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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: Sir Pent, You said "my new question is,Would it negate God’s sovereignity to build a universe that included a means of salvation (Christ’s sacrifice on the cross) that was available to everyone, and then populated it with human beings, who God created with the CAPABILITY to choose to accept or reject that salvation?” The way I see it, for God to allow a creature to share His sovereignhty in any way would lead to chaos. He would have created a frankenstien. It would negate His position of " THE Sovreign One". A king does not willfully permit rebellion among His subjects nor does He permit them to share in the power of the Crown. A soverign King rules! He does not ask for a vote. We are sinful and rebellious creatures that do not like to think that we are controlled by anyone, even God. But as we are believers we must accept Scripture as our final authority. It is a mystery that God foreodrains all that happens but man is also resonsible for what he does or does not do. But the Bible says it. (see Acts 4:27,28) "If God created the universe this way would He cease to be the most powerful?" No. God does not change. He is immutable. If a person chooses to not excersize their ability to control others does that mean that their ability to control ceases to exist? No. He could re-establish his control at will. (At least if he was powerfull enough to do so.) John |