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Are you taking the time to pray? Christ is the answer in times of need
https://christianforums.net/threads/psalm-70-1-save-me-o-god-lord-help-me-now.108509/
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Wearing the right shoes, and properly clothed spiritually?
Join Elected By Him for a devotional on Ephesians 6:14-15
https://christianforums.net/threads/devotional-selecting-the-proper-shoes.109094/
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God's Election
GodspromisesReyes, go back and read Eph1:11. Paul clearly says we also were chosen. And for that matter go back and read all of Paul’s writings. He surely is writing that Gentiles are now included. And not just some, all. -
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Matthew 25:31-46 and the doctrine of atonement
Don’t know where you were going with this thread, skorp, but the passages are all encompassing. The righteous are those who acted in their faith, proving their true faith, their truly humble, repentant hearts. The unrighteous were the ones who did not humble themselves to God, obey His... -
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Matthew 25:31-46 and the doctrine of atonement
Re: Matthew 25:31-46 : contradicts the doctrine of atonement Just not a correct one No, the sheep and goats represent all people. The sheep are the ones who obeyed God, accepted His word, repented of their sins, and did good works for their fellow man. The goats are the ones who didn’t. -
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Matthew 25:31-46 and the doctrine of atonement
Couldn't be more backwards. They are not saying 'of course we did' because they didn't do it at all. They're saying they never saw the Lord. They don’t realize that the Lord is in everyone so that by doing anything for anyone, they are doing it for the Lord. This is an indication of... -
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God's Election
Mondar, Jacob was chosen to receive an inheritance (from God) even though he was the younger one in the family. Even though he was not the firstborn, the one directly in line for the inheritance, and it was God's plan all along as any God-fearing Jew would understand. Jacob was not chosen to... -
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God's Election
Heidi, you didn’t read all the way to verse 11. Otherwise you could not have this notion of there being an “unelect.†The concept of one group chosen for eternal life and one group unchosen is anti-biblical rubbish. Eph 1:11 “In him we were also chosen, having been... -
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God's Election
Wow Heidi. Those are some strong accusations. What if it actually turns out that you were the one who didn’t understand election as it is taught in the Bible? Would that make you one of those who come to these forums to get their names in print and speak out of their imaginations? I... -
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The Gospel of Grace
Wow, Richard. For someone who has studied for 60 years and written articles, etc. you seem to be a little uninformed as to the reasons for all the strong debates here and other places. You correctly assert in your OP that: But there are many who debate that the "anyone" you mention is in... -
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Satan winning battle for souls
I would argue that He in fact does choose everybody. -
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Satan winning battle for souls
Heidi, the understanding you've gotten from these verses is incorrect. Paul is showing that God indeed HAS chosen everybody (not to salvation, I'm not preaching universalism, it's to something else) but you're getting out of his words that Paul is saying God has chosen only a few. Earlier... -
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Satan winning battle for souls
Romans 6:16 is just one of many passages that talk about our ability/responsibility to choose God, not sin. “Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obeyâ€â€whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or... -
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Satan winning battle for souls
Unlimited, omniscience does not mean God has to know everything, but if He does, you’re right in a way. Being all-knowing does not make god the author of evil, what would make such a god responsible for all evil that is done is if he would also be the creator of all things. You... -
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Satan winning battle for souls
Just two verse earlier though in Romans 8:5 Paul points out the opposite, that men have both natures and choose which nature to serve. -
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Satan winning battle for souls
Orion, your premises are askew. The evidence that God has laid out for us to be able to recognize that He exists and that we are not the almighty beings, that there is one superior to us comes from many places. Yes, scripture is one, but as Paul says all of creation is another way that God... -
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Satan winning battle for souls
I won't speak for Joe but God does want everyone to have eternal life. But when He made us I would submit that He withheld from Himself His own foreknowledge of how we would act. Not that God did not have the ability to know, that He withheld it from Himself to allow us the opportunity to... -
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Satan winning battle for souls
Ok, you're right that He does not delight in the deaths of the wicked and wants everyone to be saved. But I can't agree with you when you say no one wants to choose God, period. You're painting man as not having the ability to choose God and that flies in the face of scripture. Yes, everyone... -
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Satan winning battle for souls
Wow, there are SO many wrong posts here, where to begin? Nevermind, I'll jsut go back to the OP. Joe, the dilemma you're seeing is probably because your premise is flawed. Saying "God wills that every soul be saved" is incorrect. The correct thing to say is that God willed to give everyone... -
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Sympathy for the Lost
There are certainly lots of scriptures that talk about this though. Why would you find it troubling? Do you not think that there should be responsibility for ones actions? I don't think scripture teaches that God knows if they will understand it or not, and has determined to send the others to... -
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Sympathy for the Lost
Not necessarily. But a gift can be rejected. God's salvation, His offer of eternal life, is aptly termed a gift because He has concevied of it and offered it to us without our meriting it at all. All He asks of us is to recognize that we do indeed need His gift, His help, humble ourselves... -
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Sympathy for the Lost
I agree wholeheartedly with you on this, Ed. God died for our sins, we need to repent and have faith. There are conditions to everlasting life, we must huimble ourselves and obey Him. The road is indeed narrow.