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1 | predestination - free will or God | John | 11862 | |||
We are studying Ephesians 1:5,11 predestination. The pastor said, "the Holy Spirit quickens a man so he can hear the call but man has the free-will to say YES or NO to the offer of salvation." in John 6:37,39 Jesus says ALL the Father gave Him will be saved, that He will not lose any of them. in Eph.2:8-9, Paul says "...faith, a gift of God, not of works..." it seemed to me that God chooses which of us He wants and He gets us. He is sovereign. when i asked (one on one, outside of class) the pastor to explain, he refused, said he didn't want to talk about it now. i then gave him a list of verses which i thought supported God's supremacy and asked for verses from him which supported man's free will. nothing in response after 2 weeks. if any of you believe man has a free will to say NO to God regarding salvation, please give me some verses. |
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2 | predestination - free will or God | John | glory777 | 11870 | ||
Jim- I don't know if I can help you out much here. But I know that before God created the world, He knew who would and who would not believe. The opportunities to believe are placed there for us and He knows how we would respond. Is that predestination? I am not sure. But to me it does not matter and is a moot point. I DID believe. Does that mean I can sit back and say that if God wants my neigbor saved, he will be saved whether I do anything about it or not? It means that I will follow what my God says and do what I can to present the Gospel to my neighbor. I will try to walk in a manner worthy of the name "Child of God". Whether God knows that he will be saved or not is not the point. The point is, am I doing my part? Debbie |
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