The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

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Blackpowderduelist

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The Holy Spirit inhabits his word, the word of the Lord. So when the gospel is spoken to the natural man the Holy Spirit is affecting that man or woman;
Convicting, and convincing them of their sin and need for Christ. Some will reinforce their will and reject (which is where irresistible Grace falls flat) while some will break and be subdued.
 

ForestGreenCook

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Blah blah blah

your insistence on this nonsense is getting old my friend

if the natural man could not come to Christ no one could ever be born again.

because in order to be born again, the penalty of sin must be redeemed and the person justified

we are justified by faith

no faith, no forgiveness of sin, and no new birth
After God's elect are born into this world, like you said, they are atheist, until they are quickened to a new spiritual life, as indicated in Eph 2, while they were, yet, spiritually dead, with no ability to discern the things of the Spirit. When the elect, were but natural men, they did not "come to Christ", God came to them,Eph 2, and quickened them together with Christ verse 5.

The penalty of sin, for God's elect, was redeemed, and justified, by Christ's death on the cross.
 

ForestGreenCook

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The Holy Spirit inhabits his word, the word of the Lord. So when the gospel is spoken to the natural man the Holy Spirit is affecting that man or woman;
Convicting, and convincing them of their sin and need for Christ. Some will reinforce their will and reject (which is where irresistible Grace falls flat) while some will break and be subdued.
Can you give me some scriptures that reinforce your statements?
 
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eternally-gratefull

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After God's elect are born into this world, like you said, they are atheist, until they are quickened to a new spiritual life, as indicated in Eph 2, while they were, yet, spiritually dead, with no ability to discern the things of the Spirit. When the elect, were but natural men, they did not "come to Christ", God came to them,Eph 2, and quickened them together with Christ verse 5.

The penalty of sin, for God's elect, was redeemed, and justified, by Christ's death on the cross.
They could not be quickened until the penalty of sin was removed

that happens by grace through faith

no one is born again until they are justified

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I think that you still have the wrong implication of the word "world" in John 3:16. It has reference to the "world of believers", and not the "adorning world". God redeemed his people, that he gave to his Son, from the curse of their sins. Sometime in their life, God quickened them to a spiritual life that they could believe in the things of the Spirit.
"The 'Kosmos' of believers"? How then do you apply this to "love not the kosmos"? And, "my Kingdom is not this world of believers"?

C'mon brother. I don't mind if we walk away from this. If we stoop to adding to scripture, we are surely on the wrong road. :)
 

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Yeah it is, but many do, abd because of unbelief they will suffer eternal death

for those who repent and come to faith, they will be born again and spend eternity alive with Christ
Those Christ died for will be born again and given faith because His death effected it.
 

brightfame52

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So now you are the arbiter of what John meant, and assign meaning outside of the context. John isn't contrasting or comparing Jews and gentiles. He is clearly by context and normal read comprehension methods simply talking about sin and the atonement of Christ.
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2:1‭-‬2 ESV

Even from the previous chapter.
Yes. Christ died for the Sheep Jn 10 a whole world of them, propitiation is salvation!
 
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eternally-gratefull

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Those Christ died for will be born again and given faith because His death effected it.
Then he forces them.

stop denying it

if what you say is true, they have no choice
 

ForestGreenCook

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They could not be quickened until the penalty of sin was removed

that happens by grace through faith

no one is born again until they are justified

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Christ's death on the cross was effective in taking away the sin, and making his elect just to inherit eternal life. Christ's death on the cross is not an offer to mankind, for mankind to accept, but was an offering to God for God's acceptance. His elect, sometime in their life are quickened by God's sovereign grace, without spiritual faith, which was given as a fruit of the Holy Spirit, by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in regeneration, after having already been justified, and had the penalty of their sins removed, on the cross,

Our spiritual faith can justify us as we sojourn here on earth, but Christ's faithfulness in going to the cross justified us eternally.
 

ForestGreenCook

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The parable of the sower and the seed.
The four types of ground are representing the condition of the faith of God's born again children, and has nothing to do with the unregenerate natural man. In each one of the four examples it starts off with "the people hearing the word".

John 10:27-28, My sheep (born again children of God) hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me, and I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

The natural, unregenerate, man, as depicted in 1 Cor 2:14, CANNOT hear the things of the Spirit to understand them, and thinks them to be foolishness.

The natural man cannot hear, to understand, the things of the Spirit, until God quickens him to a spiritual life with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, Eph 2.
 
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Why do some folks go to great lengths to try and pigeonhole God’s grace? smh
 

ForestGreenCook

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"The 'Kosmos' of believers"? How then do you apply this to "love not the kosmos"? And, "my Kingdom is not this world of believers"?

C'mon brother. I don't mind if we walk away from this. If we stoop to adding to scripture, we are surely on the wrong road. :)
Who is adding to the scriptures, if I am, tell me which I have added.

His kingdom is the world of believers. Christ's kingdom is his church, the elect is his bride. When the elect are gorn again, they are in Christ, and not of this world. Christs doctrine, as his disciples said, was a hard saying, who can understand it. Many are called, to be his disciples, but few are chosen, to be revealed the doctrine of Christ.
 

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Yes. Christ died for the Sheep Jn 10 a whole world of them, propitiation is salvation![/QUO
Then he forces them.

stop denying it

if what you say is true, they have no choice
The scriptures will uphold the fact that God gave mankind the freedom to choose how he wants to live his life as he sojourns here in this world, but eternal life is given be the sovereign grace of God, without man's impute.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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Christ's death on the cross was effective in taking away the sin, and making his elect just to inherit eternal life. Christ's death on the cross is not an offer to mankind, for mankind to accept, but was an offering to God for God's acceptance. His elect, sometime in their life are quickened by God's sovereign grace, without spiritual faith, which was given as a fruit of the Holy Spirit, by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in regeneration, after having already been justified, and had the penalty of their sins removed, on the cross,

Our spiritual faith can justify us as we sojourn here on earth, but Christ's faithfulness in going to the cross justified us eternally.
If this is true we would be born alive in Christ. And would not need to be born again
 
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eternally-gratefull

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The scriptures will uphold the fact that God gave mankind the freedom to choose how he wants to live his life as he sojourns here in this world, but eternal life is given be the sovereign grace of God, without man's impute.
The scriptures say no such thing
 
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Who is adding to the scriptures, if I am, tell me which I have added.

His kingdom is the world of believers. Christ's kingdom is his church, the elect is his bride. When the elect are gorn again, they are in Christ, and not of this world. Christs doctrine, as his disciples said, was a hard saying, who can understand it. Many are called, to be his disciples, but few are chosen, to be revealed the doctrine of Christ.
Hey brother, the theme is not the Kingdom. We've been thrashing around over the duty of the Holy Spirit to reprove men of sin. I personally think we've said all there is to say. Let each of us go on to the next theme having taken with them the thoughts of the other for consideration.

God bless.
 

brightfame52

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Propitiation is payment for.
Propitiation means you have been saved from the wrath of God. God's Wrath has been satisfied, He is appeased on one's behalf and at peace and reconciled. Did you know that propitiation also means reconciliation? Heb 2:17

Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.