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  1. zoidar

    Matt 1:21 He Shall save His People

    I don't think Heb 2:14 has anything to do with inherant sonship, but much so to do with how Jesus accomplished redemtion, by becoming flesh and blood like us, so he could defeat the devil and deliver sinners.
  2. zoidar

    Matt 1:21 He Shall save His People

    We are not kinsmen by birth and flesh, but through the Holy Spirit. Once we are born again Christ is our kinsman redeemer. The one not yet born again is a child of the devil (1 John 3:10). For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my...
  3. zoidar

    Matt 1:21 He Shall save His People

    Scripture teaches that people become children of God, they are not born that way. Sonship is granted through faith and repentance. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, — John 1:12
  4. zoidar

    Matt 1:21 He Shall save His People

    NLT has added "His people" to those passages. It's not in the original Greek.
  5. zoidar

    Matt 1:21 He Shall save His People

    Before you are saved you belong to the devil. It's true of those Jews and it was true of you and me. The words of Jesus are very hard and were intended to bring fear of judgment leading to repentance, but those Jews chose to harden their hearts instead. Further on in chapter 10 Jesus tells the...
  6. zoidar

    Matt 1:21 He Shall save His People

    In the NT "His people" always refer to the Jews. God bless! Edit: One exception Rev 21:3
  7. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    Where I find lack of clarity is when phrases like "the grammar itself provides the reason" or "so there's the reason" are used, since that language sounds like a claim of textual necessity rather than interpretation. I’m not equipped to engage at this level of technical detail you are asking...
  8. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    My point is there are other plausible interpretations to the text than the one you hold. It's not clear to me when you say something can be stated from grammar alone and where it's your theological interpretation. I think it would help if you were more clear about what the text actually requires...
  9. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    But that understanding is not a grammatical and textual necessity. It's a theological interpretation.
  10. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    Ok, but that is still not answering why He rendered them "God taught". For an example, was it because they were humble?
  11. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    I copied my whole previous post and your whole previous post and asked the ChatGPT if you were right. Now it does not sound like you argue against my previous statement: "The text does not explain why they listen and learn, why they are God-taught. It simply presents these as qualities of those...
  12. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    "Short answer: Dikai over-states what the Greek grammar can prove. The adjective διδακτοὶ θεοῦ can fit a monergistic reading, but it does not grammatically require it. It is consistent with multiple theological interpretations, and standard Greek grammar does not force the conclusion that God's...
  13. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    Most of what you have quoted is true of believers, but not true concerning all Jesus atoned for, since he atoned for everyone, not just believers.
  14. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    If that were true, everyone would be saved.
  15. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    The logical problem with Jesus only dying for the elect is you need to know you are of the elect before you can trust in Christ. IOW if you don't know Jesus died for you, how can you then trust in him? But Calvinism solves this illogically, saying if you do trust in Christ, he died for you, but...
  16. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    I don’t think using grammar to support theology is wrong in itself. The issue is that his grammatical reading doesn’t seem objective, which is the real problem.
  17. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    I appreciate your respons, but that's a theological conclusion. Dikaiouminoi believes that conclusion can be made from the grammar. It's a bit annoying I can do nothing with his statements. Kind of kills the discussion.
  18. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    I don't see the problem. Hearing and learning is not the same as receiving Christ. Listening to the prophets enabled one to come to Christ, in other words, you would be drawn. If you ignore the prophets, you would ignore Christ I can neither verify nor refute your grammatical and theological...
  19. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    Not from that text, but: It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught of God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me. — John 6:45 So "heard and learned" may be the reason to be drawn.
  20. zoidar

    The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

    What if someone is resisting God and therefore God isn't drawing him?
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