The Doctrine Of Man's Impotence AWP

This is from the chapter "Elucidation ".

Modern theology ( if it deserves to be called theology ) presents to man a parody of God , who commands the respect of none , who is disrobed of His august and glorious majesty , who , far from doing His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth , is pictured as a kindly petitioner seeking favors at the hands of worms of the dust . Such a "god" has no powerful voice which shakes the earth and makes guilty rebels quail , but only offers entrieties which may be despised with impunity . Unless God is able to enforce His will He ceases to be God .

 

Opposition

The exhortations , warnings and promises set down in the Word are to be pressed on the ungodly so as to make them more inexcusable , so that they may not say in the day to come that , had they been invited to receive such good things , they would have embraced them ; had they been admonished for their sins , they would have forsaken them . Their own conscience will convict them , and they will know a prophet of God spoke to them .

 

Opposition

Every objection against the doctrine of man's spiritual impotence has been overthrown by God's servants in the past , yet each fresh generation repeats the arrogance of its forbears .

[ I kinda' think these posts will receive opposition in this "fresh generation" -- Rip ]

 

Exposition : Dealing With Inability And Depravity

... t shows sinners that their perdition is really altogether of themselves , for they are unwilling to be made clean . The kindest thing we can do for them is to shatter their self-righteous hopes , to make them realize both their utter helplessness and their entire inexcusableness . The high demands of God are to be pressed upon them with the design of bringing them to cry to Him to graciously work in them that which He requires . Genuine conviction of sin consists in a thorough realization of responsibility and guilt , of our inability and dependence upon divine grace . Nothing is so well calculated to produce that conviction , under the Spirit's blessing , as the faithful preaching of this unpalatable truth .

 

I don't see how the words of AWP caused you such confusion . BUT IN THIS POST I'LL JUST GIVE YOU SOME VERSES TO ILLUSTRATE that we indeed are unable and unwilling to respond to the gospel .

In 1 Cor. We are told that the natural person can't accept the things of the Spirit of God -- they're foolishness and can't be understood .

In 2 Cor. 4:3,4 it says that the gospel is veiled to those who are perishing -- that's because the god of this age has givn them spiritual blindness .

BEFORE ONE IS QUICKENED , one is dead in their sins -- see Eph. 2:1 and Col. 2:13 .

THE SON GIVES LIFE TO THOSE OF HIS CHOOSING -- TO THOSE HE IS PLEASED TO GIVE IT -- JOHN 5:21

In Phil. 2:29 we're told that it has been granted to some to believe on the Lord .

We just don't have the power on our own to turn to the Lord .

People are darkened in their understanding and separated from God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart . -- Eph. 4:18

In Col. 1:13 it states that the unregenerate are residing in the dominion of darknes . But ( 1 Pet. 2:9 ) God calls us out of that darkness and into His wonderful light .

The Lord has to open hearts to respond to the saving truths of the gospel . See Acts 16:14 . OUR HEARTS ARE FOOLISH BEFORE REGENERATION -- SEE RO.1:21

THE SCRIPTURE SAYS THAT NNE SEEKS OR UNDERSTANDS IN RO.3:11

The sinful mind is hostile toward God according to Romans 8:7 .

These and a number of other passages demonstrate our helplessness , powerlessness , unwillingness and state of inability to turn to the Lord on our own accord . Sin has imprisoned us . THE LORD HAS TO PERSONALLY INTERCEDE ON OUR BEHALF .

 

Sometimes you present false choices . YOU SAY YOU WANT TO SEE VERSES WHICH STATE THAT EITHER GOD'S WILL IS FORCED ON PEOPLE OR VERSES THAT SHOW THAT GOD IS NOT GOD .

Well , that's absurd . GOD DOESN'T FORCE HIMSELF ON ANYONE . HE SOFTENS HEARTS AND TRANSLATES THEM INTO HIS KINGDOM . PINK WASN'T SAYING ANYTHING OF THE KIND THAT GOD FORCES HIMSELF ON ANYONE . BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE NONSENS EITHER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A GENTLEMAN .THE POINT IS THAT NONE CAN COME TO JESUS UNLESS THE FATHER HAS ENABLED THEM TO DO SO . -- JOHN 6:65 . The drawing is always effectual -- see John 6:44 .

GOD IS GOD . BUT THE GOD OF THE BIBLE IS THE REAL GOD . THE GOD OF SOME IS MISREPRESENTING THE LORD OF THE SCRIPTURES . THE LORD DOESN'T YIELD TO FALSE REASONINGS .

YOU LOOKED AT POST #4 AND EXTRAPOLATED SOME FALSE PREMISES -- THINGS THAT WERE JUST NOT THERE IN HIS WORDS . AWP EMPHASIZED OUR NATURAL INABILITY AND NEED FOR DEPENDENCE UPON DIVINE GRACE .

 

The above is yet another example of turning the edifying into something far worse . Deal with A.W.P's words . Do not start up about things that have nothing to do with the OP -- come on .