Predestination is misunderstood...

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brightfame52

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[QUOTE="John146, post: 5270614, member: 234370"]All men are drawn to the Lord, but not all men will receive him as Savior.[/QUOTE]
No they are not, only those who become believers. They believe by the Drawing Power of God the Spirit.
 

Genez

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He feared God, thats regeneration, dont matter the time
Regeneration, and what it entails when one is regenerated, had changed once the Church age was on its way.
That's all I was saying.

I think we agree....
 

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Predestination is to all Spiritual Blessings Eph 1:3-5

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Romans 8:
20 For the creation was subjected to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who subjected it,

21 in hope that the creation itself shall be freed from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

All of creation is what Ephesian 1:3-5 speaks about like Romans 8:21 explains.
 

Genez

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Predestination is to all Spiritual Blessings Eph 1:3-5

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
The Greek shows that God had already blessed us with spiritual blessings before we were born on earth.....

Its like when parents set up a baby room with all sorts of things before the child is born.
 

John146

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Predestination is to all Spiritual Blessings Eph 1:3-5

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
None of this is salvation. It's just not there. Again, Romans defines what the believer is predestinated to...the redemption of the body, when we will be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. It is a future event.

Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
 

Genez

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Romans 8:
20 For the creation was subjected to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who subjected it,
"For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope.



That is why we were not deserving punishment before we were saved.
But, rather, required punishment. Punishment that Jesus took upon Himself in our place on the Cross.

Illustration:

A dog that gets rabies did no wrong to get rabies.
He does not deserve death because it was not by his own choice.
But, just the same?
Death was required.

The Cross was the required death of us all..

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.

Galatians 2:20a

For God to gain us back to Himself it required that the rebid dog be killed, and then resurrected in a new body!


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Isaiah 5:20​
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light,
and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!


If you can show us some light rather than always playing a game of having others guess what something means?
While simultaneously indicating that your understanding should be universally understood.... That is evil.

I have your same gift which is a sensitivity of soul. But I refused the seduction it can bring when the wrong spirits entice
with the power it can impart to know things others are not privy to. I was tested to see if I would make it a way of life to
get ahead in the devil's world...

Unless the spiritual guidance leads you to the best possible bible teachings in your generation it can not be from God.
God would not have such premonitions given if they were to keep you from sound understanding... which you display
openly to be lacking.

I was shown someone I was to meet in Israel before I knew I was going there.. How's that? Same as you?
I also had my life saved by being shown what to avoid in a given situation.

It did not make me into a lightning messenger boy.. I kept testing the spirits mentally. I was then shown that there are people who do live by such premonitions and they are not the kind of people I would want to know.... Yet, many without the ability would want to.

You can have a nice Day. Pray for God to send your way sound Bible teachings.
Many do. But unless God sends it? You will see.

Not evil, sir. Truth exposing evil will be seen as evil to what is evil...

I am not knocking it without trying it.... I rejected it after having it dumped on my lap.
Because without God's Word being at its foundation?
Its a system for evil....

Isaiah 5:20​
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light,
and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Wishing you a glorious Day....


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you've brought Judgement on me through me showing you scripture and telling you a testimony.

You've all said im under influence of demonic spirit


And now your using scripture to condemn me,

That makes you very evil in theese actions.

Further more your assuming Satan controls time.

And it's not the first time you've said I'm evil.

You've done it many times.

Its you who are acting evil not me.
 

Genez

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you've brought Judgement on me through me showing you scripture and telling you a testimony.

You've all said im under influence of demonic spirit


And now your using scripture to condemn me,

That makes you very evil in theese actions.

Further more your assuming Satan controls time.

And it's not the first time you've said I'm evil.

You've done it many times.

Its you who are acting evil not me.
Here's one problem you are presenting that you are failing to see...





The Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. "
Luke 3:22a

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Here's one problem you are presenting that you are failing to see...





The Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. "
Luke 3:22a

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this is something your claiming I'm failing to see before you've even mentioned it.


You ain't no Christian your evil




Are you on drugs or something.
 

brightfame52

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Titus 2:11


"For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men."


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Thats Sovereign Grace that actually saves, so that's the Elect who are saved.

Grace reigns unto eternal life. Brings Salvation means it effects Salvation

The word salvation in the original is sōtērios :

  1. The NABRE has the correct sense:

For the grace of God has appeared, saving all
 

brightfame52

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Regeneration, and what it entails when one is regenerated, had changed once the Church age was on its way.
That's all I was saying.

I think we agree....
I dont even know what you talking about, so no we dont agree. Cornelius as anyone else must be regenerated to hear and believe the Gospel of Christ.
 
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So much for your psychic abilities...
Who claimed to have physic abilities,

Just because I said God warms me in advance, does that make me physic

What your doing and what you've done over and over is strip me of God, and disrespected God whom I love.

Your highly disrespectful, ànd mean.

And your well suited to Dino who finds your scoffing disrespectful remarks funny.
 

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Romans 8:
20 For the creation was subjected to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who subjected it,

21 in hope that the creation itself shall be freed from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

All of creation is what Ephesian 1:3-5 speaks about like Romans 8:21 explains.
Rabbit trail
 

brightfame52

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@John146

None of this is salvation.
Yes it is, exclusively. Thats why in Vs 13 its called the Gospel of their Salvation Eph 1:13

13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

All the afore mentioned blessings are components of their Salvation. Election, Predestination, Redemption, forgivenss, the sealing of the Spirit.

Verses 5-6 tells us that predestination to adoption is to the Praise of Gods Grace, hence the Gospel of Gods Grace

5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

6 To the praise of the glory of his grace,
wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
 

Genez

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Thats Sovereign Grace that actually saves, so that's the Elect who are saved.

Grace reigns unto eternal life. Brings Salvation means it effects Salvation

The word salvation in the original is sōtērios :

  1. The NABRE has the correct sense:

For the grace of God has appeared, saving all
Not all are getting saved. But all are being presented the same grace that brings salvation.

Take a close look at Romans 1:18-32. We see the worst reprobates we can think of, even they God made them able to know God is real....
God was drawing them unto what could have become salvation...

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Genez

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Who claimed to have physic abilities,

Just because I said God warms me in advance, does that make me physic

What your doing and what you've done over and over is strip me of God, and disrespected God whom I love.

Your highly disrespectful, ànd mean.

And your well suited to Dino who finds your scoffing disrespectful remarks funny.
If the one who keeps giving you warnings does not lead you to sound doctrinal teachers?
Then what?

I am not saying its not God.
But that can not be known until you find yourself being led to good teachers
which are few to be found. James 3:1 vs 2 Timothy 4:3.
 

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You sound confused I don't know what you're talking about
Predestination is based on God's foreknowledge. Ergo, He knew us before He decided on our destiny.

Romans 8:29
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.