Heh! Craigbythesea a little advice. Don't vomit on your keyboard it may short out.
Did you post this reply to prove to me that you have been irrevocably elected to salvation? Personally, I do not find it to be especially convincing.
Now try your luck at spinning Romans 8:29, 30, John 6:37, and Acts 13:48.
Let’s first take at least a brief look at Rom. 8:29-30,
29. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined
to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;
30. and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.
Well, it looks as if we have here a very clear doctrinal passage teaching the very same that James Boyce taught. And we find the same thing in these passages,
Deut. 32:39. 'See now that I, I am He, And there is no god . . . It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver . . . .
1 King 8:23. "there is no God . . . keeping covenant and
showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart,
2 Kings 1: 16. “there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word"
2 Kings 5:15. "Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth"
2 Chron. 6: 14. "there is no god . . . keeping covenant and
showing lovingkindness”
Psalm 14: 1. "There is no God."
Isa. 43:10. "You are My witnesses, . . . there was no God.”
As we found in Ephesians chapter one, and as we see above, when words are taken out of their context they can be manipulated to teach something VERY DIFFERENT from what they actually teach. So let’s be honest and put Rom. 8:29-30 back into its context,
28. And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to
His purpose.
29. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined
to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;
30. and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.
31. What then shall we say to these things? If God
is for us, who
is against us?
32. He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?
33. Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies;
34. who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
35. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36. Just as it is written, "FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED."
37. But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.
38. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
39. nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Reach into you pocket and take out coin. Seriously, reach into you pocket and take out a coin. Now look at the flat surface of it. What do you see? Now turn it over and look at the other side of the coin. It’s different, isn’t it? Very different! All coins have two sides. Now read again Rom. 8:28-39. How many sides do you see of the many doctrines touched upon in this passage? I see only one side! But there is always the other side of the coin even though we do not find it here like we do in other parts of the Bible.
What is the author’s purpose in this passage? Is it to urge lost souls to place their faith in Christ for his forgiveness and salvation? No, it is not. Is it to warn wayward Christians of the dangers of apostasy? No, it is not. Is to teach the doctrine of election? No, it is not. The author’s purpose in this passage is clearly to shore up the readers in their Christian faith.
There are multitudes of passages urging lost souls to place their faith in Christ for his forgiveness and salvation. There are multitudes of passages warning wayward Christians of the dangers of apostasy. But the Apostle Paul’s purpose in this passage is clearly to shore up the readers in their Christian faith.
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
1. He´s got the whole world in His hands,
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He´s got the whole world in His hands.
2. He´s got the wind and the rain in His hands,
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He´s got the whole world in His hands.
3. He´s got the the tiny little baby in His hands,
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He´s got the whole world in His hands.
4. He´s got you and me, brother, in His hands,
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He´s got the whole world in His hands.
5. He's got ev'rybody here in His hands.
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He's got the whole world in His hands.
1. He´s got the whole world in His hands,
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He´s got the whole world in His hands.
He's got the earth and sky in his hands;
He's got the night and day in his hands;
He's got the sun and moon in his hands;
He´s got the whole world in His hands.
2. He´s got the whole world in His hands,
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He´s got the whole world in His hands.
He's got the land and sea in his hands;
He's got the wind and rain in his hands;
He's got the spring and fall in his hands;
He´s got the whole world in His hands.
3. He´s got the whole world in His hands,
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He´s got the whole world in His hands.
He's got the young and old in his hands;
He's got the rich and poor in his hands;
Yes, he's got ev'ry one in his hands;
He´s got the whole world in His hands.
He´s got the whole world in His hands,
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He´s got the whole world in His hands.
