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Lost by God's Will?

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Yeshua1

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I Timothy 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
(KJV)

II Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (KJV)

Based upon these and other passages, can we conclude that anyone who dies and goes out into a Christless eternity does so out of the will of God?
Does anything ever happen though that is outside the will /control of God?
 

HeirofSalvation

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A Calvinist redefining words to make his theology fit scripture.

Well, we've never seen this before, ladies and gentlemen, no, never!

And what about this curious phrase, "the not yet saved elect?" So they are elect, but not yet saved. Hmmm....so God elects people in eternity past and then looks down through the corridors of time and chooses the moment they will be regenerated and be gifted with the faith they need to overcome total depravity? All of a sudden--BAM! you got faith! BAM! you got faith!
You got it...

BAM!
BAM!
BAM!

Emril Legasse gets it....

Poor stupid non-Calvinist...

Yes...if you don't embrace
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
You won't get it..
 

HeirofSalvation

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Those against the Doctrines of Grace still need to reconcile this passage with places like Romans 9. Clearly, God does not prepare everyone for Salvation. And if He does not prepare everyone for Salvation, how can it be His will that all (every person) be saved?

I know that is a passage you do not like to deal with but you can't just ignore it.
Romans 9 is about BROADENING the scope of election...

not restricting it.

Seriously.
It is.... you don't know that, because you haven't been taught proper exegesis, but Paul's argument doesn't begin in chapter 9...
Start at chapter 5 and follow Paul's argument through to chapter 11.

Then, you'll get it.

Non-Calvinists aren't afraid of chapter 9.
We just know that Paul's argument starts in 5 and follows through to 11....and we know Calvinists don't know that, so it's worthless to engage them on chapter 9 because only Calvinists think the thought process begins there....
That's why non-Cals don't like a "Romans 9" debate...
It's because Paul began the letter at chapter 1....not 9


Every Theological system on the planet knows chapter 9 is in the middle of a MUCH broader argument.

Empty your mind of presuppositions and read it again.
Set aside about 3 hrs....and just empty your mind and let the Scritpture speak for itself, and let Paul use his own voice.... read from chapter 1 through to the end...
then try narrowing it to chapters 5-11 and follow his train of thought.

If you did that....

You'd abandon Calvinism wholesale.
Because, you'd realize that Calvinists have missed even the most BASIC thrust of the whole argument and teach the precise OPPOSITE of what Paul is trying to convey.

Once again...
He's actually BROADENING the scope of election, not NARROWING it...
Try again.
 
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loDebar

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Does anything ever happen though that is outside the will /control of God?
Satan, the whole sin issue. Disobedience All are outside of God Perfect Will, but He allows it within His permissive will.
No thing happens that God does not allow
 

MB

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If not even a sparrow falls to the ground outside of the will of God (Matthew 10:29), it is hard to see that God is powerless to prevent men and women from dying and going to hell.
You will perhaps reply that God is not powerless to prevent this, but that it happens against His will. I ask what power it is that is stronger than God to force Him to act against His will (Psalms 115:3).
Do you agree that God's will is that everyone be saved? You see God loves man enough to want man to choose who we serve. Our choosing Him is a true expression of Love.
MB
 

HankD

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So did their propitiation expire?If God has turned away the wrath,why do they get an eternity of it?
I keep saying I don't know.
I don't/cant think like God.
I'll ask when face to face and if I understand then I'll look you up,

if it will even matter then.
 

Reformed1689

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Since I believe firmly in the free will of man
Non-Calvinists should really quit using this line as if Calvinists don't also firmly believe in the free will of man. The question is, what is the will of man? It is not to do good or to follow God.

He chose to offer salvation to anyone who would repent and accept His pardon
No. He chose to offer salvation to those He chose based on His good pleasure.
 

Reformed1689

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Romans 9 is about BROADENING the scope of election...

not restricting it.

Seriously.
It is.... you don't know that, because you haven't been taught proper exegesis, but Paul's argument doesn't begin in chapter 9...
Start at chapter 5 and follow Paul's argument through to chapter 11.

Then, you'll get it.

Non-Calvinists aren't afraid of chapter 9.
We just know that Paul's argument starts in 5 and follows through to 11....and we know Calvinists don't know that, so it's worthless to engage them on chapter 9 because only Calvinists think the thought process begins there....
That's why non-Cals don't like a "Romans 9" debate...
It's because Paul began the letter at chapter 1....not 9


Every Theological system on the planet knows chapter 9 is in the middle of a MUCH broader argument.

Empty your mind of presuppositions and read it again.
Set aside about 3 hrs....and just empty your mind and let the Scritpture speak for itself, and let Paul use his own voice.... read from chapter 1 through to the end...
then try narrowing it to chapters 5-11 and follow his train of thought.

If you did that....

You'd abandon Calvinism wholesale.
Because, you'd realize that Calvinists have missed even the most BASIC thrust of the whole argument and teach the precise OPPOSITE of what Paul is trying to convey.

Once again...
He's actually BROADENING the scope of election, not NARROWING it...
Try again.

The scope of election was never broadened. It was complete before the foundation of the world. That being said, yes, Romans 9 does, in fact, deal with the reality that there are elect Gentiles as well. Nobody is disputing that. But it is also very clear on the fact that there are some that God does not choose.

You talk a big talk but you are still ignoring the reality of the passage.
 

HankD

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Look Brethren, when we have a question that seems an illogical fit to someone's position, it is not necessarily a "GOTCHA".

God delights in being so VERY ILLUSIVE.

I like this hymn:

Farther along we’ll know more about it,
Farther along we’ll understand why;
Cheer up, my brother, live in the sunshine,
We’ll understand it all by and by.

:)
 

HankD

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Non-Calvinists should really quit using this line as if Calvinists don't also firmly believe in the free will of man. The question is, what is the will of man? It is not to do good or to follow God.

No. He chose to offer salvation to those He chose based on His good pleasure.
No. He chose after the counsel of His own will.

Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

This is the biggest reason I am a Mugwump, we weren't there at the counsel.
 

loDebar

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Non-Calvinists should really quit using this line as if Calvinists don't also firmly believe in the free will of man. The question is, what is the will of man? It is not to do good or to follow God.

No. He chose to offer salvation to those He chose based on His good pleasure.
Yep, that was ALL sinners
 

Yeshua1

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Do you agree that God's will is that everyone be saved? You see God loves man enough to want man to choose who we serve. Our choosing Him is a true expression of Love.
MB
Not in an absolute sense, as God determined that just His elect would be saved by the Cross of Christ!
 

Iconoclast

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Pastor_Bob,

God gives all men a measure of light (John 1:9).
He gives man the light creation, the light of conscience,

These two lights allow fallen man to know God exists and leaves them without excuse for their sins.It saves nobody.

and the light of scripture. If any man responds to the light given, God gives them more light (Mark 4:24).

No man responds unless the Spirit allows them to. The response of a natural man is to be a truth suppressor.

How can you possibly conclude that I believe that God leaves my salvation up to me? He provides salvation; I just need to accept it.

Because I am reading your posts?
 
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