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1 | Knowing the Word | Jer 8:7 | CDBJ | 233203 | ||
Greetings, I have reference to just such a predicament. Acts 13:48 in comparison to II Pet. 3:9 Acts 13:48 (KJV) 48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. The previous is an example of God’s sovereign decision. The following doesn’t play out correctly when considering God’s will, which is also His sovereign decision, i.e. what God desires, He is able to perform! 2 Peter 3:9 (KJV) The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. If mans repentance toward God is actually a direct act of God according to Acts 13:48, and if God on the other hand desires for all to be saved, i.e. His will, why doesn’t He so decree that all should be saved? We know for a fact that there are more lost then there are saved. Matthew 7:14 (KJV) 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (God’s provision verses man’s responsibility) I have been trying to figure this one out for close to 47 years now, CDBJ |
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2 | Knowing the Word | Jer 8:7 | danjg | 233241 | ||
"I have been trying to figure this one out for close to 47 years now, CDBJ" You're in good company..theologians have been trying to figure it out for millenia. For me, I believe in both because both are clearly taught in Scripture. Do I understand it? No! But then I don't understand the Trinity either, but I believe it! I illustrate it with railroads tracks..you need two to run your train on and they must stay parallel. Our theological train needs two tracks to run on: God's sovereignty and man's free will. Emphasize one over the other and you'll crash! If we had infinite knowledge like God, we'd have no problem with it. I leave it at that! |
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3 | Knowing the Word | Jer 8:7 | elder4yhwh | 233242 | ||
this sums of the trinity for me John 1:1 be blessed |
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