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1 | Order of occurance | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 126367 | ||
Put the following events in order of occurance. Which one precedes the other. And which event comes first, second, etc. etc. Repentance Regeneration Salvation Faith Holy Spirit's convicting the sinner I put the above events in random order, not the order I personally believe they occur. New Creature |
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2 | Order of occurance | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 126842 | ||
Hi, New Creature: Now please believe me, I come not to pooh pooh your question or speak disparagingly of it. Still and all, I do wonder whether theologians sometimes lead us to think that to become a follower of Christ is in some ways more complex than it is. Regeneration, repentance, faith, salvation, conviction of sin -- these are heady terms to the theologian -- so much so that whole books have been written on each one. When I became a follower of Christ 55 years ago, I was a lad of 14. I had no idea of the order of the things such as are on your list. Fact is, I would have been hard pressed to give a proper "theologically correct" definition of any of the items. I had what one could call a "working knowledge" I suppose of faith: I believed that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died to save sinners, and I believed in my heart that I was a sinner (conviction by the Spirit). I wanted to live a life pleasing to the Lord (repentance). I trusted Jesus to save me. (salvation) I had never heard the word regeneration and thus had no idea of its existence, let alone its meaning. But this much I knew: John 3:16. And Acts 16:30,31. John 3:16 is enormously well known, but let's quote it here anyway. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." ...... And I love the simplicity and directness of Paul's and Silas' answer to the Philippian jailer who asked them, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." (Acts 16:30,31). ...... When I was 14, I gave no thought at all to the order in which these wonderful life-changing things occurred, because I didn't know they all existed. About all I knew then was that if I believed in the Lord Jesus, I would be saved. That's about all I know now. I did believe. I was saved. I still believe. I'm still saved. I suppose God took care of the other details and put them in proper order. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Order of occurance | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 126987 | ||
Hank; I completely agree with what you stated. I did however post my question as being of nature deeper theologically, and hoped to have a few deep thinkers join in and participate. New Creature |
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