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    Understanding God’s election

    Do you tip yourself afterwards for all that hard work?
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    Understanding God’s election

    No problem. I knew you would never come up with a solution to this dilemma. Maybe your "genius" buddy CV5 can come to your rescue... :rolleyes: Only in your pipe dreams did you refute me with the word salad you concocted! So, what are you going to say about Jesus' Second Advent: He's going...
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    Understanding God’s election

    I called it what I called it: Creation Mandate! A mandate that long preceded the Law of Moses -- and is still in effect. In fact, the bible throughout teaches a strong work ethic!
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    Understanding God’s election

    Just as I would expect from you: Another totally non-sequitur post! First of all what you said in the part I bolded is patently false! But I don't have time to go down your rabbit trail because I want to stay focused on Jesus' four words in Mat 7:23 that have to do with his Second Advent...
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    Understanding God’s election

    Mat 7:23 has absolutely nothing to do with the kenosis of Christ during his first advent because the passage is referring to a future event -- long after his first advent. So...my question remains: How could Jesus be the very God of God when he returns in his glory (SECOND ADVENT) to judge the...
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    Understanding God’s election

    Soo...with you having said all that, do you have the answer to my questions? Can you reconcile the contradiction between Mat 7:23 and Rom 8:29? How could the ETERNAL Son of God in both his pre-incarnate and subsequent glorified states not be omniscient? How could he know absolutely nothing...
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    Understanding God’s election

    Soo...with you having said all that, do you have the answer to my questions? Can you reconcile the contradiction between Mat 7:23 and Rom 8:29? How could the ETERNAL Son of God in both his pre-incarnate and subsequent glorified states not be omniscient? How could he know absolutely nothing...
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    Understanding God’s election

    But the work mandate preceded and transcends the Law of Moses, as it was a creation mandate that is still in force to this day. In fact, it will always be in force. For all eternity, the saints will be "co-workers" with Christ -- doing what exactly scripture doesn't say. But I don't think the...
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    Understanding God’s election

    But the passage is dealing with the GLORIFIED, RISEN Christ when he returns to judge the world! What part of "WILL tell", don't you understand? Jesus is talking about a future event and what he WILL tell false believers on judgment day. And besides, if Jesus is truly God, then this means in...
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    Understanding God’s election

    Prove it. Are all the commands in the Law of Moses that no one is able to keep also by "God's grace"? The law says, "DO this and you shall live"!
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    Understanding God’s election

    Why do you persist in ignoring Mat 7:23 wherein Jesus clearly taught that he wasn't omniscient? What part of "I never KNEW you" can't you understand? Reconcile the contradiction you free willers freely chose to create between this passage and Rom 8:29!
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    Understanding God’s election

    Where have all the wanna-be smartest people in this thread gone? I'm talking to you, free willers, who pride yourselves on your smarts, how learned you are theologically, and how spiritually advanced you are above everyone else. :rolleyes: Why can't any free willer here answer the questions...
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    Understanding God’s election

    Self-supporting in terms of physical needs is also God's way. After all, there is and always has been a work mandate in place! 2 Thess 3:10-12 10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat ." 11 We hear that some among you are idle. They...
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    Understanding God’s election

    The Jewish Age actually ended at the Cross when Jesus told the Jews that the kingdom would be taken from them and given to another nation (Mat 21:43), and the thick curtain that separated the holy of holies from the holy place was rent in two from top to bottom; however, the temple, which was...
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    Understanding God’s election

    You should have ended your sentence that I bolded with "Gentiles". But I'm glad to see you finally came to your senses and understand that Paul was writing [mainly] to Gentile believers. This is good news. The bad is that you screwed up the rest of the sentence royally; for God is NOT...
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    Understanding God’s election

    I've been independent and self-supporting for quite some time, thank you. You should try it sometime.
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    Understanding God’s election

    I'm old enough to know and young enough to learn. What about you?
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    Understanding God’s election

    Only if it's the one on top of your head. Having said that, why don't you and Mr. Intersection address the questions I asked about Jesus' prescience in my 4024 which I posted three days ago re Mat 7:23?
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    Understanding God’s election

    On the other hand, babies would be smarter than you! So you should defer to their teaching.
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    Understanding God’s election

    The passage does not say that "the sons of God" made little babies with "the daughters of men". What you see is your own presupposition that you superimpose upon the passage.