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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PaulThomson

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Jesus’ words in John 6:65
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Judas Iscariot came to Jesus drawn by the Father. A lot of murderous conniving pharisees and scribes came to Jesus drawn by the Father. Crowds of hungry people came to Jesus drawn by the Father. The devil came to Jesus in the wilderness, drawn by the Father.
 

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So, if faith is the substance of a hope that we cannot see, for if we could see it then it is no longer hope.... then why can't we have faith unless we see the hope?
 

PaulThomson

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Not sure where you're looking at for your information but INA, not hina is derived from ἵνα which means fiber in the Koine Greek.
The backward apostrophe above the iota indicates a hard breathing beginning the word, i.e. "h"
 

PaulThomson

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That indicates a conjunction.
Aspirated vowels. In addition to these aspirated consonants, the vowels and diphthongs in Greek can also be aspirated - and they are much easier to pronounce than aspirated consonants. It is very easy to add a breathing ("h" sound) to the beginning of a vowel. We have aspirated vowels in English too, like in these words: hat, hello, hiss, hold, hug, hi, hay, hook, and so on.

Breathing marks. In Greek, there is not a letter "h" which is used to indicate aspiration like we do in English. Instead, the aspiration is shown by a little breathing mark. There are actually two kinds of breathing marks:

smooth breathing: indicates no aspiration - this sign looks just like an apostrophe markἀ ἐ ἰ ὀ ὐ ἠ ὠ αἰ εἰ οἰ υἰ αὐ εὐ οὐrough breathing: indicates aspiration - this sign looks like a backwards apostrophe markἁ ἑ ἱ ὁ ὑ ἡ ὡ αἱ εἱ οἱ υἱ αὑ εὑ οὑ

For every single word in Greek that begins with a vowel or a diphthong, there must be a breathing mark. There is either a smooth breathing mark or a rough breathing mark. So far, these breathing marks have not been written with the names that you have seen, but now you need to get used to the breathing marks!" http://www.mythfolklore.net/bibgreek/alphabet/tips_aspiration.htm
 

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So what is the difference in meaning between hina and hoti ?
Hina = introducing a clause of effort, indicating what someone is trying to accomplish --- hence doing the Father's Will
Hoti = introducing a noun clause expressing a fact, introducing an indirect statement
 

PaulThomson

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Hina = introducing a clause of effort, indicating what someone is trying to accomplish --- hence doing the Father's Will
Hoti = introducing a noun clause expressing a fact, introducing an indirect statement
Right. So, when Jesus says "THIS is the work of God hina SO THAT you may believe on the one He sent", THIS is done so that we may believe in Jesus. What does THIS refer back to?
Answer : "John 6:27Labour... for that meat which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give to you."

Labouring for that meat which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give to you is the work of God, so that you may believe on the one He sent.
 

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Right. So, when Jesus says "THIS is the work of God hina SO THAT you may believe on the one He sent", THIS is done so that we may believe in Jesus. What does THIS refer back to?
Answer : "John 6:27Labour... for that meat which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give to you."

Labouring for that meat which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give to you is the work of God, so that you may believe on the one He sent.
I disagree
he told them not to do what they did. The labored to come to him because they got fed the day before. Now they want to be fed again. He told them not to work just for food that perished but if you’re going to work. Work for food that endures forever.

Then then asked him what work can we do. As with all legalisms then want a guideline. Tell me the list so I can know I am on the right track!! Jesus turned it back and said it not your work that saves you it’s Gods work

How do we labor however for this food?

1 come to me vs 35
2. Believe in me vs 35
3. See the son and believe vs 40
4. Believe vs 47
5. Eat the bread from heaven (food which endures forever vs 51
6. Eat flesh vs 53
7. Drink blood vs 53
8 eat bread vs 58

Intersti g enough the word translated eat is Esther. It means to destroy to devour to consume. He is saying don’t just taste it take it all in gnaw on it. Determine everything in it to Consider if it is good or not.

Again as he said. Some do Not believe. So God has determined they will not come To him (vs 65)
they are and they hear but they can’t see or hear. They harden their heart because they are not laboring for the food which endures forever. They just want fed with what they want to hear. The truth means nothing to them
 

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He died for the world (John 3)

But only those who are born again will receive his gift. We are born again by receiving his gift in faith. (again John 3)
Your theory will not harmonize with the new birth as described in Ephesians 2:1-5. The spiritually dead will not, and indeed, cannot receive the things of the Spirit (1 Cor 2:14).
 

ForestGreenCook

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John 3:5
Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

John 3:20
For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.

John 3:21
But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, because they are done in God.

The elect are God's sheep, and only his sheep can hear and believe in a spiritual God (John 10:26-29)
 

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Hebrews 2:9
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

Jesus died for everyone, however just because Jesus dies for you does not automatically make you saved. We are saved by grace, THROUGH faith, so faith needs to be present.

What Jesus' death did was atone for sins, but just like in the old covenant if one did not humble themselves, the atonement was not applied.
Your theory does not harmonize with (John 6:37-40) (John 10:26-29)
 

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He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3:5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭32:33‬ ‭

“Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.”
‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭18:4‬ ‭
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭5:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15:3‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭9:13‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭1:6-10‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭20:15‬ ‭

it seems as if all begin in the book of life and then are blotted out when they reject the lord
John 10:26-29, John 6 37-40.
 

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