To: HarleyD; jo kus
This is a message to the Hebrews that if they reject the truth of the message of Christ...How can the elect of God, God's chosen people, reject the truth of the message of Christ? Or are some elect predestined to reject?
To: stripes1776; jo kus
How can the elect of God, God's chosen people, reject the truth of the message of Christ? Not all of the Jews are "elected". Paul states this in several places.
Rom 9:6-7 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; nor are they all children because they are Abraham's descendants, but: "THROUGH ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE NAMED."
The Jews have rejected Gods messages-at least those Jews who do not recognize Christ as the Messiah. To think the Jews are somehow elected by God and carries a special place in His heart is despensationalism. This was never the view of the church for 1900 years. God's plan was always to call people out by faith.
2,527 posted on
02/12/2006 11:01:13 AM PST by
HarleyD
("Man's steps are ordained by the LORD, How then can man understand his way?" Prov 20:24)
To: stripes1776
How can the elect of God, God's chosen people, reject the truth of the message of Christ? Or are some elect predestined to reject? The ELECT don't reject the message of God. Merely being baptised or reciting the sinner's prayer does not make one of the elect. It is only the first step in our walk with Christ, our new birth spiritually. But one can turn away and return to his old life, return to the vomit. There is NO WAY a person here on earth can know he is of the elect without a special grace from God - which rarely comes to the saints. The ordinary work out their salvation in fear and trembling - hoping that we ARE of the Elect, but not knowing until the end.
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