Does God desire the salvation of all mankind?
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If you persist in debating and bringing a division, I would say that you are dangerously close to heresy, having chosen to push a non-salvation issue, but a revelatory issue to the point of division and schism rather than being a patient and loving servant. I don't mean to be ugly, but I've seen so much trouble over this and not a lot of godly fruit in those that "win". Love edifies...
You sure you are wanting to share this with me. Calling someone a heretic is serious business. I'm not attempting to divide. Just the opposite is true.
Perhaps you have difficulty harmonizing the free will of man and the sovereignty of God. I don’t. Both statements are in scripture. Both are unequivocally true. Men can make free choices that neither limit or impede God from ruling sovereignly.
Perhaps you have difficulty harmonizing the free will of man and the sovereignty of God. I don’t. Both statements are in scripture. Both are unequivocally true. Men can make free choices that neither limit or impede God from ruling sovereignly.
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Before regeneration man is dead and his will is a servant of his darkened mind, sinful flesh, the world, and devil Eph 2:1-3
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
The only way to escape this death and slavery, is if God in mercy makes us alive !
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
The only way to escape this death and slavery, is if God in mercy makes us alive !
I am so sorry, I totally misread your post! Please forgive me. I am on the same page as you.
It is a very serious thing to call someone a heretic, I agree. I was referring to those that are pushing the calvanism and stirring up division by it. It says to mark those that cause divisions and have nothing to do with them.
It is a very serious thing to call someone a heretic, I agree. I was referring to those that are pushing the calvanism and stirring up division by it. It says to mark those that cause divisions and have nothing to do with them.
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The call is effectual unto the regenerated because they have spiritual ears to hear the Spirit.
Remember what Jesus said Rev 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
The ear of the Spiritually alive is meant, otherwise man cant hear spiritually
Remember what Jesus said Rev 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
The ear of the Spiritually alive is meant, otherwise man cant hear spiritually