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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selahsays

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Like how people know we are to be gracious and loving and exercise mercy. But when someone mentions that punching someone or being rude isn't in keeping with such principles, there is never an admission of guilt, only reasons offered why their behavior is ok in their particular situation.
Okay, I see.
 

homwardbound

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Not all who claim to believe in Jesus are of the elect.
As it is, it is God that knows, not me, so I can rest in the love and mercy given me thanks, so true what you said, as I leave it to God to do what God does best
 

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So only the Elect will accept the calling of Jesus?
Those who choose unbelief are not His sheep/elect.

John 10:26-30
26 But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice: and I know them, and they follow me. 28 And I give them life everlasting; and they shall not perish for ever, and no man shall pluck them out of my hand. 29 That which my Father hath given me, is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father. 30 I and the Father are one.
 

selahsays

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Those who choose unbelief are not His sheep/elect.

John 10:26-30
26 But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice: and I know them, and they follow me. 28 And I give them life everlasting; and they shall not perish for ever, and no man shall pluck them out of my hand. 29 That which my Father hath given me, is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father. 30 I and the Father are one.
So then, only the Elect will be drawn and saved?
 

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Like how people know we are to be gracious and loving and exercise mercy. But when someone mentions that punching someone or being rude isn't in keeping with such principles, there is never an admission of guilt, only reasons offered why their behavior is ok in their particular situation.
For me, when others are rude over things of the mercy given them too and fight over it. To me do not see
"the art of fighting without fighting" as Jesus himself did, when going to that cross willingly for us the people. Believe God, receive rom God and be new in the living God, I do not see at first, and have been growing in grace ever since, thanking God daily in this gift go God's fro us all by and through Son to me at least.
Therefore I see, to not harm or condemn anyone ever again as in Romans 2:1-4 tells me
 

selahsays

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Those who choose unbelief are not His sheep/elect.

John 10:26-30
26 But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice: and I know them, and they follow me. 28 And I give them life everlasting; and they shall not perish for ever, and no man shall pluck them out of my hand. 29 That which my Father hath given me, is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father. 30 I and the Father are one.
And so the Elect in this earth age actually have free will to accept the calling?
 

MerSee

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true works is from God not me, that that follows belief to God personally, thanks
God doesn't do your works for you.

Matthew 16:26-28
26 For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul? 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels: and then will he render to every man according to his works. 28 Amen I say to you, there are some of them that stand here, that shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
 

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For me, when others are rude over things of the mercy given them too and fight over it. To me do not see
"the art of fighting without fighting" as Jesus himself did, when going to that cross willingly for us the people. Believe God, receive rom God and be new in the living God, I do not see at first, and have been growing in grace ever since, thanking God daily in this gift go God's fro us all by and through Son to me at least.
Therefore I see, to not harm or condemn anyone ever again as in Romans 2:1-4 tells me
God is merciful to unrepentant sinners, He allows them to choose to go to hell.
 

homwardbound

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So the Elect have free will then?
Yes, the free will to continue to choose, to see truth in what is good or not for you, in the long run. I have been being taught new since age twelve, 67 now. And oh boy, the mistakes I have made, seeing God continues to be faithful not I or anyone else ever. Philippians 3
That might be why Paul said for us to work out our own salvation between God and you, I and us. The truth is, it is between God and us the people to believe God personally or not. I see not to say one believes or not, since God knows who are his and who are not, as well as those that will come to believe God or not, Once anyone believes God can then rest from their own works to get in or stay in by them.
Hebrews 4:9-13
 

homwardbound

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God is merciful to unrepentant sinners, He allows them to choose to go to hell.
Yes God does do that, has done that to me forever it seems so now, amazing Grace as John Newton saw, and wrote the song Amazing grace, floors me and changes me daily in trust and respect to the love and mercy of Son given not only me but all to see and believe or not, thanks
 

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[QUOTE="MerSee, post: 5282142, member: 328612"]Everybody has free-will.[/QUOTE]

But the elect more so than others since all their faculties, which are seated in their heart, have been renewed, so that they are no longer enslaved to their sin nature but have been freed from it to serve in the Spirit and the newness of life!
 

homwardbound

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Yet, God calls all people to turn to God in belief to God or not. The only choice left to choose after the cross of Son for us the people that are reconciled as all are by Son on that cross for us to choose to believe God or not.


2 Corinthians 5:17-20

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17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

Either one believes or does not even if one says they believe God or not


Romans 8:15-16

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15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
 

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Luke Chapter 13

1 And there were present, at that very time, some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answering, said to them: Think you that these Galileans were sinners above all the men of Galilee, because they suffered such things? 3 No, I say to you: but unless you shall do penance, you shall all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen upon whom the tower fell in Siloe, and slew them: think you, that they also were debtors above all the men that dwelt in Jerusalem? 5 No, I say to you; but except you do penance, you shall all likewise perish.

6 He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none. 7 And he said to the dresser of the vineyard: Behold, for these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down therefore: why cumbereth it the ground? 8 But he answering, said to him: Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig about it, and dung it. 9 And if happily it bear fruit: but if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. 10 And he was teaching in their synagogue on their sabbath.

11 And behold there was a woman, who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years: and she was bowed together, neither could she look upwards at all. 12 Whom when Jesus saw, he called her unto him, and said to her: Woman, thou art delivered from thy infirmity. 13 And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 14 And the ruler of the synagogue (being angry that Jesus had healed on the sabbath) answering, said to the multitude: Six days there are wherein you ought to work. In them therefore come, and be healed; and not on the sabbath day. 15 And the Lord answering him, said: Ye hypocrites, doth not every one of you, on the sabbath day, loose his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead them to water?

16 And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? 17 And when he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the things that were gloriously done by him. 18 He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like, and whereunto shall I resemble it? 19 It is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden, and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in the branches thereof. 20 And again he said: Whereunto shall I esteem the kingdom of God to be like?

21 It is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 22 And he went through the cities and towns teaching, and making his journey to Jerusalem. 23 And a certain man said to him: Lord, are they few that are saved? But he said to them: 24 Strive to enter by the narrow gate; for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter, and shall not be able. 25 But when the master of the house shall be gone in, and shall shut the door, you shall begin to stand without, and knock at the door, saying: Lord, open to us. And he answering, shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are.

26 Then you shall begin to say: We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27 And he shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are: depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 29 And there shall come from the east and the west, and the north and the south; and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 And behold, they are last that shall be first; and they are first that shall be last.

31 The same day, there came some of the Pharisees, saying to him: Depart, and get thee hence, for Herod hath a mind to kill thee. 32 And he said to them: Go and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and do cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I am consummated. 33 Nevertheless I must walk today and tomorrow, and the day following, because it cannot be that a prophet perish, out of Jerusalem. 34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children as the bird doth her brood under her wings, and thou wouldest not? 35 Behold your house shall be left to you desolate. And I say to you, that you shall not see me till the time come, when you shall say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
 

homwardbound

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[QUOTE="MerSee, post: 5282142, member: 328612"]Everybody has free-will.
But the elect more so than others since all their faculties, which are seated in their heart, have been renewed, so that they are no longer enslaved to their sin nature but have been freed from it to serve in the Spirit and the newness of life![/QUOTE]

Truth, that no one can fathom of themselves, at least me, I see this and stand in dependance upon my Father to lead in risen Jesus for me to rest in and not worry over anything as have worried in past much being taught new about worry
In Matthew 6 Jesus asked this
"Will worry add a single moment to your life? I replied no it does not it actually steals, kills and destroys me, seeing to let go of worry and stand in trust to Father of risen Son to get me through it, especially adversities