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1 | Why is death God's enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | bowler | 207765 | ||
Doc Well thank you very much for that! I agree with everything I read in the this essay exept I had one itsy bitsy problem with the concept of resolving the whole she-bang with Supralapsarianism. The reason is only one, the last part of that view, not in the article, but in the view itself, states that the decree to provide salvation was only for the elect. Yet, the Bible gives us scriptures stating that Christ's death was for the whole world and so on. I do agree with the concepts of irresistible grace and with God's sovereign election of men to be saved. I personally have just never been able to reconcile those scriptures which state that to many is given the offer of salvation but few are called, with that, Jesus died for the whole world. I believe both are true, but that we can't understand the theology of how God does that, as they are not contradictory, but both are true. Thanks again for a wonderful link. 1 John 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. Mathew 22:14 "For many are called, but few are chosen." blessings abound, bowler |
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2 | Why is death God's enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | DocTrinsograce | 207786 | ||
See post #150812 on the logical order of God's decrees. | ||||||
3 | Why is death God's enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | bowler | 207789 | ||
Doc, Very interesting post there Doc. I learned it this way - Supralapsarianism - the fourth one is scripturally wrong. 1 The decree to save some and condemn others. 2 The decree to create both. 3 The decree to premit the fall of both. 4 The decree to provide salvation only for the elect. Infralapsarianism - the fourth one is scripturally wrong. 1 The decree to create human beings. 2 The decree to permit the fall. 3 The decree to save some and condemn others. 4 The decree to provide salvation only for the elect. Subplapsarianism - the third one is scripturally wrong. 1 The decree to create human beings. 2 The decree to permit the fall. 3 The decree to provide salvation sufficient for all. 4 The decree to elect some. Arminianism - the second and the third one are scripturally wrong. 1 God desires all to be saved. 2 All have the ability to believe and to meet the conditions of salvation. 3 God predesitines and elects based on who He knows will choose Him. My Pastor Teacher's Take On It. 1 Man is totally depraved and without God's initiation and intervention no one would believe - the decree to permit the fall. 2 God's foreknowledge means He knew beforehand who would choose but He ordained who would choose - the decree to save some and condemn others. 3 God's election and foreknowledge are not dependant on man's choosing but do not violate man's choosing of his own volition - the foreordination and foreknowledge of God do not absolve man of the responsibility to choose. 4 God's choosing and calling are not by coercion or force but by persuasion - God draws men wooeing them to Him by perusasion. 5 Christ's death was to provide salvation for all men but not all men are called to salvation - the decree to provide the opportunity for salvation to absolutely everybody does not mean God will save all. 6 All are welcome to come but only those who respond according to God's foreordination by irresistible grace come - the decree that all have been offered salvation but only some are foreordained and drawn by irresistible grace. 7 Where scripture stops so must we some things about the eternal purposes of God have not been revealed to us - whatever we do not understand about 1-6 has not been revealed to us in scripture and should not presuppose that we can speculate as to how to reconcile seeming contradictions which are not contradictory but are facets of God's will and plan. Job 42:2 I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. Romans 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! blessings abound, bowler blessinsg abound, bowler |
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