Understanding God’s election
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No, I will not be rebuked for rejecting your lie.
Nor will I be rebuked for you rejecting the doctrine of the Preservation of the Saints. God is not an Indian giver. Once he raises a soul from the dead and gives him the gift of eternal life, that person will persevere in the faith and God will glorify him on the last day.
Jer 32:39-40
39 and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me always, for their own good, and for the good of their children after them. 40 "And I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will not turn away from Me.
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Wow! Look at that. That Big Bad Bully is back! He promises to give his people one heart and ONE WAY so that they will fear God FOREVER! And he promises to never turn away from his elect to do them good. And the efficacy of the Fear of the Lord is spelled out plain as day -- SO THAT THEY WILL NOT TURN AWAY FROM ME. Did you catch that: "they WILL NOT turn away from me"? That Cosmic Bully is at it again. (Recall what I posted a few days ago about Balaam and how he was "forced" to speak the words that God put in his mouth!?) So...since God's elect will not be able to turn away from the Lord, how can any of God's chosen ones ever lose their salvation?
Nor will I be rebuked for you rejecting the doctrine of the Preservation of the Saints. God is not an Indian giver. Once he raises a soul from the dead and gives him the gift of eternal life, that person will persevere in the faith and God will glorify him on the last day.
Jer 32:39-40
39 and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me always, for their own good, and for the good of their children after them. 40 "And I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will not turn away from Me.
NASB
Wow! Look at that. That Big Bad Bully is back! He promises to give his people one heart and ONE WAY so that they will fear God FOREVER! And he promises to never turn away from his elect to do them good. And the efficacy of the Fear of the Lord is spelled out plain as day -- SO THAT THEY WILL NOT TURN AWAY FROM ME. Did you catch that: "they WILL NOT turn away from me"? That Cosmic Bully is at it again. (Recall what I posted a few days ago about Balaam and how he was "forced" to speak the words that God put in his mouth!?) So...since God's elect will not be able to turn away from the Lord, how can any of God's chosen ones ever lose their salvation?
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Psalm 5 verses 4-6 ~ You are not a God Who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You. The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity. You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
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Romans 9 verses 11-13 ~ Before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that Gsod’s plan of election might stand, not by works but by Him who calls, she (Rebekah) was told, “The older will serve the younger.” So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
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