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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: Doesn't this seem like a contradiction? |
Bible Note: Greetings John! You are very quick to point out when others make what you see as distortions of Calvinism. Now, my friend, you are distorting what Arminians believe, and most certainly you are distorting what I have explained many times on this forum. You wrote: “I see how an arminian would be perplexed. He believes that there still remains a remnant of good in every man. He must believe so in order to explain man's (supposed) ability to consider the offer of the gospel, and to make a decision for Christ out of a sincere desire springing out of a heart of stone.” When have I ever made the argument that there was some ‘good’ left in a fallen and unregenerate man? As Calvinist’s do, I also believe that fallen man can only respond to the Gospel after God has first drawn them by His grace. The only point we differ on is on the extent of the call. I believe that John 12:32 is the basis upon which a fallen and unregenerate man can respond to God’s grace, not because there must be some ‘good’ left in him. I fully believe in the depravity of man. I just don’t believe, as it seems most Calvinists do, that being ‘spiritually dead’ means that a person is now just a lump of inanimate flesh incapable of making choices or thinking anymore! :-) These ‘dead’ people actually do a lot of moving around! ;-) As far as the original point of my post is concerned, everything you just wrote is pure speculation since Scripture nowhere describes ‘how’ God hardened Pharaoh’s heart. If I missed that particular verse somewhere, please let me know the chapter and verse! :-) So, rather than speculate concerning the ‘how’, I simply prefer to leave it as Scripture says that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart and Pharaoh hardened his own heart as well. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |