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1 | Can man refuse God's invitation? | Luke 14:16 | angelbyte | 2223 | ||
From Luke 14:16-24 (a man invites people to a feast, they refuse, so he extends the invitation to others). Does this passage of scripture refer to election? I read it to say that the host (God) offers invitations and those invitations can be rejected. According to my Calvinist friends, the calling by God is irresitable and cannot be refused. My belief is that free will can be exercised by saying 'no' to God, and his sovereignty allows that. |
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2 | Can man refuse God's invitation? | Luke 14:16 | reformedreader | 2849 | ||
angelbyte, If this verse refers to election, then election ceases to be election. Do we find the scriptures saying God invited us or elected us from the foundation of the world? Sam Hughey |
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3 | Can man refuse God's invitation? | Luke 14:16 | Chris | 2860 | ||
As I see it, Sam, He did both! You obviously know that the Bible says, "He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world" (Eph. 1:4) 'chose' being the same word for 'election.' But the Word also says, "For He(Jesus) was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you who through Him(Jesus) are believers in GOD" (I Peter 1:20,21) This tells us that the invitation through the blood of Jesus was foreknown before the foundation of the world and we are believers through this invitaion. And, lets remember that GOD has never made a decision without knowing EVERYTHING! Election is great and freewill is great, because there is nothing that could happen that GOD does not know, and if He knows it He uses it to make His decisions! Obviously, I ride the fence on this one!! GOD bless!! | ||||||