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To: marthemaria
So God is not vengefull , he does not hate or have grudges. He forgives even the most horrific sinners?

Is this a rhetorical question? So far, I can see that nearly everyone who has responded has a very unbalanced and erroneous comprehension of God and the doctrines of Redemption. "Vengeance" is throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, it is a property and defining characteristic of God. Here is an interesting "one stone - two birds" sort of passage from the prophet Nahum (1:2-3)

God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; The Lord avenges and is furious. The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies; The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, And will not at all acquit the wicked.

In Psalms 5:5 we know that God hates "all workers of iniquity" and will "destroy those who speak falsehood". Which doesn't sound like the milk toast, hand wringing god that others are describing for you.

So we know that there are many who God hates, and we know that there are many who God loves, and we know that God made many men specifically as vessels of His wrath (Ro 9:22) and others specifically as vessels of His Mercy and Grace (vv 23-24), and that only those whose sins have been forgiven shall receive eternal life (Eph 1:7), while there are many who shall never receive forgiveness (Mark 3:29)

So how does one obtain this forgiveness? By repentance and faith in God's Son. How do we, all of whom have hated God turn from our hatred to kinship? Through the work of the Paraclete to change the heart of stone to flesh. (Ezek 36:26-27) Who will receive this work of Grace? Those who He has chosen from eternity past (Eph 1:4-6).

So who receives forgiveness of sins? Ultimately, just the Elect of God.

59 posted on 08/07/2010 10:20:01 AM PDT by The Theophilus
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To: The Theophilus

Amen


79 posted on 08/07/2010 12:23:56 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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