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1 | Are Reformed people lost souls? | 2 Pet 1:10 | John Reformed | 99489 | ||
Dear Noble, You wrote:"So I would like to reach out to our friends who use the name “Reformed”. I hope they would consider the possibility that they are not saved and that God is locking them into that position by deceiving them into thinking that they had been chosen to be saved. Their position seems to allow for that. I hope that that fear would lead them to ask God for mercy, that it be not so, and to trust him. He will yet respond to their faith." Rest easy. God Himself, through His Word and Spirit, assure me of my position in Christ. As to my reformed brethren, I would'nt worry about their position in Christ either if I were you. It seems unlikely that the founders of protestantism were all mis-led pagans! Imagine John Bunyon, who wrote "The Pilgrims Progress" a lost soul; Or John Newton who penned the lyrics for "Amazing Grace"; Martin Luther whose words broke the hold of the popes and translated the first Bible into the Language of the people; C.H. Spurgeon the English evangelist and preacher whose ministry was used of God to bring untold thousands to confess Christ; Martin Lloyd Jones; OR Jonathon Edwards and John Whitfield whose preaching on the sovereignty of God ignited the first great revival in colonial America: etc.etc. I wonder how much you know about "those who who use the name “Reformed"? I bear you no hard feelings Noble, but what you have written could not go unanswered John REFORMED |
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2 | Are Reformed people lost souls? | 2 Pet 1:10 | Aixen7z4 | 99560 | ||
Was all of this worth it? I hope that somewhere, at some time, someone will see what was attempted up above and learn from it. An attempt was made to change the question of salvation from a group focus to an individual focus and this writer thinks that was important. Our salvation depends on our individual repentance and faith and not on the doctrine of the group to which we pay allegience. My lonely battle with these two men may seem now to have been a waste of time. I trust that the record of it may yet be of some benefit to someone. |
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3 | Are Reformed people lost souls? | 2 Pet 1:10 | Reformer Joe | 99569 | ||
Gee, I don't recall any battle going on between us. "Our salvation depends on our individual repentance and faith and not on the doctrine of the group to which we pay allegience." That itself is a doctrine of the group to which I pay allegiance (speaking of both my denomination and "the one holy catholic church"). Your statement that I quoted above IS doctrine. Lastly, although justification is an individual experience, the Bible speaks abundantly of community life in the church. I don't think it unbiblical to assert that in many respects, personal sanctification is a group effort. --Joe! |
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4 | Are Reformed people lost souls? | 2 Pet 1:10 | Morant61 | 99577 | ||
Greetings Joe! Look at the bright side, at least now you guys are two seperate guys! ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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