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To: ksen; RnMomof7; OrthodoxPresbyterian
"I thought that whatever God intended came to pass."

All he intends DOES come to pass!

Matthew 11
21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

The fact is, as this verse clearly tells us, is that ~IF~ God had done the very same mighty works in Tyre and Sidon as he had done in Bethsaida, Tyre and Sidon would have repented long ago.

The fact is that this was never God's intention.

Matthew 1
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save ~his~ people from their sins.

Jesus came to save ~HIS~ people.

John 10
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of ~my~ sheep, as I said unto you.
27 ~My~ sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

Not ALL are ~HIS~ sheep!

Matthew 11
15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Apparently, some do ~not~ have "ears to hear".

Jean

9 posted on 01/31/2003 10:07:01 AM PST by Jean Chauvin
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To: Jean Chauvin
I understand that, but you didn't address the question I posted. Calvin says men, "put out the light intended to exhibit God clearly to their minds."

God INTENDED to be exhibited clearly to men's minds, yet the nature of men was strong enough to thwart what God INTENDED, according to Calvin.

Who is Sovereign?
11 posted on 01/31/2003 10:17:25 AM PST by ksen (HHD - The strength of the Ring Barrel is fading)
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