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NASB | Ephesians 1:4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 1:4 just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In love |
Subject: Theological Term: Election |
Bible Note: Divine Sovereignty, Human Responsibility [The following is a repost of ID# 126095] ____________________ "The verses I quoted speak for themselves. The Bible does not contradict itself. Other verses in the Bible do not cancel out the verses I've quoted." ____________________ You write: "I really DO NOT believe that God or any One of the Godhead really seeks out any particular person." One would have to ignore a lot of Scriptures before one could NOT believe that God really seeks out any particular person. Using a concordance, you may want to read the verses in the Bible that contain some form of the words "choose" or "elect". A very important point to consider is that the Bible teaches both the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man. Both are true. Neither cancels out the other. How can divine sovereignty and human responsibility both be true? I don't know. I just know that, according to the Bible, they are. There are many paradoxes in the Bible. You ask: "How do you reconcile all the scriptures you quoted in your post with all the rest of the Bible which clearly gives mankind a choice between these two lifestyles?" As I said earlier, both divine sovereignty and human responsibility are true. How? I don't know. I just know that they are, according to the Bible. No offense intended here, but I don't know that I need to reconcile the Scriptures. Scripture speaks for itself. The verses I quoted speak for themselves. The Bible does not contradict itself. Other verses in the Bible do not cancel out the verses I've quoted. |