Jesus was the Shepherd over BOTH Jews/Gentiles, not just over Israel!
Mat_15:24 He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
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Jesus was the Shepherd over BOTH Jews/Gentiles, not just over Israel!
He also stated that He was calling unto himself Gentiles, so that they would be included in His flock, in one Body!Mat_15:24 He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
He also stated that He was calling unto himself Gentiles, so that they would be included in His flock, in one Body!
We would be one flock under Him as the Great Shepherd...Please read the verse in its entirety
It answers the question "who hears?"is this pre conversion or after conversion?
Matthew 10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Yes, just those who belong to him...It answers the question "who hears?"
It answers the question "who hears?"
Yes, unto babes in Christ. Exactly my point. Who hears? The regenerate. (After all, a babe is a person who has been born, right?)Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
I think this passage answers "who hears" with a bit more insight (who hears the call of God for salvation)
IMO, i don't think that is the comparison that is being made. Look at the contrast between wise and prudent/Babes. He just got done denouncing the towns because of their lack of repentance, their PRIDE.Yes, unto babes in Christ. Exactly my point. Who hears? The regenerate. (After all, a babe is a person who has been born, right?)
Except that is not what He said. He said "His sheep follow Him." And those who hear Him are called "babes." Not fetuses. Babes. With ears capable of hearing him.I believe that is the point of Christ's statement, The prideful spirit versus the humble spirit, that's who God reveals Himself to.
Except that is not what He said. He said "His sheep follow Him." And those who hear Him are called "babes." Not fetuses. Babes. With ears capable of hearing him.
yieldYield
Yielding can happen without "doing" anythingyield
yēld/Submit
verb
1.
produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).
"the land yields grapes and tobacco"
2.
give way to arguments, demands, or pressure.
A verb. Something you do. You can't write your own dictionary when the words disagree with your presuppositions.
Where can you show me from scripture that our responding to God results in our regeneration?
Yes. The bible is given to us so we can believe correct doctrine, and we have new life, believing on His Name....but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
John 20:31 NKJV
So an active verb can be a - well, a what? I already posted the dictionary entry for "yield." Did you miss it? Yield: Active Verb. Verb: a word used to describe an action. Action: something done or performed; an act; a deed.Yielding can happen without "doing" anything
Yes. The bible is given to us so we can believe correct doctrine, and we have new life, believing on His Name.
But I still fail to see where you have to do something. Unless you are talking about "believing" which, of course, is a work.
LoL...you are very strong willed!So an active verb can be a - well, a what? I already posted the dictionary entry for "yield." Did you miss it? Yield: Active Verb. Verb: a word used to describe an action. Action: something done or performed; an act; a deed.
I agree that it is difficult to nail down. It sounds to me like the argument is that it is a work to resist but it is also a work not to resist (both believing and not believing are seen as active verbs).LoL...you are very strong willed!
Ok...let's take it to the extreme, a person WENT to a revival to hear the Word, they DID something.
Your train (of thought) makes sense when it stops at the station of your choice
I can roll with thisI agree that it is difficult to nail down. It sounds to me like the argument is that it is a work to resist but it is also a work not to resist (both believing and not believing are seen as active verbs).
I believe (actively, I suppose) that all men by nature resist God. But I also believe than when God reveals truth it generates belief (not as an action on the part of the believer, but as a result of truth revealed).