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Could you prove those answers with scripture please?Because God commands us to.Yes.If they believe.
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Could you prove those answers with scripture please?Because God commands us to.Yes.If they believe.
Hello GritIf God does, as you say, choose who is allowed to be saved, then why be concerned with those who have never heard? By what you say has God not already chosen which of them will be saved? And if God chooses who is saved how does a person know whether or not they have beeed?
I'll be honest I find that very confusing with what the Bible teaches.
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GritCould you prove those answers with scripture please?
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1 Peter 3:8 Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,Could you prove those answers with scripture please?
If God does, as you say, choose who is allowed to be saved
I mention dispensationalism because of how that system fragments portions of scripture that should be joined together.I am not certain that criticism is warranted and limited to only dispensationalism.
There are any number of non-dispensation churches that have the same issues that you mention
To me the problem is system wide and growing. The typical church of all types are falling into apostasy, just as the Scriptures teach would take place.
.It has become noticeable in the area of replacing the work of the Holy Spirit with the work of emotionalism. (Imo) this started back even in early 1800's. The song writer Philip Bliss in the third quarter of the 1800s was concerned about the trends of music in the church and evangelistic meetings in his day. He was most concerned about that which was unsound in doctrine and the music lines appealing to the baser sensuality of humankind. One can imagine his take on the typical shallowness found among many churches in this time. I recall having a similar conversation with Al Smith (founder of singspiration). When I visited with Rudy Atwood, he also was concerned that the modern trends of showmanship and public display was distracting from the gospel
The followers in most of the churches can remain shallow as they look for the beast and false prophet, rather than the spread of the Kingdom , which they do not believe has come to earth yet.There is this concern. Perhaps it may be worth considering that at times the enemy of believer s can use an issue (for example: arguments against dispensation at every opportunity) as a distraction from communication and discernment of the real meat of the Scriptures, and more desperate seeking of God.
A person cannot savingly believe in Jesus unless God allows him or her to believe. So when a person is savingly drawn to God , they repent and believe the Gospel by God given faith. To get assurance of salvation in a biblical way, they give dilegence to make their calling and election sure;And if God chooses who is saved how does a person know whether or not they have been saved?
I'll be honest I find that very confusing with what the Bible teaches.
each person will also face the ultimate question, did you believe what God said?
Tom don't forget something one of my professors called "the bolt from the johannine blue (found in the Gospel of Matthew) ":1 Peter 3:8 Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,
9 not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.
Matthew 28:19 Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
2 Timothy 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.
John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.
John 17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
Romans 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe.
Oui.So God has already chosen who will be saved?
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