Finding God

Ligonier.org ^ | 1/30/2015

[ravenwolf]

From Church to Church.

[RnMomof7]

You might enjoy his book...I gave me a whole new perspective on the parables .. It is a small book...but took me forever to read because I had to read each page a few times to have it sink in .

http://www.amazon.com/Prophetic-Parables-Matthew-Arthur-Collection-ebook/dp/B008COXV66/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422650577&sr=1-1&keywords=arthur+pink+books+parables+of+Matthew

[daniel1212]

So what? The point is that seeking is something that unbelievers do not do on their own. The unbeliever will not seek. The unbeliever will not knock. Seeking is the business of believers.

They will also not repent and believe unless God draws and convicts them, opens their heart, and grants them repentant faith, (Jn. 6:44; 12:32; 16:9; Acts 11:18; 16:14) but which condition does not disallow the call to both seek the Lord (Acts 17:27) and repent being given to all hearers of the gospel. (Acts 14:15; 17:30)

The depravity of man also does not mean the lost do not have basic revelation/light that God exists and , but men become vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart is darkened into progressive degeneration, even ending up blatantly worshiping and serving the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever, Rm. 1:18-25ff) in contrast to the elect who by God's grace "do by nature the things contained in the law," (Rm. 2:14) which obedience to light leads to Christ, the Light "which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." (Jn. 1:9)

I do not presume to reconcile all the texts on both side of the Calvinism vs, Arminianism debate, nor do i feel i must, but as God preaches to all men to repent and believe, and holds them responsible for not doing so, then i am to tell them likewise.

[daniel1212]

Before I was even through making my initial presentation a young man in his 20’s, the youngest person in the room by decades, objected to what I was saying and dismissed it out-of-hand because I read from the writings of Jonathan Edwards. This man’s mind has been polluted to the point he totally rejected Jonathan Edwards because he owned slaves,

Wait till he gets to Abraham, and Paul and Peter's inspired counsel on the matter! I dare say being part of the salvific covenant, with 6 days work and room and board, and freedom if escaped or a master knocked even a tooth out, as per Biblical slavery , is better than the captivity of the welfare mentality and what it typically fosters.

[.45 Long Colt]

Indeed. I have a real good sermon on slavery from a biblical perspective. I have thought of handing him a copy someday.

[.45 Long Colt]

Terrific book! Mr. Pink is one I turn to again and again.

I recently read Iain Murray’s “The Life of Arthur W Pink” and learned a lot about him.

[daniel1212]

See also http://www.christian-thinktank.com/qnoslave.html