(Sorry, this thread posted prematurely)
Biblical examples of gradual salvation vs a more specific/definitive salvation experience?
Do they exist? Should we expect to see them? OT vs NT?
I like what Hammster said on another thread some years ago, something like "Just for perspective, do you remember when you met your parents?"
I think in the NT, we of course have a lot of experiences recorded because this Christianity was such a brand new thing, an astounding thing, in many cases a divisive, controversial thing. The apostles were on the front lines, ministering to and persuading the people. But we do see in II Timothy, that Paul acknowledges Timothy's heritage of faith, and that he is convinced Timothy is continuing in that faith.
Is there a reason to think that physically there is ALWAYS a particular moment in time when this happens, even if we can't pinpoint exactly when it is? (Acknowledging that God knows or predestines who are His outside of time, but preferring not to get into Calvinism or OSAS here)
Biblical examples of gradual salvation vs a more specific/definitive salvation experience?
Do they exist? Should we expect to see them? OT vs NT?
I like what Hammster said on another thread some years ago, something like "Just for perspective, do you remember when you met your parents?"
I think in the NT, we of course have a lot of experiences recorded because this Christianity was such a brand new thing, an astounding thing, in many cases a divisive, controversial thing. The apostles were on the front lines, ministering to and persuading the people. But we do see in II Timothy, that Paul acknowledges Timothy's heritage of faith, and that he is convinced Timothy is continuing in that faith.
Is there a reason to think that physically there is ALWAYS a particular moment in time when this happens, even if we can't pinpoint exactly when it is? (Acknowledging that God knows or predestines who are His outside of time, but preferring not to get into Calvinism or OSAS here)
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