Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
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, Timothy, Part 4 – Final: Tim Moran: "(b) all the remainder; i.e. all unbelievers, a.k.a. the Reprobate or non-elect, in respect of whom it was always the will of GOD that they should be excluded from salvation, and who all inevitably perish in their sin and unbelief [Revelation 20:15; Matthew 25:41; Revelation 21:8]." My reply: If your theories were true; i.e. that “God wants to save everyone in the entire human race” and “Christ died for everyone in the entire man race” - then everyone of the entire human race would be saved without any exception. But it’s obvious from every-day common-sense observation, that this is certainly* not * the case - or are you classifying the current world combined population of 2,500 Billion Hindus and Buddhists and Islamics and Taoists and Confucianists as all born-anew disciples of Jesus Christ?? Please consider Christ’s statement in Gospel of John 6:44 – Gospel of John 6:44 - “NO ONE can come to Me UNLESS the Father Who has sent Me draws him: and I will raise him up at the last day.” Since coming to Christ is essential for salvation, and since no one can come to Christ UNLESS they are drawn to Christ by GOD the Father, it is obvious that in respect of all who perish in their unbelief and sin, that it never was the will of GOD that any of those people should be saved, for had it been, GOD the Father would certainly have drawn them to Christ. Christ’s statement in Gospel of John 6:44 is therefore conclusive Divine proof that those whom God desires to save - as in 1 Timothy 2:4 and 1 Timothy 2:6 – are those whom GOD the Father has from before Creation chosen to save, as described by the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 1:3-11 and elsewhere in the Scriptures. You also need to recognise that (a) salvation is only by saving Faith in Christ and (Romans 3:25-26; Galatians 3:14) and that (b) saving Faith is the gift of God (Romans 12:3; Acts 18:27; Titus 1:1; 2 Peter 1:1) Therefore it is very evident indeed that in respect of all who do not have saving Faith in Christ and who thus inevitably perish [see John 3:16], that it never was the will of GOD that any of those who perish should be saved, for had it been, GOD would assuredly have given them His gift of saving Faith. But He did not do so. Thus your universalistic ideas are proven to be contrary to and denied by the Scriptures. Regards, Michael T. |