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2/10/07 9:16 AM |
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Excellent way of saying it as it is, Anna. "...whilst we have committed cultural suicide through low birth rates."Deut 7:13 "And HE will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee." Since the Lord has decided no longer to bless the fruit of the womb, of Britain, I guess He is going to teach us a hard lesson for rejecting Him, His Son and His laws and precepts. |
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2/10/07 8:59 AM |
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Discerned BThe general call of the Gospel is made effective when the Holy Spirit makes the Word of God understood, appreciated and believed upon in the heart of an individual. Because of the fallen, sinful nature of man. he is at enmity with God and refuses to acknowledge the truthfulness of the Gospel. God sends His Spirit into His elect to change this spiritual rebellion by regenerating, renewing and transforming the inward condition of the depraved into a love for the Lord. In effect, these hearts and natures have been born again, and their eyes and ears have been opened to see the glorious truths of God's salvation. (see Ez. 36.26-27, Matt. 16.17, 1 Cor. 2.12-14, 2 Cor. 3.3,6, 2 Thess.2.13-14, Titus 3.5) Matt 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 1Cor2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; THAT WE MIGHT KNOW the things that are freely given to us of God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man RECEIVETH NOT the things of the Spirit of God" |
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2/10/07 5:32 AM |
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Discerned BelieverYou have still kept The mortals ability to believe retained in the human condition. You said "Unregenerate man first needs to hear the gospel" Question, how can he hear, unless God does something first to [a] bring him within hearing, and [b] open his heart to receive the truth? Remember the unregenerate is still dead in sins and at enmity with God. So what happened to change that specific scenario? |
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2/9/07 11:50 AM |
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Discerned Believer This is my synopsis of your post 2/8/07 6:10pm below1. The mortals ability to believe is retained in the human condition. 2. He hears/believes - Prior to any input of God. 3. Regeneration is not divine salvific power required - since mortal hears gospel unto salvation. 4. Holy Spirit "pricks/convicts" human heart. 5. Preaching thus hearing is the means of salvation. 6. Regeneration by the Lord "only" unto new life. The emphasis in your statement is upon "existing" human ability to respond to salvation means. Therefore in response to your original question to me, (2/8/07 12:13pm), I see the above as being "Salvation by works" ie: by human effort. The two statements I posted below are the Reformed position on [a] Total Depravity, and [b] Unconditional Election. These preclude the ability of man to seek any means unto salvation. Thus only by God's first direct intervention can the sinner ever proceed. Prior to this the natural man "dead" in his sins, - means spiritually dead thus impossible to make the first move. Thanks!! |
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2/8/07 3:15 PM |
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Discerned Believer Do you accept this statement?God's choice of certain individuals unto salvation before the foundation of the world rested solely in His own sovereign will. His choice of particular sinners was not based on any foreseen response of obedience on their part, such as faith, repentance, etc. On the contrary, God gives faith and repentance to each individual whom He selected. These acts are the result, not the cause of God's choice. Election therefore was not determined by or conditioned upon any virtuous quality or act foreseen in man. Those whom God sovereignly elected He brings through the power of the Spirit to a willing acceptance of Christ. Thus God's choice of the sinner, not the sinner's choice of Christ, is the ultimate cause of salvation. |
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2/8/07 3:11 PM |
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Discerned Believer Do you agree with the following statement?Because of the fall, man is unable of himself to savingly believe the gospel. The sinner is dead, blind, and deaf to the things of God; his heart is deceitful and desperately corrupt. His will is not free, it is in bondage to his evil nature, therefore, he will not - indeed he cannot - choose good over evil in the spiritual realm. Consequently, it takes much more than the Spirit's assistance to bring a sinner to Christ - it takes regeneration by which the Spirit makes the sinner alive and gives him a new nature. Faith is not something man contributes to salvation but is itself a part of God's gift of salvation - it is God's gift to the sinner, not the sinner's gift to God. |
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2/8/07 2:59 PM |
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Discerned Believer Actually if we were to debate the actual definition of "baptizo" - you would bring the Baptist theologians definition and I could bring the Presbyterian theologians one. And we could go on forever. EG: The word in classical Greek means a variety of things, including to plunge, to drown, to steep, to bewilder, to dip, to tinge, to pour, to sprinkle, and to dye! Baptism is a myriad-sided word, adjusting itself to the most diverse cases. Agamemnon was baptized; Bacchus was baptized; Cupid was baptized; Cleinias was baptized; Alexander was baptized; Panthia was baptized; Otho was baptized; Charicles was baptized; and a host of others were baptized, each differing from the other in the nature or the mode of their baptism, or both. A blind man could more readily select any demanded color from the spectrum, or a child could more readily thread the Cretan labyrinth, than could "the seven wise men of Greece" declare the nature, or mode, of any given baptism by the naked help of "baptizo." The Bible was 1st written in the Greek language. The point here is that way back then the folks did not just use the word baptizo for immerse. This is recorded fact. But if you guys want to get "all wet" - nobody is stopping you!!! |
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2/8/07 10:04 AM |
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Bro Williams"went up straightway out of the water" Only those convinced of immersion would assume this statement to preclude sprinkle/pouring. The statement actually means - "He stepped ashore out of the water" It does not prove immersion, neither does the definition of the Greek word for baptise. You are speaking from your denominational distinctives, - not the exposition of the Greek Text. |
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