SavedByGrace
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Why Are Sinners Told to “Seek the Lord”?
“Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon” (Isaiah 55:6-7)
From this passage, it is clear that those called on to “seek the Lord”, are not “saved, born-again”, even though it uses, “return”, as though they had wandered from the Lord. As these are called “wicked” and “unrighteous”, which would never be used to describe a saved person.
WHY would the “elect”, need to SEEK the Lord, and CALL upon Him? They are supposed to have been “elected to salvation” before the foundation of the world. They are supposed to have the “inward call” from the Holy Spirit, and need not DO anything, so we are told!
In Acts chapter 17, we read of Paul’s visit to Athens, a city full of idols. To these unsaved people, Paul says, “to seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel after Him and find Him, though indeed He is not far from each one of us” (verse 27) And, “Truly, then, God overlooking the times of ignorance, now He strictly commands all men everywhere to repent” (verse 30). This is not to the “elect”, so can only be for the entire human race, which these people in Athens are part of! There is no indication from this passage in Acts, that these people who Paul addressed, were the “elect”. He spoke the same Message to ALL those who were present. Clearly the sinner must DO something!
These passages make no sense at all, and quite pointless, if, as the “Reformed/Calvinists” say, that the sinner need not DO anything, as the “elect of God”, will be DRAGGED by the Holy Spirit, and WILL accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour! The Bible is clearly AGAINST this false teaching, as it is very clear, that ALL sinners are told to SEEK the Lord, and CALL on His Name for their salvation.
We read in Peter’s sermon on the Day of Pentecost:
“And it shall be that everyone whoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved." (Acts 2:21)
We can see the contradiction that this man-made “theology” has with the Inspired, Infallible, Word of God.
“Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon” (Isaiah 55:6-7)
From this passage, it is clear that those called on to “seek the Lord”, are not “saved, born-again”, even though it uses, “return”, as though they had wandered from the Lord. As these are called “wicked” and “unrighteous”, which would never be used to describe a saved person.
WHY would the “elect”, need to SEEK the Lord, and CALL upon Him? They are supposed to have been “elected to salvation” before the foundation of the world. They are supposed to have the “inward call” from the Holy Spirit, and need not DO anything, so we are told!
In Acts chapter 17, we read of Paul’s visit to Athens, a city full of idols. To these unsaved people, Paul says, “to seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel after Him and find Him, though indeed He is not far from each one of us” (verse 27) And, “Truly, then, God overlooking the times of ignorance, now He strictly commands all men everywhere to repent” (verse 30). This is not to the “elect”, so can only be for the entire human race, which these people in Athens are part of! There is no indication from this passage in Acts, that these people who Paul addressed, were the “elect”. He spoke the same Message to ALL those who were present. Clearly the sinner must DO something!
These passages make no sense at all, and quite pointless, if, as the “Reformed/Calvinists” say, that the sinner need not DO anything, as the “elect of God”, will be DRAGGED by the Holy Spirit, and WILL accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour! The Bible is clearly AGAINST this false teaching, as it is very clear, that ALL sinners are told to SEEK the Lord, and CALL on His Name for their salvation.
We read in Peter’s sermon on the Day of Pentecost:
“And it shall be that everyone whoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved." (Acts 2:21)
We can see the contradiction that this man-made “theology” has with the Inspired, Infallible, Word of God.
