Yeshua said, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
The question you have failed to ask is why the Father gives some to the Son, and not others.
The standard Calvinist response is because God elects some for salvation. But that would make the drawing of all men to Christ a sham. So that is NOT the explanation. However if we see that those who believe receive the gift of the Spirit, and become children of God, as well as a part of the Bride of Christ, then it all becomes clear.
Just as Abraham gave Isaac the beautiful Rebekah as his bride, God the Father gives His Bridegroom Son the Church as His Bride. And the Church consists of those who have been saved by grace through faith.
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I would agree if the drawing of all men were not exclusively the elect .Then universalism comes into play. As many as the father gave the Son all of them will come.
The question you have failed to ask is why the Father gives some to the Son, and not others.
The standard Calvinist response is because God elects some for salvation. But that would make the drawing of all men to Christ a sham. So that is NOT the explanation. However if we see that those who believe receive the gift of the Spirit, and become children of God, as well as a part of the Bride of Christ, then it all becomes clear.
Just as Abraham gave Isaac the beautiful Rebekah as his bride, God the Father gives His Bridegroom Son the Church as His Bride. And the Church consists of those who have been saved by grace through faith.
I would agree if the drawing of all men were not exclusively the elect .Then universalism comes into play. As many as the father gave the Son all of them will come.
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The question you have failed to ask is why the Father gives some to the Son, and not others.
The standard Calvinist response is because God elects some for salvation. But that would make the drawing of all men to Christ a sham. So that is NOT the explanation. However if we see that those who believe receive the gift of the Spirit, and become children of God, as well as a part of the Bride of Christ, then it all becomes clear.
Just as Abraham gave Isaac the beautiful Rebekah as his bride, God the Father gives His Bridegroom Son the Church as His Bride. And the Church consists of those who have been saved by grace through faith.
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Posthuman post was well written and he does believe that salvation is available to all men. I cannot recall if he made a mention that God gives some to the Son, but from reading his post it is clear that he is not supporting calvinism, but that those who believe those the Father gives the son.
Calvinism is a completely false teaching, contrary to the truth of the word of God, what God made clear when he first spoke. I provided a video on Jacob Prasch talking about calvinism, and he is clear where this doctrine originated from. My brother brought about a good question... Was Adam elected? I would ask it this way, being that Adam fell, was he chosen before the foundation of the world? If one answers yes, then my next question would be... How could he have fallen if he was chosen before the foundation of the world? God who is sovereign, his sovereignty is shown in his omniscience.
Judas betrayed Yeshua, did God created Judas to betray Yeshua or was it through the greed of money that he betrayed Yeshua? With this being said, all who believe that God literally hand picks who gets eternal life and who goes to eternal damnation, not only indulges in a false doctrine of the salvation that God offer, but there God is not the God of the bible. Not to mention, if God "OFFERs" salvation this mean that anyone can accepted it.
All you calvinism can throw all the questions you want, but the fact that your view is a false doctrine and not scriptural, instead of one responding to your questions, you should be rebuked for distorting the truth of God's word, what God made clear when he first spoke.
john calvin knew exactly what he was doing when he deliberately distorted the word of God and john macarthur who also is a calvinist is no different, he not only believes that God chooses who to eternal life and who he condemns to eternal damnation without a choice, but he teaches that one can take the mark of the beast and still be saved. The fact is that these wolves are covered with sheep skin, appearing to be angels of light, but God is dimming the lights so that these wolves in sheep clothing can be seen and john piper is no different. It is all about money with these men, how much they can generate, but many are too blind to see this.