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To: RnMomof7; xzins
Who ever denied it was God's will? It is God's will that none perish!(2Pet.3:9)

It is God's will that all men be drawn to the Cross (Jn.12:32)

Because it is God's will, God provided the gift of salvation through grace (Eph.2:8-9)

Arminius or Wesley never denied that salvation was always in response, in obedience to God's will (1Jn.3:23)

Thus far Mr. Wesley agrees with Arminius, because he thinks that illustrious divine agreed thus far with the Scriptures, and all the early fathers of the Church. But if Arminius, (as the author of Pietas Oxoniensis affirms, in his letter to Dr. Adams,) "denied, that man's nature is totally corrupt; and asserted, that he hath still* a freedom of will to turn to God, but not without the assistance of grace," Mr. Wesley is no Arminian; for he strongly asserts the total fall of man, and constantly maintains that by nature man's will is only free to evil, and that Divine grace must first prevent, and then continually farther him, to make him willing and able to turn to God.

77 posted on 07/28/2002 3:27:43 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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To: fortheDeclaration
It is God's will that all men be drawn to the Cross (Jn.12:32)

Jhn 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Dec were all men without exception saved on Calvery? Does all mean all?

Or does the just God demand double payment for the sins of man?

First the atonment with the death of His son and then with the same sin being paid for a second time in the fires of hell?

86 posted on 07/28/2002 5:59:24 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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