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Predestination And Free-Will – Who Does The Choosing, Man Or God?

Published September 27, 2011

Predestination And Free-Will

Who Does The Choosing, Man Or God?

 
Here are some Bible verses that are very clear about this matter of God choosing us – without any approval from us ahead of time:
 

John 15:16 – “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit”

 

John 15:19 – “If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but… Continue reading →

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Predestination And Free-Will – Where Does Saving Faith Come From?

Published September 27, 2011

Predestination And Free-Will

Where Does Saving Faith Come From?

 
We may think that we choose God but it is God who gives us the desire to want Him and the faith to be able to trust Him. God is the giver of every aspect of salvation even regarding repentance and faith:
 

John 3:27 – “John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.”

 
God has to enable sinners to… Continue reading →

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Predestination And Free-Will – Is Faith A Work?

Published September 27, 2011

Predestination And Free-Will

Is Faith A Work?

 
Is faith some kind of “work” that some one does or can do?  Believe it or not – according to the Bible – the answer is yes:
 

1 Thessalonians 1:3 – “Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father”

 

2 Thessalonians 1:11 – “Wherefore also we pray always… Continue reading →

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Predestination And Free-Will – Which Comes First, Salvation Or Turning To Christ?

Published September 27, 2011

Predestination And Free-Will

Which Comes First, Salvation Or Turning To Christ?

 
You’ve heard the expression: “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” In a sense, that is the issue that has been addressed in this paper – “Which comes first: A. Our obedience to God’s commands to repent, believe the Gospel and receive Christ? OR B. God granting us repentance and salvation?” In other words:

  1. Do we first accept Christ and His lordship, and then God rewards us… Continue reading →
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Predestination And Free-Will – So What Is A Hyper-Calvinist?

Published September 27, 2011

Predestination And Free-Will

So What Is A Hyper-Calvinist?

 
Contrary to the claims of some free-will gospel promoters, a hyper-Calvinist is not the same as a Calvinist. A Calvinist believes that the doctrines of grace are the doctrines of the Bible. Also, a Calvinist understands His total inability to participate in raising himself to “newness of life” (Romans 6:4) and he also is grateful to God for having mercy on his soul, so he does his best out of… Continue reading →

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Christ Died For The Ungodly

by Horatius Bonar

The divine testimony concerning man is, that he is a sinner. God bears witness against him, not for him; and testifies that "there is none righteous, no, not one"; that there is "none that doeth good"; none "that understandeth"; none that even seeks after God, and, still more, none that loves Him (Psa. 14:1-3; Rom. 3:10-12). God speaks of man kindly, but severely; as one yearning over a lost child, yet as one who will make no terms with sin, and will "by no means clear the guilty." <continued>

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