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NASB | 1 Corinthians 2:14 ¶ But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 2:14 ¶ But the natural [unbelieving] man does not accept the things [the teachings and revelations] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness [absurd and illogical] to him; and he is incapable of understanding them, because they are spiritually discerned and appreciated, [and he is unqualified to judge spiritual matters]. |
Subject: How can anyone be saved? |
Bible Note: You wrote: "The Calvinist perspective often gets hung up on the idea that if a human has to ?accept? God?s free gift of salvation, then it takes away from the sovreignity of God or the effectiveness of Christ?s sacrifice." A human being DOES have to receive Christ by faith. Calvinists do not deny that. Because of the fall, however (humanity's fault), unregenerate humans are morally incapable of wanting Jesus Christ. You wrote: "Meanwhile I will leave Jerry over there unable to believe in Me, and Jerry will go to hell, regardless of what his personal choice would have been. In my understanding this is the Calvinist perspective." Jerry's personal choice in that circumstance will be to reject Christ. He makes a very real choice. Jerry gets to do what he wants with Jesus Christ." You wrote: "However, I believe that instead God chose to have Christ?s death on the cross be sufficient to take away the sins of anyone who accepted that forgiveness." So do Calvinists. Who will accept that forgiveness? Read Romans 3:10-18. Read 1 Corinthians 2. Read Romans 8:6-10. You wrote: 'This does not take away from God?s sovereignity at all. It is not that God was unable to save people without their ?help? (even using the Calvinist perspective that simply accepting a gift is ?help? or ?work?). Instead it is that God chose to have salvation work that way.' Scripture, please? --Joe! |