Did Jesus Die on The Cross for The Just/Elect/Saved Whose Names Are Written in The Book of Life OR
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If we want to get right down to where the pedal meets the metal, I can't tie my own shoes without God giving me that ability when He created me. He's the only way I could ever be saved. Even if I saw other Christians and wanted what they had. There's no way I could make myself saved. Only God could do that for me.
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This is a Good example of how God drew a sinner watching a movie:
https://www.tiktok.com/@1212.watchman/video/7256945985060965674
https://www.tiktok.com/@1212.watchman/video/7256945985060965674
You cant hear the Gospel Spiritually without being born again, regenerated. Faith is fruit of the Spirit Gal 5:22
Jesus tells us who hears the words of God Jn 8:47 and some cant
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
And it has nothing to do with ethnicity, but a persons spiritual condition before regenerated, no matter ethnicity, all by nature are under sin and dead spiritually.
Jesus tells us who hears the words of God Jn 8:47 and some cant
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
And it has nothing to do with ethnicity, but a persons spiritual condition before regenerated, no matter ethnicity, all by nature are under sin and dead spiritually.
Absolutely, we do! We finally agree on something! All moral beings (including God!) can freely make choices that are in accordance with their nature. Good natures (like good trees can only make good choices and bear good fruit. Likewise, sinful natures (like bad trees) can only make bad choices and bear bad fruit. I'm overjoyed that you finally understand this. 
Well said! I became so convicted of this fact many years ago, through the exhortations by a Christian buddy of mine, that I cultivated the habit of "redeeming the time" whenever I went on my walks and now even more recently (since back troubles) on my shopping trips of leaving gospel tracts in public places. It's the very least I can do!
I became so convicted of this fact many years ago, through the exhortations by a Christian buddy of mine, that I cultivated the habit of "redeeming the time" whenever I went on my walks and now even more recently (since back troubles) on my shopping trips of leaving gospel tracts in public places. It's the very least I can do!
Absolutely, we do! We finally agree on something! All moral beings (including God!) can freely make choices that are in accordance with their nature. Good natures (like good trees can only make good choices and bear good fruit. Likewise, sinful natures (like bad trees) can only make bad choices and bear bad fruit. I'm overjoyed that you finally understand this.
Acts 2:39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off...
My Grandfather was the first to leave his Jewish roots and believe in Jesus. My Dad followed and I followed and my children will follow.
Most who rejected and continue to reject generations later are under this promises/curses we read about. But if one would just finally believe, that curse would break and their children would believe. I've seen it. Led people who come from generations of rejecting God and now their own children follow God.
My Grandfather was the first to leave his Jewish roots and believe in Jesus. My Dad followed and I followed and my children will follow.
Most who rejected and continue to reject generations later are under this promises/curses we read about. But if one would just finally believe, that curse would break and their children would believe. I've seen it. Led people who come from generations of rejecting God and now their own children follow God.
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Something came into my mind and I would like to hear some feedback from others concerning your thoughts on this matter.
My question is – Could regeneration take place without producing a noticeable change in us until an appointed time? In other words, could God regenerate a person shortly after birth which will produce faith when he/she becomes 22 years old.
It seems to me that regeneration is placing a new heart inside of you. The heart is plowed and made ready to receive the seed. But, is it possible that the Spirit will not plant that seed until an appointed time by the Father.
As you can see by my face, I'm a deep thinker and would like to hear others thoughts on the subject!
My question is – Could regeneration take place without producing a noticeable change in us until an appointed time? In other words, could God regenerate a person shortly after birth which will produce faith when he/she becomes 22 years old.
It seems to me that regeneration is placing a new heart inside of you. The heart is plowed and made ready to receive the seed. But, is it possible that the Spirit will not plant that seed until an appointed time by the Father.
As you can see by my face, I'm a deep thinker and would like to hear others thoughts on the subject!
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Why not from the mother's womb?
Scientist claim a developing fetus/child recognizes their mother once they're born from the sound of their mother's voice because they've heard it while in the womb. If that child can hear the mother reading the Gospel out loud, it is HEARING, which is the requirement for Faith to believe.
Scientist claim a developing fetus/child recognizes their mother once they're born from the sound of their mother's voice because they've heard it while in the womb. If that child can hear the mother reading the Gospel out loud, it is HEARING, which is the requirement for Faith to believe.
Not sure I'll be answering your question—I may have misunderstood it—but I definitely believe the Holy Spirit can and does prepare people to be overcome (so to speak) by the Gospel in the years before they actually surrender to it. Maybe that isn't what you mean by "regeneration", but He was changing me before I was ready to acknowledge Christ, so it seems like it to me.
I sometimes picture His work on me like a game of pick-up sticks. There's this big black stick right in the middle of me that I'm deeply ashamed of and would like to be rid of. Meanwhile God seems to be less concerned about it than I am. How can that be? It's awful, and it certainly isn't according to His will. But in order to get at that one He has do deal with other and seemingly less important sticks first. In the end He'll get there; we have His promise that He's going to make us perfect.
I sometimes picture His work on me like a game of pick-up sticks. There's this big black stick right in the middle of me that I'm deeply ashamed of and would like to be rid of. Meanwhile God seems to be less concerned about it than I am. How can that be? It's awful, and it certainly isn't according to His will. But in order to get at that one He has do deal with other and seemingly less important sticks first. In the end He'll get there; we have His promise that He's going to make us perfect.
Yes, I understand what you're saying -- you know...Luther's "Bondage of the Will" and so on. I get that. Nevertheless there is a real sense in which our will is free in terms of external forces or coercion. Even the will of the unregenerate are free to act according to their inner, invisible sinful nature. In other words, no one can ever ultimately say that the "devil made me do it" (Gen 4:7). "Sin" in that passage is clearly being personified since it does "crouch" at anyone's door or desire anything. God is alluding to the devil, who not knowing who the woman's seed would be that would come one day and crush his head, reasoned that it could well be her godly firstborn son Able. So, he tempted Cain to murder Abel. The devil was the one who desired to master Cain, proving what Jesus said that the devil was a murderer from the beginning. Nonetheless, Cain was ultimately responsible for freely making that choice. He chose to not "master it".
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I understand that, and somewhat concur, since men are held accountable for their wickedness, yet at the same time, even that is under Gods Sovereign Control to fulfill His decree, for instance Acts 4:26-28
26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
In Vs 26 the words were gathered together συνήχθησαν is an aorist passive indicative, they were receiving the action or being acted upon. It was God sovereignly directing them and yet they were still culpable for their sinful impulses and decisions that were guided by their sinful natures.
I understand that, and somewhat concur, since men are held accountable for their wickedness, yet at the same time, even that is under Gods Sovereign Control to fulfill His decree, for instance Acts 4:26-28
26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
In Vs 26 the words were gathered together συνήχθησαν is an aorist passive indicative, they were receiving the action or being acted upon. It was God sovereignly directing them and yet they were still culpable for their sinful impulses and decisions that were guided by their sinful natures.