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The problem with prevenient grace is that it assumes an ability in the sinner which the sinner do not have. It is serious an error because it does place justification at least partly in the sinner. It makes the salvation of the sinner conditioned IN/ON HIM and NOT in Christ alone.
No It doesn't... Jesus died on the cross FOR ALL MANKIND... YOU get saved on GOD'S terms... it is a covenantal agreement and GOD sets the terms... you agree to HIS terms or not. We can CHOOSE to agree to God's terms ( believe, agree, confess) or live on our own which will NEVER get anyone into the covenant as Christ is the only way. Jesus died for ALL mankind... but we have free will and NOT ALL mankind is going to choose Jesus, That is a totally FAIR and JUST Invitation... God says LOOK at what I have done for you... HERE are the TERMS... accept or reject at your choosing.
Getting born again is not about making a choice to become born again, it is about experiencing a mighty re-creational resurrection miracle from God - completely outside of us. We have as little a say in our new birth as we had in our natural birth.
False.. God is a tender patient gentleman... he isn't an extortionist or a rapist who violates his creatures... gross that is what the devil does. Being Born again is an INNER work... He takes the heart of stone and replaces it with a heart of FLESH... the heart is INSIDE. Taking a water baptism is a sign... and CAN be done completely absent of any TRUE inner working BORN AGAIN which is an act of GOD... whilst the Baptism is an act of MAN.
This makes no sense. If he was the one who "did something" that "caused his justification" then his justification was not in Christ alone. At the very least this is conditionalism. Okay... I don't have a problem with that... because it is conditional... man has to be willing to receive salvation as presented by God... no other way...other wise all other religions would be valid.
God can give a gift to somebody (and never take that gift back, regardless of conditions) even if that person do not ask for that gift. Is this offensive to you?? Gifts are conditioned on the giver alone. OK?
No It doesn't... Jesus died on the cross FOR ALL MANKIND... YOU get saved on GOD'S terms... it is a covenantal agreement and GOD sets the terms... you agree to HIS terms or not. We can CHOOSE to agree to God's terms ( believe, agree, confess) or live on our own which will NEVER get anyone into the covenant as Christ is the only way. Jesus died for ALL mankind... but we have free will and NOT ALL mankind is going to choose Jesus, That is a totally FAIR and JUST Invitation... God says LOOK at what I have done for you... HERE are the TERMS... accept or reject at your choosing.
Getting born again is not about making a choice to become born again, it is about experiencing a mighty re-creational resurrection miracle from God - completely outside of us. We have as little a say in our new birth as we had in our natural birth.
False.. God is a tender patient gentleman... he isn't an extortionist or a rapist who violates his creatures... gross that is what the devil does. Being Born again is an INNER work... He takes the heart of stone and replaces it with a heart of FLESH... the heart is INSIDE. Taking a water baptism is a sign... and CAN be done completely absent of any TRUE inner working BORN AGAIN which is an act of GOD... whilst the Baptism is an act of MAN.
This makes no sense. If he was the one who "did something" that "caused his justification" then his justification was not in Christ alone. At the very least this is conditionalism. Okay... I don't have a problem with that... because it is conditional... man has to be willing to receive salvation as presented by God... no other way...other wise all other religions would be valid.
God can give a gift to somebody (and never take that gift back, regardless of conditions) even if that person do not ask for that gift. Is this offensive to you?? Gifts are conditioned on the giver alone. OK?