Calvinists: The Just Shall Live BEFORE Having Faith
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He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.[John 1:11-13]
Now, who were the ones who receieved the Christ? Those who were born of God. Those who were not born of Him did not receive Him because they hated Him. Those who love God have been born of Him.[1 John 4:7]
Now, who were the ones who receieved the Christ? Those who were born of God. Those who were not born of Him did not receive Him because they hated Him. Those who love God have been born of Him.[1 John 4:7]
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Who did he give this right to?
To those who recieved him. Even to those who believed in his name.
No one can will themselves to heaven, people recieve in christ are not willin gthemselves to heaven. If Jesus did not die, if the HS did not convict, if the gift was never offered. All the faith in the world would do you no good.
He does not draw outside the word of God. Paul said God chose the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.[1 Cor. 1:21] Faith comes from hearing the word of God.[Romans 10:17] Then it says after you have heard the gospel of your salvation and believed, then you're sealed with the promise of the Holy Spirit. He draws via the word of God.[Ephesians 1:13]
Cornelius and Peter. You can't use that account for what goes on today. This was written in what many called the apolstolic age. Ppl were being raised from the dead, ppl were healed by the Apostles' shadow, Paul's hankerchief(gross misapplying of prayer cloths), &c. Things happened then that no longer happen now.
When's the last time you saw a corpse raised from the dead? When's the last time a shadow healed the sick? How about a prayer cloth healing someone? If you think Cornelius' account is viable today, you have to accept the otheraccounts as well,seeing they happen during the same time.
When's the last time you saw a corpse raised from the dead? When's the last time a shadow healed the sick? How about a prayer cloth healing someone? If you think Cornelius' account is viable today, you have to accept the otheraccounts as well,seeing they happen during the same time.
Exactly! No one can claim the same things as Peter and what happened with Cornelius simply because these things were written in the Word and given authority in the Word. Anything else is extra-biblical.
I still want to see where Timothy was told by Paul that he had enough faith to save himself before he heard of Christ, or however he put it. Simply made up nonsense!
I still want to see where Timothy was told by Paul that he had enough faith to save himself before he heard of Christ, or however he put it. Simply made up nonsense!
And the verse in contrast to this one? We have to take them together or we are just choosing one and rejecting one. The verse in contrast to says the god of this world has blinded men. Should I choose that verse and reject the one you gave and then we each put on our boxing gloves? Or should we accept both as true and ask God for wisdom on the matter?
