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NASB | 2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, believers, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you [be sure that your behavior reflects and confirms your relationship with God]; for by doing these things [actively developing these virtues], you will never stumble [in your spiritual growth and will live a life that leads others away from sin]; |
Subject: Are Reformed people lost souls? |
Bible Note: Dear Noble, Deut 7:6 "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. Your main premise "It is a matter of personal redemption" is quite true, but the question remains...Are we chosen by God because He foresaw our believing, or, is it that we believe because of His forechoosing? We appear to differ on the answer to this very important question. Thank God tht being right or wrong here does not exclude either one of us from salvation itself. Both views are within the pale of orthodoxy. Faith alone in Christ alone is the soul evidence of our status as new creatures in Christ. I wondered, as I read your post, if you were laboring under the mistaken notion that the "reformed" believe that they alone are among God's elect. I assure you (if indeed that is what you thought) we do not! We simply believe that God has chosen (elected) from every tribe and nation a people that He gives to His Son. The individual personnaly believes because he has been chosen, he is not chosen because he believed. This doctrine has been unpopular as long as it has been in existance. I understand that. It flies in the face of man's desire to determine his own destiny. It seems unjust (to many christians) that God would choose to have mercy on some but harden others. The problem, as I see it, is that this principle of the freedom of the Potter to accomplish His good pleasure in all He does, is witnessed to throughout the Bible! Well...I really only meant to clear up any mis-conceptions you may have had and not get involved in a C/A debate. I hope you recieve my words in the spirit of christian brotherhood, which was my intent. John Reformed |