I leave you to God and your conscience. It is clear that you are questioning the King. The answer, then, will come from the King. (Romans 14).HOW can you say this? Surely you must care what everyone believes? I know that I do, hence I am on here!
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I leave you to God and your conscience. It is clear that you are questioning the King. The answer, then, will come from the King. (Romans 14).HOW can you say this? Surely you must care what everyone believes? I know that I do, hence I am on here!
It is clear that you are questioning the King
Not true. You are surmising an if/then scenario where you accuse God. Essentially, if you are not correct and I am correct, then God is evil simply because you can't imagine God having the gospel shared universally while choosing particularly. If God did that, then you have openly said that God is unfair. That is you accusing God if he doesn't do things according to your demand.I am questioning you
Not true. You are surmising an if/then scenario where you accuse God. Essentially, if you are not correct and I am correct, then God is evil simply because you can't imagine God having the gospel shared universally while choosing particularly. If God did that, then you have openly said that God is unfair. That is you accusing God if he doesn't do things according to your demand.
The Good News is this:what is the Gospel? Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 15:
Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importancea: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures
So, the Gospel, or Good News, is "that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures", and by receiving this, a sinner is saved.
If God wants the whole world, that is, every single person, to hear this Good News, then this must mean that God has made provision for the sins of the whole world, without exception, in the Death of Jesus Christ!
We cannot tell the whole world, that we have Good News for them, "that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures", and then say that, sorry, this is not available for ALL, as Jesus actually came to die for an save only the elect! This is not Good News, but BAD NEWS!!! And also very cruel.
We preach universally and God chooses particularly. God does not tell us why
You realize I just provided passages confirming what I said, yet you say it is wrong.God does not tell us why, because what you suggest is not from God in the first place, and at odds with the Teaching of the Holy Bible. What you say is "theology", but this is not Biblical theology, but rather that of the Reformed/Calvinists.
You realize I just provided passages confirming what I said, yet you say it is wrong.
Again, the problem lies squarely upon you and no one else.
God does not tell us why, because what you suggest is not from God in the first place, and at odds with the Teaching of the Holy Bible. What you say is "theology", but this is not Biblical theology, but rather that of the Reformed/Calvinists.
I provided passages, in context, for you. This is not some cherrypicking to create my own flavors.I too can provide multiple verses from the Bible to refute what you say. However neither of us will change because of what we believe. Only one of us can be right.
I provided passages, in context, for you. This is not some cherrypicking to create my own flavors.
For my part, I once held your view so I know that people can change and I know that our King is more than capable of directing his servants, of which I count us both to be. Therefore our King will guide us both and correct us both when need be.
Personally, I wouldn't know if it's "Reformed / Calvinist" theology or not,God does not tell us why, because what you suggest is not from God in the first place, and at odds with the Teaching of the Holy Bible. What you say is "theology", but this is not Biblical theology, but rather that of the Reformed/Calvinists.