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1 | does God chose who he will save | Eph 1:1 | mark d seyler | 185884 | ||
Hi Hobbs, Perhaps I may be able to answer this question. I see this, I think, in the same way as New Creature. I think he explained if as well as I've heard. In this case of the Phillipian jailer, when he asked, "what must I do to be saved?", he is asking what conditions must be met in order to receive that which he desires, salvation. Paul answers, "believe on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved." As a conditional clause, salvation is predicated on believing. Without belief, there is no salvation. Belief, then, must precede salvation. Here, "believe" is in the active voice, something done by the jailer. So as NC said, God does not "believe" for him, he must believe for himself. So salvation is predicated on an action performed by the jailer. It could have been written differently, showing belief simply coming to him, that the jailer "received belief", but that's not what Paul said. So in answer to the jailer's request to know what has to happen for him to be saved, Paul answered that he has to believe on the Lord Jesus, and that if he, the jailer, does that, then he will be saved. I am certain that the jailer experienced the drawing of the Father, as I believe all men do. I hope this helps, and I trust NC will correct me if I did not answer well. Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | does God chose who he will save | Eph 1:1 | hobbs | 185890 | ||
I believe it safe to say that the jailer's plea to Paul and Barnabus came from their sharing of the gospel with him. Thess 1:5 for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Rom 15:19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. It appears to me that the power of God is stressed in these foundational verses, and not a word about man's ability. Cor 4:3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, Hobbs |
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3 | does God chose who he will save | Eph 1:1 | New Creature | 185891 | ||
The point is, man doesn't have the ability to exercise faith on his own initiative unless God first gives him the ability to respond in faith. Once again Scripture clearly says: John 6:44 - NO ONE IS ABLE to come to Me UNLESS the Father who sent Me draws him In the conversion of the sinner God enlightens the mind John 6:45, he inclines the will Psalm 110:3, and he influences the soul by motives, by just views of his law, by his love, his commands, and his threatenings; by a desire of happiness, and a consciousness of danger; by the Holy Spirit applying truth to the mind, and urging him to yield himself to the Saviour. So that, while God inclines him, and will have all the glory, man yields without compulsion; the obstacles are removed, and he becomes a willing servant of God. - Barnes Notes |
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