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NASB | Luke 8:13 "Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 8:13 "Those on the rocky soil are the people who, when they hear, receive and welcome the word with joy; but these have no firmly grounded root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation they fall away [from Me and abandon their faith]. |
Subject: Predetermined or Free Will |
Bible Note: too much evidence for predestination: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." Jer. 1:5 "Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him." Psalm 25:12 See also: Psalm 33:13-15 Psalm 65:4 Psalm 105:24-25 Psalm 106:46 "...your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." Psalm 139:16 "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began." Prov. 8:22-23 "The LORD works out everything for his own ends-- even the wicked for a day of disaster." Prov. 16:4 "In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." Prov. 16:9 "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD." Prov. 16:33 See also: Prov. 19:21 Prov. 20:24 "Why, O LORD, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts so we do not revere you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes that are your inheritance." Isa. 63:17 "Man's days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed." Job 14:5 "I know, O LORD, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps." Jer. 10:23 "Then the King will say to those on his right, Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world." Matt. 25:34 "When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed." Acts 13:48 "From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live." Acts 17:26 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies." Rom. 8:28-3) "No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began." 1 Cor. 2:7 See also Heb. 4:3 "For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will." Eph. 1:4-5 "In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will..." Eph. 1:11 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Eph. 2:8-10 "...who has saved us and called us to a holy life- not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time..." 2 Tim. 1:9 "All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast- all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world." Rev. 13:8 See also: Rev. 17:8 "The LORD said to Moses, "When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go." Exod. 4:21 See also: Exod. 7:3,13 Exod. 9:12,35 Exod. 9:16 Exod. 10:1,20,27 Exod. 11:10 Exod. 14:4-8 Rom. 9:17 "The LORD had made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered the Egyptians." Exod. 12:3) See also: Exod. 3:21 Exod. 11:3 Exod.14:17 Isa. 19:2-3 "While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled." John 17:12 Note: Mark 3:13-19 and John 6:70-71 god give overwhelming evidence in favor of predestination. |