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NASB | Ecclesiastes 6:10 ¶ Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ecclesiastes 6:10 ¶ Whatever exists has already been named [long ago], and it is known what [a frail being] man is; for he cannot dispute with Him who is mightier than he. |
Subject: Predestination |
Bible Note: Greetings, You said: ”It's interesting that you are so quick to argue this topic. Are you trying to convince me? Or yourself??“ My reply: I'm not arguing. Instead, I'm pointing out the Biblical truths of this topic of Election and Pre-destination. Nor do I need convincing of the truths of the Scriptures because I'm totally assured of the truth and accuracy and reliability of all the Scriptures. You said: “How do you convince someone they are elected, "Oh hey by the way God chose you but maybe not your mother, maybe not your daughter,” My reply: But nowhere in the Scriptures are we ever commanded to “convince people that they are elected.” Instead, Christ’s requires His disciples to go into the entire world and proclaim the Gospel of Christ. Please note the difference. Furthermore, the Apostle Paul says in 2 Timothy that “the Lord knows them who are His.” Therefore the issue as to whether any particular person is among God’s elect people or not is a matter which the LORD God has reserved to Himself, and we should not intrude on His prerogative. You said: “But he is a loving God.” The LORD God is also Just and Righteous and Holy and cannot abide sin in any of its manifold varieties, and as sure and certain evidence of this fact, He has provided a place of eternal punishment which is described in Revelation 21:8 - Revelation 21:8 - “But the cowards, and unbelievers, and the immoral and sexually-perverted, and murderers, and whoremongers and fornicators, and those involved in witchcraft, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” If your belief that “he is a loving God” implies that God overlooks all sin without any exception and pardons everyone without any exception, then that “god” is not the righteous holy LORD God of the Scriptures but an idol to be rejected as a product of human imagination. Although GOD loves, the Scriptures teach that God’s love isn’t universal; instead, it is particular, focused, discriminatory and exclusive. For example: Psalm 5:5-6 - “The foolish shall not stand in Your sight: You hate all workers of iniquity. You shall destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.” and, Romans 9:13 - “As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.” Salvation by grace has never been universal in extent. God has never been under any obligation to save anyone. The fact that He has chosen to save many but not all of the human race is evidence of His mercy and grace, but nevertheless innumerable people perish in their sins, and are justly condemned in accordance with God’s standards of righteousness and holiness. Michael T. |