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NASB | Revelation 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 13:8 All the inhabitants of the earth will fall down and worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been slain [as a willing sacrifice]. |
Subject: Whose will causes a believer to sin? |
Bible Note: Dear Colin, You wrote: "As I understand free will, the one thing God can't ordain is our loving obedience. He can lead us to Him, but He deliberately can't make us love Him." Calvinists do not believe that God makes or forces any man to love Him. We take the position that the natural (unregenerate) man has no love for God. The reason we believe this abounds in the pages of Scripture. Look up "heart" in the "search" feature. It's not a pretty picture. So then, if God does not force us to love Him, and we have no natural affection for Him, how is it that anyone ever actually comes to love Him at all? The answer which we "reformed" types offer is that we (christians) love God because He first loved us. Now, one may ask does'nt God love everyone? Yes, He does. But the Lord has a special love for those whom He has chose. The Bible term is those whom He "foreknew". I apologize for not having the time to offer the scriptural foundation for what I have said, but I'm at work (I'm self-employed). If you care to discuss what I have claimed, I'd be delighted. Perhaps Joe could get in on the act. Actually, I taught him everything he knows :-) God Bless, John |