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Subject: Can a toddler go to heaven? |
Bible Note: Disciplerami, "On one hand you say it is all God, he does it all from first to last, and then you list requirement or rules for salvation. Do you not see the dilemma?" Yes I do see the dilema! My list was meant to point out the irony of your doctrine. 1. Sorrow for sin and desire for repentence are present in one's heart and are an evidence to the believer of the influence of the Holy Spirit. 2. Faith in Christ is not possible to those who are not drawn by the Father. All who are drawn come to Christ for they have been taught by God and will be raised up on the "last day" In v.44 Jesus proclaims the will of God as it pertains to salvation. John 6:40 "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day." Are all people drawn? The answer is found in v.44 John 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day. Only those whom He draws are saved. If you argue that He draws everyone, I would reply by pointing out that everyone who is drawn, is also taught by God and comes to Christ and is (without exception) saved. Unless you believe in "universal salvation" (no one is damned) your arguement fails. John 6:45 "It is written in the prophets, 'AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT OF GOD.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me 3. Do a good work; be baptised (by complete immersion only.) We are saved by faith in Christ's finished work, on our behalf, on the cross alone. The desire to be baptised is in response to our new heart's desire to please our saviour by obeying His command. Baptism may be the first good work that we see ourselves perform. But we must not overlook this important fact: Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. 4. Continue your life as a holy and faithfull christian. If it is by my own strength that I perservere to the end, should I not have something of which to boast? No, for it is God in us; leading, exhorting, warning, chastizing, encouraging, and in the end keeping us in Christ by His immutable will. Phil 2:13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. It was His good pleasure to save us and it is His good pleasure to keep us. Glory and honor to God our Saviour. In other words: If I do any good work, it is not me but Christ in me. Gal 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. John |