Did Jesus Die on The Cross for The Just/Elect/Saved Whose Names Are Written in The Book of Life OR
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Exactly! And since they're not sheep, they are "goats", and the goats of this age have been blinded by the evil one!
2 Cor 4:4
4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
NIV
Or as the more literal translations read:
2 Cor 4:4
4 in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;
YLT
And,
2 Cor 4:4
4 in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is [the] image of God, should not shine forth [for them].
Darby
In any translation, it's obvious that the lost are in very dire straits! Can the blind from birth heal themselves? But...such were all of us at one time! So...NRs need to explain how any of us ever managed to see (understand) the light of the glorious gospel in order to respond to it positively.
2 Cor 4:4
4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
NIV
Or as the more literal translations read:
2 Cor 4:4
4 in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;
YLT
And,
2 Cor 4:4
4 in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is [the] image of God, should not shine forth [for them].
Darby
In any translation, it's obvious that the lost are in very dire straits! Can the blind from birth heal themselves? But...such were all of us at one time! So...NRs need to explain how any of us ever managed to see (understand) the light of the glorious gospel in order to respond to it positively.
That’s a good question! I don’t know!
But they definitely knew who Jesus was; they knew He was the Son of God. They still accused Him falsely—on purpose! …with the Holy Spirit standing right in front of them! Talking about blasphemy! Wow!!!
But they definitely knew who Jesus was; they knew He was the Son of God. They still accused Him falsely—on purpose! …with the Holy Spirit standing right in front of them! Talking about blasphemy! Wow!!!
Jesus' Words in John 8:23b plus 24b
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A demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak
and see. The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?” But when the Pharisees
heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
If they believed who He was, why are they accused of blasphemy?
Plus we are told it is only by the Holy Spirit of God that one can know and proclaim Him/Who He is.
and see. The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?” But when the Pharisees
heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
If they believed who He was, why are they accused of blasphemy?
Plus we are told it is only by the Holy Spirit of God that one can know and proclaim Him/Who He is.
The only thing most Jews "knew" (understood) was their unbiblical perception of who the Messiah would be, which is precisely why they rejected who Jesus actually was and, therefore, what his mission was. Most Jews were not expecting a lowly, humble, suffering servant type of Messiah as portrayed in Isaiah 53, for example; instead they wanted a strong and conquering and victorious kind of Messiah, on the order of king David, who would like David deliver the Jews from their enemies, which in this case would have been Rome. The Jews were not only blinded by their sin, but by their unfavorable and unwanted sociopolitical circumstances.
They believe because they had been forgiven, it wasnt laid to their charge. Anyone who doesnt come to believe in the True Christ, not the make believe christ that loved everyone and died for everyone and made salvation possible, thats a false christ, but the Christ who actually saved His People from their sins, from their unbelief, He didnt die for them.