To: fortheDeclaration; rwfromkansas; alpha-8-25-02
"Conditional" election is an oxymoron.
God either predestined some from before the foundation of the world to everlasting salvation through no ability of their own but through His good pleasure alone, or He didn't.
"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." -- Philippians 2:13
"I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. " -- John 17:9 (KJV)
But regarding the Bible versions, I side with ftd. 1 Corinthaisn 1:18 is a perfect example of the shading and sanding of God's intent and instructions found in all the newer versions, even the NKJV.
I might compare various versions to see nuance and allusions, but the KJV is the most accurate of all texts, and the only one based solely on the Majority Text. Even the NKJV uses corrupted text in the footnotes.
168 posted on
02/23/2006 11:15:55 AM PST by
Dr. Eckleburg
("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
To: Dr. Eckleburg; fortheDeclaration; rwfromkansas; alpha-8-25-02
God either predestined some from before the foundation of the world to everlasting salvation through no ability of their own but through His good pleasure alone, or He didn't.
Yup -- he condemned some folks to sin and then turns around after they've sinned (which he pre-destined them to do) and tells them -- you sinned, even though I planned that you would sin and that you have no choice in the matter -- since I planned it -- anyway, so, you sinned and you're going to heck.
A really loving God..... For God so loved the world that He sent His only sone to save it (note not to save a portion of it, but to save all)
173 posted on
02/23/2006 9:52:32 PM PST by
Cronos
(Never forget 9/11. Restore Hagia Sophia! Ultra-Catholic)
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