Why...

Well, crooked lawyer, you see, salvation is not "possessed". It is given.
Before you go about quoting what I have said in other posts, I am talking of inherent possession.
If an elect child of God possesses salvation, it is because that salvation was given to him by its rightful owner.
No one possesses salvation but God, and He gives it to whom He will, in accordance with His will, in accordance with His mercy, and you can grow callouses on your knees crying out to God all you want, if salvation is not for you, then it is not for you, your name is not in the Lamb's Book of life, it will not be written there for your sake at anytime after the foundation of the world, and the blood of Glory's Lamb is not for you, and it'll be a freezing cold day in hell before He gives it (salvation) to you.

Ramblings of one grasping for straws. Take a rest.

Calvin ? Who's he ? In case you don't know yet, I'm no Calvinist. But that can only be apparent to one who truly understands Calvinism, not to somebody like you.

 

I've changed internet provider and needed to change my e-mail address on BB only to find that my password was wrong. I made the mistake of logging off and was then unable to log on again.
The jonnycool, cool as it is, was because I tried getting a domain name johnparsons and variants of it. All had been taken so I thought jonnycool was worth a shot. I didn't expect it to be available though.

Providencially speaking of course. Eph 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8 that he lavished on me with all wisdom and understanding. 9 And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,

And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure...

You have my prayers not my pity. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." Rom 1:17.

ISA 65:1 "I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me...
It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy. Rom 9:16.

GAL 3:1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard?

You can hope as much as you like but a prayer never goes amiss.
Personally, I never give it a thought. I believe that I believe Jesus died for my sins so there is nothing more to do is there? Casting out demons I'll leave to the casters outs of demons. The wonderful works I'll leave to the free willers, you need as many as you can get boys and girls, as for me, "Nothing in my hands I bring."

Is it? Cool. I believe Jesus died for my sins what am I lacking? Who's in my head? Jesus is the Christ who took up my infirmities, carried my sorrows, was pierced for my transgressions, was crushed for my iniquities, was oppressed and afflicted, and was assigned a grave with the wicked because He loved me and gave Himself to me. Now tell me you still hope that I'm saved. As for me, "He is the LORD; let him do what is good in his eyes." (Eli.)

There you go webdog. You let on that the only works you are into is to belief and now you say we must repent as well? What else is there to do, to do, to do?

As for me, "He is the LORD; let him do what is good in his eyes." (Eli.) I am at His mercy but I have His promises to hold against Him.

john.

 

LK 1:69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David 70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago)... 77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins...

john.

 

In particular Romans 8 where God's foreknowledge and predesitnation directly leads to justification in clear line of reasoning. This in addition to other scriptures PL has cited concerning our election from well before our physical birth or consciousness.

Yes and no. The child's will may be involved in a primitive way but the origin of that will to be born was not of its own making.

Yes. But the egg does not create itself, choose to be fertilized, or choose the circumstances whereby it is fertilized... nor does it choose to be "receptive". It either is or is not in its nature to be receptive.

Nothing you say here helps your cause.

 

Because he could not start another membership with the same name, because...the old name...johnp was taken. :saint: :saint:

 

skypair.

"Nothing in my hands I bring."

I would have thought being on a discussion forum was investment enough. ISA 55:11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

That's why I use a lot of scriptures.

Beat you to it then didn't I?

Agustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778)

1.Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood,
from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure;
save from wrath and make me pure.

2.Not the labors of my hands
can fulfill thy law's commands;
could my zeal no respite know,
could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone;
thou must save, and thou alone.

3.Nothing in my hand I bring,
simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress;
helpless, look to thee for grace;
foul, I to the fountain fly;
wash me, Savior, or I die.

4.While I draw this fleeting breath,
when mine eyes shall close in death,
when I soar to worlds unknown,
see thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee.


john.

 

To use skypairs own choice of words, jonnycool, "I'll bet" he sings Rock of Ages and has Augustus Toplady agreeing with his choice of what election means. He sure doesn't realize that a lot of saints way before he even was born were firm adherents of the Doctrine of Grace, that if he realized it he would be doing this ----->:BangHead: and this ------>:tonofbricks: to himself.

Or he will probably have to rip more than half off of hymnals.

 

1. Rock of Ages
that I cleft ?

2. All the labors of my hands
can fulfill thy law's commands; ?

3. Self-righteousness in my hand I bring
and simply to the cross I cling; ?

Something like this pinoy?

I'm gonna have to live with jonnycool James. The best I can see is that it will annoy some. I wasn't patient enough I think. I thought it would be quick and easier to re-register but I had to wait a couple of days anyway before BB sent me my credentials.


john.