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NASB | 1 Timothy 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 2:4 who wishes all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge and recognition of the [divine] truth. |
Subject: Predestination question? |
Bible Note: John, You state " Are all men justified by the "one act of righteousness". No! Are all men born condemned by "the transgression of the one"? Yes!" In my opinion you are missing the clear meaning of the verse. But not just this one. As you have stated there are many more that Paul preached that we could us to add to it. More so than the ones that might seem to say otherwise at first glance. But I will save the list for another time. Sticking to this one passage it does indeed declare that ALL men are justified by one act of righteousness. All they have to do is appropriate it by faith. This is why it is not called works. The work is already done. When you were saved Jesus did not do a new work that day for you to save you. He did not get back on the cross for you on that day. He had already done it at the cross. And the great and glorious mystery of God is that He had already finished it at the foundations of the world. But it did you no good until you had faith. So Yes all men are justifed by the Act of One Jesus Christ. And most of the time both sides of this question will end up saying similar if not the same things. No not all men will repent and be born again. But all men will only have themselves to blame becuase they can pursue good, and if they do, God will lead them into more light, eventually into saving faith. If they choose evil, they will be driven to darkness. And those that are in darkness destined to desctrucion, becuase they choose death, even they God will use to fulfill his purposes. So repeating again. Are all men justified by the one act of righteousness? I say Yes. This is the Good News.. go Herald it from the mountain tops.. some will hear and have faith and cry out to God in adoration and praise at so great and undeserved a salvation.. Others will thumb their noses at it and say "eh! I don't believe it" and they will go into perdition and the believers will be made holy and enter life. God Bless you as you study the Word. |