Featured Are the Lost Allowed to Seek God?

Does God allow people to seek God and put their trust in Christ? Yes, usually, but not always. Romans 11 teaches God does harden the hearts of some people for His purpose. Ditto for Judas who was not allowed to "come to Jesus." (John 6:65)

Now there are none who seek God all the time, as we are not seeking God when sinning, and we all have fallen short of the glory of God. Does this truth prevent some, most, of the lost from seeking God some of the time? Nope. The fields are white for harvest.

Did Jesus tell the lost to seek the Kingdom of God? Yes.

Did those of the Old Testament ever, at some time, seek God?
See:

Exodus 33:4
2 Chronicles 14:7
2 Chronicles 22:9
2 Chronicles 26:5 ​

Did Jesus tell the lost to seek God's righteousness? Yes
See:

Matthew 6:33
Matthew 7:7
Luke 13:24
Acts of the Apostles 15:13-18

The gospel is clear, we are to seek the righteousness of God through faith in Christ.




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Did anyone see where a passage presented in the OP was repeated, but without explanation?
Or a post of deflection?

Are some of the Lost allowed and thus able, to seek God? The answer from scripture is yes, but they do not seek God when sinning, and since we all sin, none of us seek God all the time.

This is not rocket science.

 

Good question!!

God does the allowing. The concept of a "free will" is flawed as we all operate within the purview allowed by God.

Yes, we, some of the lost, did not seek God before we experienced God's revelation of Himself. Thus God allows it (our desire to seek God) rather than compels some to seek God.

You "re-imagination of Romans 3:11 to fit your unbiblical views is very said. Just accept what scripture says, and do not add "ever" to the text.

 

Yet another double-speak post.

1) First the presence that is no controversy concerning "total spiritual inability." He is probably aware of the controversy.

2) Is the fact Christ came to "call" (save) sinners in dispute? Nope

3) Is the fact that if a sinner is saved, by being called into His kingdom, Christ will by no means cast them back out in dispute? Nope

4) The problem for the false doctrine of "total spiritual inability" is Matthew 13, where three of the four souls seek salvation. But simply seeking does not always result in salvation.

5) Yes some of the lost reject the gospel or do not even understand it. This is not in dispute. The re-imagination that all humans love darkness such that none will ever seek God is what in dispute. He knows it, and I know it. No need for double-speak.

 

It is mandatory that God credit the faith of those seeking God in order to obtain salvation. Thus we, those born anew believers, are to beg the lost, be reconciled to God. And to become reconciled, to receive the reconciliation, requires that our faith is credited by God as righteousness. We do not automatically save ourselves by professing faith, no matter how sincere.

 

Exodus 33:7
Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the LORD would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp.

To claim no lost person ever sought the Lord is simply nonsense.

 

2 Chronicles 14:7
For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

To claim no one ever seeks God based on adding "ever" to Romans 3:11 is nonsense. No one seeks God while sinning.

 

There are none who seeks after God all the time. All have sinned and we are not seeking God when sinning.

 

2 Chronicles 22:9
He also searched for Ahaziah, and they caught him while he was hiding in Samaria; they brought him to Jehu, put him to death, and buried him. For they said, “He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So there was no one of the house of Ahaziah to retain the power of the kingdom.

Besides providing another OT example of a person seeking God, the effort appeared full throttle, not "half-hearted."