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To: Forest Keeper; MarkBsnr; Dr. Eckleburg; wmfights; P-Marlowe; xzins; blue-duncan; suzyjaruki; ...
The elect who are already believers know it because the Holy Spirit has touched and changed their hearts to give them faith (or, if you like, to infallibly lead them to choose to have faith).

As Charles Spurgeon came to realize, what specifically has God not helped us with in our coming to salvation? God causes us to repent. He causes us to pray. He causes us to ask forgiveness. It is through His empowerment and His Holy Spirit that we are able to do any of this.

3,207 posted on 08/20/2007 10:24:32 AM PDT by HarleyD
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To: HarleyD
God causes us to repent. He causes us to pray. He causes us to ask forgiveness. It is through His empowerment and His Holy Spirit that we are able to do any of this.

Amen.

"Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple." -- Psalm 65:4

3,218 posted on 08/20/2007 10:46:44 AM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: HarleyD
God causes us to repent. He causes us to pray. He causes us to ask forgiveness. It is through His empowerment and His Holy Spirit that we are able to do any of this.

AMEN, brother! :)

3,709 posted on 08/22/2007 6:53:52 PM PDT by Forest Keeper (It is a joy to me to know that God had my number, before He created numbers.)
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