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To: MarkBsnr
However, man has some responsibility in the matter. You give us snippets of Paul and we will reply with the words of Christ:

What I have posted has not be "snippets" of Paul. There are verses after verses in scripture that tells us that we are "the elect", "the chosen", we've been "predestined before the foundations of the world", etc. Our Lord Himself said, "No once can come to the me unless the Father draws him", or "YOU DID NOT CHOOSE ME BUT I CHOSE YOU." What people are doing is nothing more than directly contradicting our Lord Jesus. These are certainly not "snippets". People just can't put their theology in order.

As far as judging, there is nothing for me to judge. I'm simply parroting scripture. What people decide to do with it I don't know. However, a person cannot have a high view of scripture unless they take all scripture within context.

Salvation is given by God conditionally. It is not unconditional to some and unavailable to the rest of humanity.

There are no conditions to the grace of God. God calls all men to Himself. All men reject that calling. You can't place a condition on a free gift otherwise it's not free.

God keeps calling. Man keeps rejecting. God keeps calling. Man keeps rejecting. I don't know how God can possibly deal with the frustration.

The fact is, if God is going to save anyone then He has to make a special effort. This is no different then God appearing to Paul on the road, walking up to Peter and saying follow me, appearing in a burning bush to Moses, telling Hannah that Samuel will be a godly man, etc.

God works the same way in these lives as He does in ours. I would suggest that every Christian here would say that it was God who worked in their life to bring them to salvation. But yet we turn around and say that we have a choice. What that really illustrates is the sinfulness and ungratefulness of our nature.

34 posted on 12/20/2010 4:01:48 AM PST by HarleyD
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To: HarleyD; MarkBsnr
All men reject that calling.

That is non-Scriptural.

36 posted on 12/20/2010 7:52:09 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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