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When are names written in the "Book of Life"?"
- Thread starter TomLaPalm
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Okay, take the personal tiff private.
The topic is "When are names written in the "Book of Life"?""
From our point of view, when we repent and are justified before God.
From God's point of view, being timeless, before the foundation of the world, today, or after the end of eternity, take your pick.
Internet Theologian
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Yep, I noticed it disappeared. I believe I used Revelation 17:8, or Revelation 13:8.
Both those verses say not written
Is there a verse that says , one repents , and the names is written in the Book? why not?
Internet Theologian
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Right, but more than that as it is speaking of the lost, not of the saved.
There seems an implication by the biblical language that implies others names were written in at that time. This is seen by showing that the name's of those who are lost were 'not written in at the foundation of the world'.
Not that I am aware of. I'm sure you are also aware of this. As to the why not, it is of course because God decreed it to be so.
It seems names are there and can be blotted out:
Rev 3:5
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Psa 69:28
Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
is this the same book?
Internet Theologian
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You're moving to something else. When I responded it wasn't to waste my time, but in order that what I actually spent time to answer would be addressed, not that another rabbit trail be created. I'm just not into 'whack-a-mole' theology.
Not specifically. There is this:
Luke 15:10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
You're moving to something else. When I responded it wasn't to waste my time, but in order that what I actually spent time to answer would be addressed, not that another rabbit trail be created. I'm just not into 'whack-a-mole' theology.
you didn't address the OP, it is about when the names were put in, not if they are in or not found or even blotted out. There is no verse that implies when names are added, WHY?
Do you think names are added at repentance? or blotted out at non repentance?
Internet Theologian
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Um, no, you're wrong.
I addressed the OP of which you allude to in post #1 and note also #23. I gave an answer as to 'when' but instead of acknowledging this you went into rabbit trail mode.
I made a response, you ignored that response.
Then you went into this; "you didn't address the OP, it is about when the names were put in, not if they are in or not found or even blotted out." in post #29.
But then in the very next post you say "Do you think names are added at repentance? or blotted out at non repentance?" after saying it is not about this previously.
Uh. OK. Sounds quite trollish to me.
ReformedBaptist
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Okay, take the personal tiff private.
The topic is "When are names written in the "Book of Life"?""
From all eternity, to state it simply.
A sad but true reality of how some view God's electing love.
All aboard!!!! #ChooChoo
That is not explicitly stated in the bible. However, Revelation 13:8 & Revelation 17:8 explicitly aver unbelievers' names were never written in the Lamb's Book of Life from the creation(foundation) of the world.
Now, names were written in that Book from the creation of the world, correct? Which names? Believers.
No. There was a Book of Life existing from before the foundation of the world. Whether or not there were names written in it is not known.
no, it says not been written from the foundation of the world. It does does not the names were never written.
Well the I guess the Lamb's Book of Life was full of blank pages at the creation of the world?
Either names were written there then or they weren't. Which is it?
Um, no, you're wrong.
I addressed the OP of which you allude to in post #1 and note also #23. I gave an answer as to 'when' but instead of acknowledging this you went into rabbit trail mode.
I made a response, you ignored that response.
Then you went into this; "you didn't address the OP, it is about when the names were put in, not if they are in or not found or even blotted out." in post #29.
But then in the very next post you say "Do you think names are added at repentance? or blotted out at non repentance?" after saying it is not about this previously.
Uh. OK. Sounds quite trollish to me.
The verses you referenced only say the names were not written, The verses do not even address the names that are written nor when the names were entered there.
The OP was about the names that ARE in the BOOK not the ones that are missing
Internet Theologian
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I apologize that you cannot read between the lines and see vivid implications. The implications are in neon sign form, but you cannot see them.
I cannot then help you, nor can any other for that matter.
He asked, we answred, he says 'nah'! Me thinks he already knew the answer.