Maybe you think that you are single-A.
But your content places you squarely in the rookies.
And given your lack of progress, there you shall linger......interminably.
Can We Really Exercise Free Will?
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But your content places you squarely in the rookies.
And given your lack of progress, there you shall linger......interminably.
With him as your coach, you should expect to maintain your unending string of losses.
Theres only one real reason for election and that is for people to be adopted as Gods children.
As for all the arguments concerning election ultimately Gods sovereign will decides.
And whilst some may not get elected and some will. Which side should we be more happy for,
And regardless whether you feel people are not included that would solely depend and mostly depend on them not fully understanding Gods sovereign will.
His Election WAS His sovereign will and His decision
Nobody kept the law perfectly, and even those called righteous before God sinned; their righteousness is not a claim of perfect obedience. Being called righteous before God in the Old Testament context, or having the Holy Spirit in the New Testament, indicates a relationship with God based on faith and His grace, not perfect law-keeping. The Bible in many places across the old and new testaments states that all people, without exception, are sinners, and have fallen short of God's glory. And as you have stated, no human being can be justified before God by perfectly keeping the law. Because no one can achieve the required righteousness on their own, the law points to the need for a Savior, who is Jesus Christ. This is part of the reason why I wonder about those who love to mock what the Bible says of man. Not to mention the fact that they reject, contradict, and deny what Scripture says. But this seems to be a shared failing of FWers on many many many counts.
Not at all and I know there were exceptional human beings like Enoch, Noah, Moses that not a single one of us could hold a candle to who weren't Holy Ghost filled like we are today.
She does not believe that. She believes election is for service only. Not salvation at all.
Then she makes up all kinds of other stuff around it to condemn those who affirm what Scripture says.
Some of which (again) directly contradicts Scripture.
It is a habit of hers.
You mean reading the entire context of what Jesus told Peter doesn't paint the true picture of what is being said?
Like the Apostle Paul who said he was blameless before the law before he was saved.
Eph 1:9 with the "us" being those identified in Eph 1:1 -2.
9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,
It is impossible for us to know why certain people are chosen/elected/set aside. Only God knows why.
However, what is clear, is that we should all be thankful that it is true, simply because God tells us sin will be punished.
There is simply no way that man can redeem himself. He needs a Savior [Christ], to pay the blood sacrifice for his sin.
Without God Himself paying the price for [some, not all], there would be none saved! This is not unfair, you should see it as an undeserved blessing, since none deserve it!
Sorry if this disturbs you, but it is what Scripture teaches. . . . . . .
Take a bath, and maybe some discerning ones would not find you offensive.
And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified,
you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit
of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:11
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I am not disturbed because obviously it is not what scripture teaches, I am only disturbed that people believe it, promote and then other people fall for it.