all around me. I tried to find a mentor to follow, but nobody seems to conform to God's word.
By year 14 I just gave up. I concluded that either 1. God does not exist, or 2. God exists but He does not want me as a follower. In reality, it was my naivete in not realizing no one can perfectly serve God. That man's flesh is always at war with our spiritual growth.
What I had not counted on was that the word of God is of itself anointed. Even though I was unsaved, the word had changed me considerably. I was no longer the little heathen I was at 11. The word accomplished in me what I was looking for at the time. The gospels, the Psalms and Proverbs gave me new insight on how to think and behave.
So did God allow that changing nature of His word because He would later call me, or is the word anointed and profitable for anyone. I like to think the second scenario is more likely. With that in mind almost anyone that wants it, can have something good from God. My thoughts, anyway.
Not everything in God's word have deep spiritual meanings. There is a lot of moral instructions and ideals on how men can live peaceably with each other.
I had PTSD as a child and I was a little devil. I grew up in a very rough neighborhood and I was smart enough to realize if I did not change my ways, someone was going to shortly kill me. From 12 to 14 years of age I went to a Baptist Church and earnestly looked for God. I saw hypocrisy all around me. I tried to find a mentor to follow, but nobody seems to conform to God's word.
By year 14 I just gave up. I concluded that either 1. God does not exist, or 2. God exists but He does not want me as a follower. In reality, it was my naivete in not realizing no one can perfectly serve God. That man's flesh is always at war with our spiritual growth.
What I had not counted on was that the word of God is of itself anointed. Even though I was unsaved, the word had changed me considerably. I was no longer the little heathen I was at 11. The word accomplished in me what I was looking for at the time. The gospels, the Psalms and Proverbs gave me new insight on how to think and behave.
So did God allow that changing nature of His word because He would later call me, or is the word anointed and profitable for anyone. I like to think the second scenario is more likely. With that in mind almost anyone that wants it, can have something good from God. My thoughts, anyway.
I had PTSD as a child and I was a little devil. I grew up in a very rough neighborhood and I was smart enough to realize if I did not change my ways, someone was going to shortly kill me. From 12 to 14 years of age I went to a Baptist Church and earnestly looked for God. I saw hypocrisy all around me. I tried to find a mentor to follow, but nobody seems to conform to God's word.
By year 14 I just gave up. I concluded that either 1. God does not exist, or 2. God exists but He does not want me as a follower. In reality, it was my naivete in not realizing no one can perfectly serve God. That man's flesh is always at war with our spiritual growth.
What I had not counted on was that the word of God is of itself anointed. Even though I was unsaved, the word had changed me considerably. I was no longer the little heathen I was at 11. The word accomplished in me what I was looking for at the time. The gospels, the Psalms and Proverbs gave me new insight on how to think and behave.
So did God allow that changing nature of His word because He would later call me, or is the word anointed and profitable for anyone. I like to think the second scenario is more likely. With that in mind almost anyone that wants it, can have something good from God. My thoughts, anyway.
Okay, I'll bite. Since you have all the hidden meanings of scripture down pat: tell me about the coming Kingdom of God, and the plan God has for most of the walking dead (the broadway)?
We are instructed to show ourselves approved, rightly dividing the word of truth. If you can not rightly divide the salvation scriptures, you will never understand Jesus's doctrine. The Greek definition of the word, saved, save, salvation is "a deliverance." We are delivered from this world in our eternal salvation. We are delivered many times in this world by our good works and answered prayers. There are far more salvation scriptures pertaining to timely deliverance than eternal deliverance. as those you have submitted. The only way that the natural man, void of the Spirit, can be saved is explained in Eph 2, especially in verse 5, While they are still "dead in sins" unable to discern spiritual things and believing they have no reason to repent. The natural man cannot hear his call, only his sheep can.
