Faith Precedes Regeneration - Note What Spurgeon Said

[KenH]

He also died for the world. he said so!

When a group restricted, such a sheep, then it is restricted. The world that you are referring to means that the gospel would be for Gentiles, as well as Jews.

 

[DaveXR650]

"Our Lord is to be understood not of his divine will, as God, to gather the people of the Jews internally, by his Spirit and grace, to himself; for all those whom Christ would gather, in this sense, were gathered, notwithstanding all the opposition made by the rulers of the people; but of his human affection and will, as a man, and a minister, to gather them to him externally, by, and under the ministry of his word, to hear him preach; so as that they might be brought to a conviction of, and an assent unto him as the Messiah; which, though it might fall short of faith in him, would have been sufficient to have preserved them from temporal ruin, threatened to their city and temple, in the following verse. Instances of the human affection, and will of Christ, may be observed in Mark 10:21 which will of his, though not contrary to the divine will, but subordinate to it, yet not always the same with it, nor always fulfilled: whereas his divine will, or his will as God, is, always fulfilled: "who hath resisted his will?" this cannot be hindered, and made void; he does whatsoever he pleases: and further, that this will of Christ to gather the Jews to himself, is to be understood of his human, and not divine will, is manifest from hence, that this will was in him, and expressed by him at certain several times, by intervals; and therefore he says, "how often would I have gathered", &c. whereas the divine will is one continued, invariable, and unchangeable will, is always the same, and never begins or ceases to be, and to which such an expression is inapplicable; and therefore these words do not contradict the absolute and sovereign will of God, in the distinguishing acts."

- from John Gill's Bible commentary on Matthew 23:37

That isn't bad but I hope you realize that this is exactly the kind of mental gyrations Cheung is talking about when he comes out and says that indeed God causes sin. Now you are in the does God have two wills area of Edwards and Piper - but not Cheung. Pick one.

 

[KenH]

Just because he said he layed his life down for his sheep does not mean that is all he died for

Then why specifically say He died for the sheep? Obviously, because that is who He died for. Period.

 

[Salty]

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