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Romans 4 16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all 17 (as it is written, “I have made you a father of...

A god who knows the future, but does not determine the future is not God Almighty. God actually declares things to be what they are before they are. Isaiah 46 8 “Remember this, and show yourselves men; Recall to mind, O you transgressors. 9 Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and...

Pelagius also emphasized the freedom of the human will, as opposed to the sovereign grace of God. He essentially taught that, when we sin, it is the result of our conscious choice of evil over good. We have the ability and freedom to choose good. Following God’s commands is a matter of the will...

Many people believe in the heresy of Pelagianism, and semi Pelagianism today. Pelagianism’s underlying fault is its reliance on human freedom and willpower instead of the grace of God. In saying that we all possess an inherent power to choose holiness for ourselves, Pelagius made the grace of...

Does regeneration precede faith or does faith precede regeneration? | CARM.org The logical necessity that regeneration must precede faith. I know that many people hold to one thing or another, even so they are not both true. However scripture is saying exactly what I am saying. Another proof...

In John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” That word 'see' does not mean enter, it means to perceive, have an understanding, look it up yourself. If a man can not perceive or understand Christ, who He...

Regeneration Precedes Faith RC Sproul on regeneration preceding faith These giants of Christian history derived their view from Holy Scripture. The key phrase in Paul's Letter to the Ephesians is this: "...even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have...

The Holy Spirit does not teach those who are not His children about Christ and receiving Christ in a way that results in them realizing saving faith.. 1 Corinthians 2:13-14 New King James Version 13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit...

Those verse describe the result of those that receive Him. John 1 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of...

John 10:16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. These other sheep Christ HAS, HAS, as they have been given to Christ by the Father, dont even know Him yet, but when they hear His...

The order is the rebirth, then the person believes and then they are sealed by the Holy Spirit. So the salvation is not complete until the person confesses their belief in Christ. However all whom God makes His, will do so. It is not according to scripture to say the spiritually dead believe in...

People seek God after God makes them 'of God', just like Christ says in John 8. This is being regenerated, born of God so that they are then 'of God'. People who remain 'of the devil' never seek God and Christ. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Which of you convicts Me...

Isaiah 53:4-6 ESV Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are...

You continue to claim the lost seek for God, when scripture say they do not. So your not in agreement with what God has said.

Yes becoming born of God, so that they are no longer of the devil.

But Scripture testifies that no one seeks for God. Romans 3:10-12 New King James Version (NKJV) 10 As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one; 11 There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. 12 They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable...

No one is born saved, Van.

a Pelagianism, a Darwinian spiritual survival of the fittest, they were better learners than the others kind of thinking.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Therefore they are become the people of God who were formerly not a people, not a holy nation. 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal...

Your being silly here, as you must be born again. Which means born into the family of God, so then that forms a people, a holy nation, His church, as they are a new creation! The old is gone, the new is here.