As I started to read your reply, I thought, thank God Grandpa is so blind, it is so helpful to put everything into perspective and I am learning so much along the way. But you know where that led me? That would mean the ones calling us Judaizers and legalists are the ones currently blinded by God and are of Judah so they can't see and they are truly judging themselves with every judgment pronounced upon us, while we are coming to knowledge of the kingdom of God, as whomsoever would. So my questions are, many. But for right now, those who are currently blinded, will they possibly be the 144,000 that come back to God, when the Holy Spirit speaks through Gods Elect during the millennium in your opinion?
Isaiah 66
4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them;
because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
As can be seen in Isaiah, "delusion" is nothing new! Doesn't mean, "there is nothing to "see" here!"
But, is very "indicative", that by the Lord's
choosing their delusion/s? That the "delusion itself changes", from believer to believer. Or, from denomination to denomination, or nation to nation, or whatever kind/type/level of government, or "religion" one wishes to "place" over them, or "feel accountable
to."
The "simple" answer, I guess, would be just to not "accept" the "delusion." But, that would require one in the confronting of one's own fear/s! But, even
that takes "effort/s of faith." But, that can't
be! Can it? Because salvation is a
gift! The Holy Spirit? Is a gift!
But, what
good is a gift, if one never opens it! Or, by reason of the enemies of God, and Christ, only strategically opens
"the gift" in such a way, as to only revealing
certain parts!
Does this mean only "partial salvation?" God FORBID! Does this mean saved "eternally?" Should the "Great White throne Judgement", be in our rear view mirror, so to speak? Then, with confidence, I can say
YES! SAVED ETERNALLY! If not? THEN WHAT!??!
Does this mean
"partial INHERITANCE?" That is more likely the case!
Problems/delusions arise, when those one/s having "partial" inheritance, run around claiming "they have it
ALL!" (MYSELF INCLUDED!)