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1 | 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? | Ex 20:13 | EdB | 16652 | ||
Sir Pent First let me say I do not think your a humanist. However you like most of us have been influenced to some degree by the humanist. I think the magnified value of human life many hold is based in humanism. While I believe in free will, I also believe God through the Holy Spirit plays a big past in salvation. I have prayed with and for many people that said to me they had no idea what made them come to saving knowledge of the Holy Spirit. I have seen people walk in from the street and say I don't know what I'm doing here but something told me to come in, I want to know Jesus! I have seen a man preach a whole sermon in English (he does not know Spanish) and have a woman come forward to receive Christ. He talked to her and she to him and together they prayed the prayer of salvation, it was only after the service did anyone learn the woman only talked Spanish and had heard everything in Spanish. How did she hear him and he her? I say the Holy Spirit. I know my life there was a time that I just knew that I knew I had to get right with the Lord. Do I think I could have done anything to mess any of these incidents up? I would have to say NO! I believe anyone that is going to come to Christ will have the opportunity before they die, I think this is what is meant by God wills that none would perish. Therefore to me your argument does not hold up. |
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2 | 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? | Ex 20:13 | Sir Pent | 16767 | ||
Dear EdB, I'm glad you don't think I'm a humanist, nor do I think that you are. I also agree with you that God works in mysterious ways to bring people to Himself. Those are powerful stories that you mentioned about people understanding a salvation prayer in a language that they don't know. I would disagree with you that we cannot do "anything to mess any of these incidents up". For instance, that woman could have decided to not go to church that night. If she had not been open to God's leading, then she would have missed out on the gift that He wanted her to have. I agree with you that God calls us first, and with so many other things that you have said in this thread. I just come to some different conclusions, and I appreciate that we can disagree in love. |
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3 | 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? | Ex 20:13 | EdB | 16776 | ||
You are most gracious, Sir! | ||||||