***I think that I understand your point - that without the Grace of God, we cannot possibly have true faith and obtain salvation. But let’s understand the full implications of that thought. Adam was free to reject God; so are all men.***
We do reject God every day, it’s called sin. But, our sins are forgiven through the grace if our Lord through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We freely choose to sin, and we freely choose to please God, which is a choice the unregenerated do NOT have. We ARE freer than the unregenerated, praise be to God.
Good post, Mark. Hope your Easter was full of JOY.
***But, our sins are forgiven through the grace if our Lord through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We freely choose to sin, and we freely choose to please God, which is a choice the unregenerated do NOT have. ***
We agree here absolutely.
***We ARE freer than the unregenerated, praise be to God.***
If by freer, you mean that we have more options open for us to choose, then we are in agreement here as well. Easter is a wonderful time, is it not?
***Hope your Easter was full of JOY.***
It was, kind sir. A leg of fresh Iowa lamb roasted at 500 degrees F with lots of garlic slivers and covered in kosher salt, accompanied by a genuine Middle Eastern rice pilau, with lots of sauted garlic, onion, cumin, sesame seeds, etc etc etc, added to the rice and microwaved for about 30 minutes in the traditional Middle Eastern style.