Salvation is for the Whole World

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ForestGreenCook

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Temptation is not Sin.
James understood this perfectly. Why don't you, RorestGreenCook?
I don't understand everything perfectly, but this one I do. We all agree that Jesus has never sinned, but he was tempted by the devil.

I don't get the point of your retaliation.
 

Paran

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I don't understand everything perfectly, but this one I do. We all agree that Jesus has never sinned, but he was tempted by the devil.

I don't get the point of your retaliation.
Im not certain why you would believe that a response is a retaliation.

Truth is not retaliation.
 

Magenta

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By my understanding, in reading in Ezk 10, that it speaks of a wheel within a wheel, the larger
outer wheel being the disobedient children of spiritual Israel, who have not lost the promise
of their eternal inheritance, but have lost their fellowship with God, until they repent (Rom 11:26 -
And all Israel shall be saved) I believe these to be the invisible bride of Christ, his church.
The smaller wheel being the remnant of spiritual Israel of which I believe to be the visible bride of Christ, his church.
Scripture says the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

Ezekiel 1:19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the
living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. 20 Wherever the spirit would go,
they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living
creatures was in the wheels. 21 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures
stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose
along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.


Sorry for responding to this so long after you originally posed about it. I lost track of
where this post of yours was, but have wanted to give those Ezekiel verses for a while...
 

brightfame52

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Salvation is for the whole world, the whole world of His Elect, His Chosen Ones.
 

Nehemiah6

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Salvation is for the whole world, the whole world of His Elect, His Chosen Ones.
That would be a VERY SMALL FRACTION of the whole world. But Calvin himself said that "the world" means "the whole human race". Read his commentary. Therefore you are perverting the truth and perverting the Gospel, and there are very serious consequences for messing with the true Gospel.
 

brightfame52

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That would be a VERY SMALL FRACTION of the whole world. But Calvin himself said that "the world" means "the whole human race". Read his commentary. Therefore you are perverting the truth and perverting the Gospel, and there are very serious consequences for messing with the true Gospel.
The elect world is comprised of many Rev 5:9

9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

Rev 7:9-12

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.