1Ti 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
1Ti 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
God is love, and good, for that is His nature, and to believe God would choose some people to be saved, and some people not to be saved without their choice then it would violate his love, and goodness, so we have to have a choice in our salvation.
God's kingdom is love so we have to have a choice in our salvation for if we do not then how is His kingdom love for then it would be robotic love for they have no choice but to accept the truth seeing no other alternative.
And God is not evil to condemn people who have no choice but to reject the truth seeing no other alternative.
You can program your computer to say I love you, but does it really love you, and you can program your computer to say I hate you, and will you get mad and smash your computer.
If God did not choose them to be saved without their choice then why would He punish them when they cannot see no other alternative, and why would He allow them to be born when they would be punished for they have no choice in the matter.
We have to have a choice in our salvation or it would violate the nature of God.
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is attributing evil to God when He is good like when the Pharisees said that Jesus was of Beelzebub saying He has an unclean spirit.
If they say God does not choose some people to be saved without their choice and punishes them, but they have no choice but to reject the truth, then would that be blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
They had better take heed how they speak on that matter for God is not evil, but good, and it does not make sense for Him to punish people that have no choice but to reject the truth.
And what criteria would God use to determine who to save, and not to save, for all are sinners, and there is none that does good, no, not one, and what makes you differ from another person, and there is no difference between a Jew and a Gentile when it comes to salvation, and if you break the least of the law you broke the whole law.
Many are called but few are chosen, so if God chooses who will be saved, and not saved without their choice then why is He calling people that cannot be chosen.
No one comes to the Son unless the Father draws them.
No person says Jesus is the Lord but by the Holy Ghost.
Not many noble, not many mighty, not many wise after the flesh is called, for their heart condition is not right.
We did not choose God, but He chose us, because He called us which we would never of got to the truth if He did not intervene in our life.
When God calls us He will work in our life to get us to the truth, but when we get to the door of truth we have the choice whether to go through it, or not, for His kingdom is true love, but we would of not got to the door of truth unless He intervened.
Rom 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
God calls things that have not happened yet, as though they already happened, for if it is a plan of God to happen in the future it is the same as if it happened in the beginning, for it will surely come to pass with no hindrance.
The Lamb was slain from the foundation of the world.
The prophets blood was shed from the foundations of the world.
In the beginning was the Word which is a plan of God to come in the future in flesh, and without that plan He would of not created all that was created, for Jesus is the reason creation is successful to give mankind salvation, and to judge the angels, and people.
Which all creation hinges on Jesus, which He is the beginning of creation even though He was not born until the future for God calls things that have not happened yet, as though they already happened.
The saints predestined to salvation does not mean that God chose them to be saved in the beginning and they do not have a choice, but that He had the plan to give mankind salvation before He started creation so it is the same as if they have salvation in the beginning.
But this salvation is whoever wants this salvation.
So why do people want to believe God chooses who will be saved, and not saved without their choice.
Some may be sincere believing that is how it is but it seems like many want to believe that because it gives them a relaxed attitude in living for Jesus, with no worries, and no fear, and they can enjoy sin and not worry about not being right with God which they make excuses saying we cannot abstain from sin, but they are sinning on purpose so that does not make any sense seeing we have a choice, for they could of chose not to sin.
2Ti 3:4 lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2Ti 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
They remind me of these people that have a form of godliness but they do not allow the Spirit to lead them for they will not give up the ways of the flesh being lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, which they love sin more than Him, and make excuses that they are right with God despite their sins.
If you say you have to abstain from sin they will say that is not right for we cannot abstain from sin but a Spirit led life will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh for they crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts, and show the ways of the Spirit, and not the flesh.
They will say they are saying sinless perfection saying they are wrong, but I would not say that for we have have the choice to sin which sinless perfection would not have a choice in the matter.
And it is not saying they might not sin for they might sin but they have the right attitude to get rid of the sin not wanting the sin, and continue to move forward in the Spirit where some people have the attitude they cannot abstain from sin so they enjoy sin and believe they are right which they deny the power thereof, and ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
A person that is led of the Spirit might make the choice to sin which they would not be led of the Spirit at the time, but they have the right attitude to get rid of the sin, and move forward in the Spirit.
That is why the Bible says if we wilfully sin which hold on to sin then there is no more sacrifice for sin which means the blood of Jesus cannot wash away the sin for God will not take away a sin they hold on to.
The Bible says charity, love in action, is greater than faith, and faith works by love, and grace comes by faith.
Without love then we have no faith, and love can only be valid by action which is why John said do not love in word, neither in tongue, but by deed, works, and truth.
Which the Bible says love does not think an evil thought, and does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth to shun sins.
Anyone that holds on to sin does not love then their faith is no good.
Which is why Paul said he could have all faith so that he could remove mountains but if he did not have charity then he is nothing.
And James said if they do not have charity which he was pointing out acts of love then their faith is dead.
So Paul and James say that same thing all the while many people argue over them.
We are not saved by works, but by faith, when we first confess Christ for that is all we can do, but when we are saved then we have to have works of love for faith to be valid in our life.
For we must have the right perspective of God, and His kingdom, which is love, and to not have love would mean not being compatible with that.
If you hold on to sin then that is not love which many people that believe they are chosen without their choice fall victim to that for they take liberty to enjoy sin believing they are right with God.
