Subject: LEFT BEHIND? |
Bible Note: John I sincerely do not want to replow the same ground again but yes God says here he offers salvation to all. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. I know you say the “all” means all that are elected but I can not accept that. Again your right we were all condemned by sin. But God so love the world, not just the elect, that He sent his only begotten son that whosoever, not just the chosen, believes in Him would have eternal life. I know you will claim the “all” means all that are chosen but the word seems to imply all not just the chosen. Howeve I think the evidence is overpowering Jesus did in fact die for all. There are those that reject that and I beleive God gave them the right/freewill to do so. But I beleive Jesus did die for ALL not just the chosen. Acts 17:30 "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent, Romans 5:18 So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. Romans 11:32 For God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all. 1 Cor. 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 2 Cor. 5:14-15 For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; 15and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf. 1 Tim. 2:3-6 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; I have two questions for you. Why is so important to you that only the elect be saved, what difference would it make in your theology if all were given an opportunity for salvation but also the right to accept or reject it? That election, predestined, and such simply meant God knew from creation who would reject Christ. Second question a young boy not “chosen” hears about hell and develops a mortal fear of going there, would a loving God never give him a means to escape? Oh my drag the plow out her we go!! EdB |