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1 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | DocTrinsograce | 219968 | ||
Dear dodoy, To determine the subject of a pronoun we use an important principle of interpretation called context. One of the first things you would want to know in interpreting any kind of document would be who is writing and to whom is he writing. The book of Ephesians starts out with an epistolary style common to all letters of the day. Verse 1 read, "Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus." Hence, the answer to your question, is that the apostle Paul is speaking to the Church at Ephesus -- the sanctified and faithful followers of Jesus Christ. In Him, Doc |
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2 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | Dhaniei Zewditu | 219972 | ||
Dear Doc, In slightly echoing what doday has asked, if "predestination," "election," and "predetermination" (and the different forms of those terms) mean that Person A from before the foundation of the earth was bound to be saved, and Person B from before the foundation of the earth was bound to not be saved, doesn't render the Great Commission unnecessary because whether or not the gospel is preached, what is to be will be? Doesn't it render passages that state "whosoever," and "all," etc. as contradictory, because the invitation wouldn't be to whosoever, nor to all for what was decided before the foundations were laid was already determined? Wouldn't that make the debate between Armenianism and Calvinism a given, as there would be no free-will, all would simply be nothing more than puppets in some horrible game? Doesn't that cause passages to contradict other passages? (We know that isn't true, so how do we reconcile the passages that use the terms "whosoever," "all," etc. to passages that uses the terms "predestined," "elected," "predetermined," etc. with the above picture those latter terms suggest?) (Just to make matters clear, the above is NOT what I believe - but when those terms, predestined, predetermined and/or election, are used, that is the picture I get. And from conversations with others, it's the picture lots of people get when faced with those terms.) I am not in agreement with universal salvation in that all will be saved when all is said and done, but I do believe that ALL were potentially saved by Messiah's work on the cross. I believe the one thing God cannot (or, rather, will not) do is force everyone, or anyone to accept and appropriate that salvation into their personal lives (even though that is His desire). Whether or not Persons A or B accept this free gift may be known by God, but not actually DECIDED beforehand by Him. That would cause salvation and grace to not be a gift. Wouldn't it? because a gift is given freely, but for it to benefit the one it's given to, it has to be received, accepted. The gift can be turned down, but with those particular terms in use, it sounds like those who appear to have turned it down were never given the opportunity to make a decision, yea or nay? In short, I have to admit that those particular words (or maybe the choice to use those words instead of some other terms) leaves me baffled because the picture they paint is contradictory to other passages. (Note, I'm saying the PICTURE is contradictory, NOT so much the passages proper in which they appear.) HELP!!?? Dhaniei |
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3 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | DocTrinsograce | 219988 | ||
Dear Dhaniei, What a blessing it is to participate in God's "plans formed long ago and carried out in perfect faithfulness." That our Sovereign Lord entirely accomplishes the work of redemption invigorates me, and all the more, when He calls me to proclaim the free gospel, teaching His own to be Christ-like, Christ lovers per the Great Commission. Note, Dhaniei, we are not pragmatists. We are obedient to our King, and our joy arises out of what He does. One other brief clue: learn to distinguish the descriptive from the prescriptive. What you are talking about is called "decisional regeneration." Out of this error has arisen decisional evangelism, a practice that has been around for the last sixty years or so. Perhaps even dating back to Charles Finney. Let me refer you to a far better preacher than I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v[equal sign]shxQcczYuAA In Him, Doc |
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4 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | Dhaniei Zewditu | 219999 | ||
Dear Doc, I'm sorry to hear that you are ill; that makes me appreciate even more that you took time to answer me. Thank you. (I will pray for your comfort and swift recovery.) Sadly, by copying the link and following it, I got this: The URL contained a malformed video ID.? Dhaniei |
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5 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | azurelaw | 220003 | ||
Dear Dhaniei, I am not sure if Doc has gone to bed or not due to his illness. For the URL provided by Doc, notice that there is [equal sign] and you have to replace it with an "equal sign". It will lead you to a sermon audio by Brother Paul Washer. Hope you enjoy it and be blessed. Shalom Azure |
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6 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | Dhaniei Zewditu | 220012 | ||
Azure, Thank you for that observation. I too quickly looked and just copied; I didn't see that! Dhaniei |
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