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1]They were given to Him before the world was. 2]Glad we agree here...He saves all He intends to, those given to Him by the Father. 3] We agree here also. Not one sheep will be cast out.

There is nothing to reconsider concerning total depravity as this fine list of verses supports it. There is no contradiction in any of these verses whatsoever.

I can agree that He bought the rights to all men, but His death was strictly a Covenant death, fixed and certain. In other words He saves all He intended to save, there is no doubt, speculation or guess work. The Lord knows those who are His;

Yes....here is another solid quote of truth from scripture. Some do not like it.

Yes...he died on behalf of the Elect

Of course there is. There is more than one manifestation of God's grace. There are plural examples of Grace. Noah finding grace in the eyes of the Lord. God singling out The Nations of Israel God preserving an elect remnant in that nation. God preserving lot from the totally depraved perverts in...

Yes, That is why all man centered worship is a works righteousness

Doctrine means teaching. Are you suggesting there is no teaching of God's grace in either testament? Did God have a plan and purpose before time? Fallen men are bound in a self will that is sinful, not free. your conclusion is philosophical and not scriptural at all. God gets all the glory...

Thanks for these clear posts that show the doctrine of grace through the OT.

Good Thread! Biblical Salvation is a confessing of The Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Repentance and faith are part of the salvation that is granted unto us. Peter made it clear in Acts2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye...

Thank you for this scripturally solid post and well thought out response! The imagery of the refiners fire has been inscripturated for our learning upon whom the ends of the age have come. [From bible study tools;Proverbs 17:3 The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold Refiners of...

I just started reading a very solid post by Paleouss, post#7 that is offering many solid scriptures and thoughts here.

HELLO ATPOLLARD, lol, These questions were in part generated by a recent sermon by a Pastor who places more emphasis on experiential doctrinal living in our actual lives. He has a way of taking familiar texts like this, and normally we would study a bit and say, the writer is quoting from...

The Spirit preached through Noah in that day, to those who are in prison now awaiting judgment

What are ways people can resist it?

Do you see it as grace and mercy, and are thankful for it.

How does a person benefit from it, what is the peaceable fruit of righteousness?

Is this individual or corporate?

7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave...

What a wonderful description of the work of the triune God in regenerating and converting grace in the life of the multitude of elect sinners, who are predestined to be conformed to the Image of Our Lord.