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1 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | JibbyJee | 89092 | ||
Greetings Tim! My friend, something tells me that's a loaded question. I know you've gone over the issue many times. So if you're trying to "win me back" to the Arminian camp--YOU'RE IN A LOSING BATTLE! LoL! It all goes back to the BEGINNING, Tim. And it just so happens that you and I differ sharply on what God did in the BEGINNING. From this disagreement, very little of our theology will be similiar. Nevertheless, I will entertain you. I believe the following examples clearly teach regeneration preceding faith: Joh 8:47 He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God. Read it carefully. Even dig out your Bible and read the whole chapter in context. Notice Jesus didn't say "If you want to be of God, then all you need to do is hear" (or believe!). No, he said you CANNOT hear because you ARE NOT of GOD. Being of God comes first, then you hear, not vice versa. Of course, we are now talking about the effectual calling of God. ONLY those predestined to be saved will be effectually called (Rom 8:28-30). Oh, and furthermore, we are all alike children of the devil, until, by His grace, God regenerates us to hear his message by giving us a heart of flesh (Eze 36:26). Thus, regeneration precedes faith. Faith isn't something we do. It's what we don't do. It's an emptying, a turning away from self toward God--the Author, the Perfector, the Giver, and the Object of our faith. Salvation is all of grace, individually by the will of God alone and for His purposes alone (John 1:13, Rom. 9:16, Eph 1:4, 2 Thess 2:13). In Christ, JIBBS |
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2 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | Mickodemus | 89336 | ||
Greetings brother Jibbs, I have read most of your answers/notes/and questions on this board and am thankful to have a brother in here that holds the scriptures the same as I. Keep up the GOOD work! Sola Scriptura, Micko |
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3 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | JibbyJee | 89383 | ||
Greetings Micko! And welcome to the Forum! I believe we are living in some incredible times...much like the Reformation days! I have some friends that post in here also...NE14POOL, Joseph3, nivlac5. Also Reformer Joe and John Reformed are solid regulars from the traditional reformed faith. Hope to have more fellowship in the future! God Bless! Soli Deo Gloria! JibbyJee ps. Brother TimMoran, I promise to reply asap, but haven't time due to an unexpected stay in the hospital over the weekend (appendix). But hopefully things will get back to normal in the next few days. --Jibbs |
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4 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | Morant61 | 89390 | ||
Greetings Jibbs! Sorry to hear about your appendix! We will keep you in our prayers! But, I do have a complaint! Must one be reformed in theology to be your friend? ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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5 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | JibbyJee | 89447 | ||
Dear Tim: Well, my FRIEND, I do think I've referred to you as my friend several times during our conversations, and of course I do consider you one of my forum pals. But now-----for what I know you don't like------ I have a "special" love for my like-minded friends and brothers of the faith. It's kinda like the "special" love God has for His OWN ELECT SHEEP. Of course, I suppose I could limit myself to a vanilla-flavored love for everyone, (my wife, daughter, friends, etc.) like Arminians do with God, but ya'know, I'm just a Neapolitan kind of guy!! IN Christ, JIBBS |
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6 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | Hank | 89453 | ||
So, Jibby-Jee, what's your point, what are we to infer? That God has his OWN ELECT SHEEP and Arminians ain't them. Is that it? Can ELECT SHEEP be found only at the Calvinists R Us Store? :-) --Hank | ||||||
7 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | JibbyJee | 89499 | ||
Dear Hank: My point would be exactly that--that you infer. If my post was meant to say anything at all, which it really wasn't (other than a little joking between Tim and I) it's this--BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER! That's it! There are Arminians that are elect, just as there are Calvinists that are elect. But neither have exclusivity within them. Both contain tares and both contain wheat. I just happen to believed the reformed view is the correct one on most issues. In Christ, Jibbs |
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