Recent content by selahsays

Good morning, @Evmur What deeds, in your opinion, are represented in the talents?

I think you know. You ain’t fooling me.

"Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. - Isaiah 42:1 The Father is speaking here. “My Servant” = the Messiah. ”My Spirit = the Holy Spirit.

"Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. - Isaiah 42:1

Of course Jesus was Elect.

Sis, you still don’t understand Romans 8:28-29? God has already saved those He chose before the foundation of the world. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He...

Wow!

Amen. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. - John 1:12-13 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to...

Actually, maybe God IS always doing His will. For example, His will is for the whole world to be saved. Whether a person accepts His will or not doesn’t affect what His will is. Does that make sense?

Yikes! I dunno. :) God is omnipotent for sure!

… and one Day soon, He’ll gently explain everything to us. :)

Yeah; I reckon we all do that, and I’m sure our Father appreciates it. :)

Right. God allows those with free will to reject Him if they so choose. …And yet, it is God’s will that the whole world be saved.

…because they choose not to obey God. They reject Him.

My understanding of the Scripture is that the First Resurrection happens when Jesus returns at the Second Advent. This happens at the seventh trump and initiates the 1,000-year Millennium. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the...