Understanding God’s election
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The word, "love", is mostly missing in the Institutes of the Christian Religion.
I wonder why that one word, "love", an extremely important word in the New Testament.
John mentions, "love", 39 times in just one gospel.
Is mentioned just two times in the volumes of the Institutes of the Christian Religion?
Is that evidence of anything?
Could that be a problem in discipleship?
I wonder why that one word, "love", an extremely important word in the New Testament.
John mentions, "love", 39 times in just one gospel.
Is mentioned just two times in the volumes of the Institutes of the Christian Religion?
Is that evidence of anything?
Could that be a problem in discipleship?
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Aren't they all good according to those who oppose Bible truth?
Jesus said God alone is good. Hmmm. I guess they don't believe Him either, and must twist what He said.
Man is not that bad, after all, we have been told. He certainly is not the person Scripture makes him out to be.
However, I do believe what the Bible says on the matter. I have said it again and again.
Again and again it gets denied by all the nay-sayers.
Jesus said God alone is good. Hmmm. I guess they don't believe Him either, and must twist what He said.
Man is not that bad, after all, we have been told. He certainly is not the person Scripture makes him out to be.
However, I do believe what the Bible says on the matter. I have said it again and again.
Again and again it gets denied by all the nay-sayers.
Correct.
But what is more, it also indicates the head of the household in terms of PRIESTLY RESPONSIBILITY.
Here God is saying that Israel is his nation of PRIESTS to the world.
And His plan of salvation WILL come to pass thru them.
[Exo 4:22 KJV]
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel [is] my son, [even] my firstborn:
[Exo 4:23 KJV]
And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, [even] thy firstborn.
But what is more, it also indicates the head of the household in terms of PRIESTLY RESPONSIBILITY.
Here God is saying that Israel is his nation of PRIESTS to the world.
And His plan of salvation WILL come to pass thru them.
[Exo 4:22 KJV]
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel [is] my son, [even] my firstborn:
[Exo 4:23 KJV]
And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, [even] thy firstborn.
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Re Jude, you say, "The saints will ultimately persevere in the faith and "keep" themselves because that is God's will for their lives." If God were going to keep them against their will, there would be no need for Jude to say anything.
Can you not understand that if you delete volition from the POS it becomes a farce and makes God hateful toward those He does not elect to keep?
Re "And why are you too lazy to look up my cites?": I quoted my cites, so you can quote yours, but if you are too lazy, let me know and I will be happy to oblige. :^)
Can you not understand that if you delete volition from the POS it becomes a farce and makes God hateful toward those He does not elect to keep?
Re "And why are you too lazy to look up my cites?": I quoted my cites, so you can quote yours, but if you are too lazy, let me know and I will be happy to oblige. :^)
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Did I say that God would keep them against their will?
But since you deny God is keeping his saints, then give me you interpretation of Jude 1 and 24.
No, an enslaved, in bondage will that is prisoner to its own evil nature does not make salvation a farce, nor does it make God hateful toward those he does not elect to keep. Salvation isn't a farce because the slaves/prisoners are utterly powerless and in need of rescue by God. And God is not hateful toward the non-elect by passing over them; rather, he is giving them what they want and deserve thereby giving them JUSTICE (not to be confused with Mercy).
But since you deny God is keeping his saints, then give me you interpretation of Jude 1 and 24.
No, an enslaved, in bondage will that is prisoner to its own evil nature does not make salvation a farce, nor does it make God hateful toward those he does not elect to keep. Salvation isn't a farce because the slaves/prisoners are utterly powerless and in need of rescue by God. And God is not hateful toward the non-elect by passing over them; rather, he is giving them what they want and deserve thereby giving them JUSTICE (not to be confused with Mercy).