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Yes the gospel is to about a chance. Without Gods work? No because Its impossible. But in that
if you mean man doesnt have to play a role in receiving the gift...which i think is your point ill put your scripture
back into context.
Matthew 19:16-26
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[SUP]20 [/SUP]The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
[SUP]21 [/SUP]Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
[SUP]22 [/SUP]But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
[SUP]23 [/SUP]Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[SUP]24 [/SUP]And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
[SUP]25 [/SUP]When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
[SUP]26 [/SUP]But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
tribesman do you see verse 21. Was Jesus asking the man to atone for himself? No!
or justify himself? No! did the young rich ruler have a will? Aparently! did he reject Christ? Yes!
was the whole story a comedy? might be in some peoples estimation.
if you mean man doesnt have to play a role in receiving the gift...which i think is your point ill put your scripture
back into context.
Matthew 19:16-26
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[SUP]20 [/SUP]The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
[SUP]21 [/SUP]Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
[SUP]22 [/SUP]But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
[SUP]23 [/SUP]Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[SUP]24 [/SUP]And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
[SUP]25 [/SUP]When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
[SUP]26 [/SUP]But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
tribesman do you see verse 21. Was Jesus asking the man to atone for himself? No!
or justify himself? No! did the young rich ruler have a will? Aparently! did he reject Christ? Yes!
was the whole story a comedy? might be in some peoples estimation.
Here, at the end of my post, are a good couple verses from John 21 that parallels this free will choosing, and, yes, we are totally depraved, but through the Spirit in us we are totally free of our depravity That is a choice to live with the seal of the Holy Spirit, God is faithful to us so long as WE ARE FAITHFUL. God won't be unfaithful, His ways are just, and, true, and, truth, but we, indeed, can choose other than Him. When Jesus tells Peter, you MUST follow Me, Christ peeps, THIS is a command, or, dare I say, commandment. Now, but does Peter truly have His own choice to make to follow God, or, 'must' Peter follow Him? Could Peter have decided, then and there, to become bitter of John getting to stay until Jesus' returned while Peter would die? Sure, it would be Peter's own freewill choice.
We have the confidence and freedom to choose what we want to do, follow Him, or not. The Lord leads
Abiding's verse is good, and, here is one of my faves for understanding that Jesus gives us a choice that we MUST follow . God is convicting Peter's heart to not choose sin crouching at Peter's 'door,' so to speak. But, Peter MUST ultimately decide IF he, like Cain, wants to entertain the badness that is right there wanting to well up inside Peter, that bitterness. Peter decides IF he wants to harness following Jesus or IF he wants to harness following Satan, or, his own (Peter's) flesh.
[SUP]John
21 [/SUP]When Peter saw him, he asked,
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