Show me the scripture that makes this distinction?
Snowed, I'll show you, but it'll do no good.
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I submit to you Snowed, some scripture here for your meditation and reasoning [edit] concerning the effectual call and the gospel call:
When Christ first commissioned The Twelve (Mt 10, Lk 10), He told them:
“Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
They were sheep already, not goats. Lost implies something out of place, not something bound for destruction.
Christ instructed them to search for those worthy, and for those sons of peace.
“...whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy...”
“....if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him....”
How did they become 'worthy sons of peace' prior to hearing and believing the gospel? By being born of the Spirit that blows where He wills.
“for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified: (for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves; in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing them);” Ro 2:13-15
How did these gentiles, described as DOERS of the law that had not the law, come to have that law written in their hearts? By being born of the Spirit, who blows where He wills.
“Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” Jn 1:47
How was it that Nathanael is called a true Jew with no guile before he had even met Christ? By being born of the Spirit, who blows where He wills.
“But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.” Jn 3:21
How is it that those that come to Christ are already doing the truth and have done good works from God? By being born of the Spirit, who blows where He wills.
“He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life;......” Jn 3:36; “.....He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life,...” Jn5:24; “... He that believeth hath eternal life.” Jn 6:47
How is it that those that believe are already in possession of eternal life? By being born of the Spirit, who blows where He wills.
“I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon as among them that know me: Behold, Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: This one was born there.” Ps 87:4
How is it that these gentiles outside of the covenant could have known God? By being born of the Spirit, who blows where He wills.
“.....For more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.” Gal 4:27
How is it that there were MORE of them among the gentiles than the Jews. They were born of the Spirit, who blows where He wills.
....etc., etc.
“........It behoveth you to be
born from above” Jn 3:7 YLT
Christ was not implementing something new here. He was revealing a mystery from of old, something that had always been. The true Jew had always been he who is one inwardly, and circumcision had always been that of the heart, and the true children of Israel have always been those born of that Jerusalem that is above.
