Featured Has ALL Humanity Been Given a Measure of Faith?

@SavedByGrace :

So, according to Romans 10:8-10, I see that the word of God was nigh ( near to ) the believers at Rome, and that the reason they believed in their heart and confessed with their mouth the Lord Jesus, was because of what is revealed to them before...in Romans 8 and Romans 9.

They were foreknown, predestinated, "called", justified and glorified ( Romans 8:28-30 ).
They were vessels of mercy, and not vessels of wrath ( Romans 9:22-24 ).

They were "the called" according to His purpose.

 

I've seen it explained either way.
But if anyone were to ask me, I see that faith is the gift that is "not of yourselves".

That's why I don't believe that true faith has been given to all of humanity...
Or all of humanity would believe God's words when they hear them.

 

So, if it can have either interpretation then one can't really use it for a doctrinal basis

 

The Bible says that many are called, which cannot be limited to the elect who are the few!

 

I believe that it says it the way that I've described, and I can indeed use it for a doctrinal basis...
since I see that it agrees with passages like Hebrews 12:2 ( Jesus Christ the Author and Finisher of our faith ), Hebrews 11:1 ( Faith is the substance of and evidence of ), and Galatians 2:16-20 ( it is the faith "of" Jesus Christ. ).

Those three ( and there are others ) tell me where my faith ( my ability to hear and believe God's words ) came from...Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:29 also tells me that it was given to me in the behalf of Christ, to believe and to suffer for His sake.

Therefore, outside of God's grace, I would not have faith and I would not believe on Jesus Christ.
I would think the preaching of the cross was foolishness, and not the power of God per 1 Corinthians 1:18.

I would be one of the ones that is perishing, and not one of the ones who is saved, my friend.

I see that as being addressed to the Jews in the context of the parable of the wedding ( Matthew 22:1-14 )...

In that, many of Israel are called ( outwardly ), but few are chosen...
and agrees with what I see Romans 9:27-29 and Romans 11:13-32 saying;

That there is a remnant being called out of Israel, just as there is a remnant being called out of all the nations, languages and tribes.
Again, vessels of mercy and vessels of wrath.

Those that have true faith, and those that do not.

 

I have said this before, if the "vessels of wrath" are on their way to eternal destruction, then why would God be bearing with them with much longsuffering? The ONLY conclusion is so that they too might repent and believe, and become "vessels of mercy". there is no other way to understand what Paul is saying.

 

As I have said this before, the Bible itself answers that, SBG:

" But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." ( 2 Peter 3:8-10 ).

He is long-suffering towards His people, not willing that any of them should perish, but that they all should come to repentance.
Also, He is patient... waiting for the precious fruit of the earth, His people from all generations:

" Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain." ( James 5:7 ).

 

I'm sorry but I disagree, and to me that's not the only conclusion...
as believers were chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world ( Ephesians 1:4-5 ) and His works were finished *from the foundation of the world ( Hebrews 4:3 ).

*From:
" indicating the date at which something was created.

• a document dating from the thirteenth century"

His work is done, and His people's names are already written in the Book of Life *from the foundation of the world ( Revelation 13:8, Revelation 17:8 ).
To me, there is no "chance" in God's purposes according to election, nor in any other.

Also, according to Romans 9:22-24, I see that one does not go from being a vessel of wrath ( lost ) to being a vessel of mercy ( saved );
they are made as either one or the other by God.

The vessels of mercy were "afore" prepared to glory, while the vessels of wrath were "fitted" to their destruction.

Yes, there is another way.
There's how you understand and believe the Scriptures, and how I understand and believe them.

If there weren't another way, we wouldn't be in disagreement over it.

 

Can be also refer to any time afterwards.
Luke 11:50-51, ". . .
That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: . . ."
Hebrews 9:25-26, ". . . Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. . . ."

 

Lost sinners cannot receive the Gospel truth unless regenerated by the Holy Spirit first!

 

Paul addresses this on his discourse in Romans about vessels of glory and other for ruination!

 

All the way thru from Genesis to Revelation!

 

Few are chosen though!

 

For the measure of faith. all men can deny what scripture clearly states.
Rom_12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Most who do not believe it are denying scripture
MB

 

Paul is speaking to those who are saved there!

 

WRONG! Regeneration, which is another term for born-again, as is very clear from Titus 3:5, is what takes place UPON the sinner repenting and believing. What you are suggesting is IMPOSSIBLE!

 

WHY would God call MANY, and then choose FEW? this is very UNFAIR.

 

what version do you use?