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1 | Reconciling Scripture verses. | OT general | parpar | 200531 | ||
Dear Doc. Thank you for your post. The greatest sin of which it is possible to be, "guilty", is that of refusing God's offer of salvation, however, when the, "ungodly", accept God's offer, He then, "justifies", them. Every blessing. parpar. |
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2 | Reconciling Scripture verses. | OT general | hopalong | 200538 | ||
Dear parpar, I would agree with you, if I believed that those who are "dead in their sins" were capable of accepting and understanding spiritual things.But the Bible says: Matt 16:17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 1 Cor 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. God Bless, Hopalong |
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3 | Reconciling Scripture verses. | OT general | parpar | 200555 | ||
Dear Hopalong. Thank you for your post. My understanding is that, "All have sinned", and therefore, All are, "dead in their sins", just as Peter was in the verse you quote, you need only go forward six verses to verse 23, where Jesus, who only a very short time before had called him, "Blessed", now calls him Satan. Peter was not at this time converted, as is made clear by Jesus at Luk 22:31 ¶ And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired [to have] you, that he may sift [you] as wheat: Luk 22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. But Jesus also makes it clear at, Mat 16:18 "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. There is no doubt in my mind, that our Lord Jesus Christ is indeed the foundation on which His Church is built, i.e. 1 st Cor Ch 3 v 11, however, I do not think that He was referring to Himself when speaking as recorded at Matthew Ch 16 v 18, but to what had just happened to Peter. I believe He was saying that His Church would consist of individuals, each of whom would have exactly what Peter had just had, i.e. direct Divine intervention into there lives, enabling them to accept Jesus as Savior, see also. Jhn 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. Jhn 6:65 And He said, "Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father." Mat 19:25 When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" Mat 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." God bless you. parpar. |
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