He makes/causes us to be born again, so that awe can see and can place your faith in Jesus. That why the hymn amazing grace says, I was blind, but now I see. John 3:3.
The salvation being talked about here in I Peter 1:3-5 is the redemption of our bodies, our inheritance or to be comforted to the image of His Son, as you said (we agree). We know this because it's ready to be revealed in the last time. Where we disagree is on this faith being talked about.This faith take us through to the end, it's not our initial faith that justifies us, it's the faith that sanctifies us in cooperation with God. Philippians 1:13. Faith doesn't make us part of the elect, we have faith because we are the elect. You know the story in Matthew 25 on judgement day Jesus separates the sheep from the goats. Here's the interesting part, Jesus already seen us as sheep before His cruxifixction. John 10:11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. "He's saying He's going to lay down His life for the sheep." That's why He came, Matthew 1:21 "She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” These two verse seem to play into the Fathers foreknowledge of the elect, the angel could of said save many people, but it doesn't, His people.
Just a side note, a really nice study to do is read John 10 and Psalms 23 together, I thought it was beautiful.
The salvation being talked about here in I Peter 1:3-5 is the redemption of our bodies, our inheritance or to be comforted to the image of His Son, as you said (we agree). We know this because it's ready to be revealed in the last time. Where we disagree is on this faith being talked about.This faith take us through to the end, it's not our initial faith that justifies us, it's the faith that sanctifies us in cooperation with God. Philippians 1:13. Faith doesn't make us part of the elect, we have faith because we are the elect. You know the story in Matthew 25 on judgement day Jesus separates the sheep from the goats. Here's the interesting part, Jesus already seen us as sheep before His cruxifixction. John 10:11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. "He's saying He's going to lay down His life for the sheep." That's why He came, Matthew 1:21 "She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” These two verse seem to play into the Fathers foreknowledge of the elect, the angel could of said save many people, but it doesn't, His people.
Just a side note, a really nice study to do is read John 10 and Psalms 23 together, I thought it was beautiful.
I will probably just have to agree to disagree when it comes to God making us born again - Yes, salvation is of God through my belief in Jesus Christ - through faith. IOW - we don't have to do anything but sit back and wait and HOPE rather we will be one that God condemns or one that God elects . . . what a place of insecurity!
And this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 1 John 3:23
Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: . . . 1 John 5:1a
And this is the record, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of God has not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may KNOW that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God. 1 John 5:11-13 . . . scripture is full of verses that say we must believe in Jesus Christ.