Bible Question:
What do you believe is the proper order of the following events in the life of someone becoming a born-again Christian? By that I mean in what order do they occur? -Regeneration -Grace -Faith -Justification -Repentance -Forgiveness -New birth (born-again) |
Bible Answer: "God's purpose, not His foreknowledge, is first" New Creature: Though not answering the exact question you asked, I feel the information provided here is not entirely off-topic and is worthy of our consideration. Also, this Note is in keeping with your hope "that others also will respond and hopefully some good discussion will arise as the result." Grace to you, kalos ------------- Romans 8:28 (NKJV) And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 8:30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. 'Observe, in the last clause of [verse 28], that God's purpose, not His foreknowledge, is first in the order of the chain of verbs occurring in vv. 28-30.'* The order in these verses is: 1) God's purpose 2) God foreknew 3) He presdestined us to be conformed to the image of His Son 4) He called 5) He justified 6) He glorified ------------- *New Scofield Reference Bible, Oxford, 1967 |