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NASB | John 11:43 When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 11:43 When He had said this, He shouted with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" |
Subject: Grace, Graciously Offered |
Bible Note: Hi Doc, Defining “choice” as a work is strickly a denominational definition, and is not a Biblical definition. No matter how you spin this, these are only a portion of those Scriptures which tell us that God requires something from man BEFORE salvation: Mat 4:17 “From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent! For the kingdom of Heaven has drawn near.” Repentance has been required of everyone from the beginning. Mat 11:20 “Then He began to reproach the cities in which most of His powerful acts had occurred, for they did not repent.” Those that did not repent are held responsible. They are not counted as “less responsible” than those that did repent. Mar 6:11-12 “And as many as will not receive you, nor hear from you, having gone out from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them. Truly I say to you, It will be more bearable for Sodom or Gomorrah in Judgment Day than for that city. And going out, they proclaimed that men should repent.” Their non-repentance is again their own fault, and they will be held responsible. Luk 13:3 “No, I say to you, But if you do not repent, you will all perish likewise.” Likewise. Notice what this does not say. It does not say “If you haven’t been elected, you will all perish.” Luk 16:30 “But he said, No, father Abraham, but if one should go from the dead to them, they will repent. 31 And he said to him, If they will not hear Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if one from the dead should rise.” Repentance is from hearing the Law and the Prophets. Jesus’ words, not mine. Act 3:19 “Therefore, repent, and convert, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the face of the Lord,” Notice what this does say – “Repent . . . so that. . . “ There is simple cause and effect presented. Act 17:30 “Truly, then, God overlooking the times of ignorance, now strictly commands all men everywhere to repent,” 2Co 7:10 For the grief according to God works repentance to salvation, not to be regretted. But the grief of the world works death. Notice the order: Grief works repentance UNTO salvation. Not “regeneration” works repentence. Regeneration IS salvation, the new creation. It comes after repentance. I know that you will want to add “But you can only grieve after regeneration”, but that adds words that are not in the text. 2Pe 3:9 The Lord of the promise is not slow, as some deem slowness, but is long-suffering toward us, not having purposed any to perish, but all to come to repentance. God wants all to come to repentance. Notice what this does NOT say: “not having purposed and OF THE ELECT to perish, but all OF THE ELECT to come to repentance. Act 11:14 who will speak words to you by which you and all your household will be saved. Not “words by which you and all your household will know that you have already been saved.” It just doesn’t say that. Act 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household. “And you will be” or “and you will have been”. What does the Bible actually SAY. Rom 10:9 Because if you confess the Lord Jesus with your mouth, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. IF you confess, IF you believe, you WILL BE saved. God’s words, not mine! Rom 10:13 For everyone, "whoever may call on the name of the Lord will be saved." “Will be saved”. This is what it says, no matter how much you may want it read “has been saved”. 1Ti 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to a full knowledge of truth. I do not deem it proper to add to the clear, plain teachings of these texts. I know that a great many people do, and that many will want to insert “having already been regenerated” in front of these verses, but its just not there. God wants all men to be saved, desires none to die in there sins, does not require mankind to become sinful to achieve His highest purpose, and offers salvation to all men, not in word only, but in actuality. The help He gives to one, to believe, to repent, to be saved, He would give to every man were they but willing. This is my assertion, but it is also the orthodox teaching of Scripture, and held as such by many millions of people, whom you consider to be wrong, but are simply reading Scripture the way that it is written. Love in Christ, Mark |