". . .you are not among my sheep." (John 10:26)

Yet Ezekiel 36, written to Jews and about Israel's restoration, is about how Gentiles need to be regenerated before they can have faith.

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Sorry bro. verse 20 is speaking to individuals and the verse DOES have to do with salvation which in turn involves "regeneration".

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

 

Historic Particular Baptists exposit that Scripture:

Hanserd Knollys, The World to Come (London, 1681), pp. 35-36

"Secondly, Open your hearts to Christ, when he knocks at the Door of your Souls, and calls you to come to him, to receive him, and let him come into your hearts, and dwell in your hearts by his holy Spirit, and sanctifying Grace, Rev. 3.20. Behold I stand at the Door and knock, if any man hear my voice, and will open the Door, . . I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. If the Sinner be willing to open the door of his heart, Christ will come in by his holy Spirit, and HE will communicate of his Grace to his Soul."

John Bunyan, The Doctrine of the Law and Grace Unfolded (London, 1685), pp. 309-310

"Object[ion]: But, I am afraid the day of Grace is past, and if it should be so, what should I do then?
Answ[er]: . . . .First, doth the Lord knock still at the door of thy Heart by his Word and Spirit? If so, then the day of Grace is not past with thy Soul; for where he doth so knock, there he doth also proffer, and promise to come in and Sup, (that is, to Communicate of his things unto them) which he would not do, was the day of Grace past with the Soul, Rev. 3. 20."

Thomas Killcop, The Pathway to Justification (London, 1660), p. 19

"Obj: There is a passive receiving of Christ without a hand, when God forceth open mans spirit, and powreth in his Son in despite of the receiver.
Answ. This contradicts Christ, who saith, Behold I stand at the door and knock, if any man will open to me, I will come into him and sup with him, and he with me, Rev. 3.20."

Benjamin Keach, The Glory of God's Rich Grace Displayed (London, 1694), p. 386

"O know you, Sinners, this Day, that Jesus Christ, this glorious King, and Prince of the Kings of the Earth, this mighty Saviour is come to your Doors: Behold, I stand at the Door and knock: Rev. 3.20. Will you not open the Door, nor cry to him to help you to open to him, to enable you to believe in him? What do you say, shall the Son of God stand at your Doors, and you not so much as ask, Who is there? Who is at my Door? Shall Christ be kept out of your Hearts, and stand at your Doors, whilst Sin commands the chiefest Room, and has absolute Power over you, and rules in you? How will you be able to look this Blessed Saviour in the Face another Day?"

 

You left out verses 21-22
21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Three times in chapter 3, Jesus tells the churches of Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea "he that overcometh" and to Sardis He says........

Verse 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.

Those words tell me that not everyone in these three churches were saved, born again, children of God. Are you with me? So, I say again; verse 20 is clearly speaking to individuals on a personal level. "If any man open the door" is what the Bible says. And if the Holy Ghost already indwells you, there is no need for you to "open a door so he can come in". And if He does indwell you, you are an "overcomer".

 

The "P" in TULIP.
Persevere.
If you do good works from the moment God zaps you with faith and continue with good works showing fruit, thereby proving you are one of the elect, when you die you might go to Heaven.

 

No, getting saved makes one an overcomer. A saved person will overcome the world

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4

My point was, this chapter does mention salvation of individuals, so it's not just addressing a church. Hence, the verse "behold I stand at the door and knock, if any man hear...open....I will come in etc. is speaking to individuals. Christ knocks at your "door" and everyone's door.

 

No

No, you can "eat and drink" with Christ only AFTER regeneration

 

Never heard that explain action before ... where did you get that from?

 

It's a figment of his over-active imagination and certainly distorts what Calvinists believe. Surprising!

 

It's an amalgamation of statements made on BB by Calvinists over the years.

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Brother, just read Philippians 1:6 and John 10:27-30. That will give you the crux ... oh and Romans 8:35-39

We can discuss this in detail if you wish.

 

Patience

 

"Regeneration" can only happen at the moment one is indwelled with the Holy Spirit, when WE "open the door" of our hearts to Jesus. Verse 38 says "any man". So it does not matter if it is a Christian in the church who has been saved 50 years or a lost sinner who just walked in and sat on the back pew; he can "open the door" and then have fellowship with Jesus because he wants to fellowship with all of us... You think that "regeneration" means God enables one to believe the Gospel. that is not what it means. "Regeneration" means the same as becoming a "new creature" where "old things are passed away and all things are become new".

 

If anyone is completely regenerated they would not die, have disease ect.

Jesus Christ is the exemplar of a (re)generated person.

If you are not walking on water and floating through walls you still sin.

I think we need to hear the definition of REGENERATED from all sides.

Cause if "ALL" means "SOME", "WHOLE WORLD" means "few folks", "Regenerated" could mean "TACOS" for all we know.