Lee52
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Only to you. A fact to me. There are tons of people that accept Evolution as fact when it is and always has been a THEORY.
Situational ethics or interpretations don't exist in the Bible. Only in men's minds. Again exegesis is to be used when reading God's word, not eisegesis. We don't apply our concepts to God's word, God's word forms our concepts.
Stating a concept DOESN'T prove it and NOT supplying scriptures to validate one's concept definitely doesn't warrant that it be given any serious consideration.
God is Sovereign. God is everything. God is Omniscient, He is NOT ruled by time. He exists outside of time as we know and understand it. He is also a God of order. His plan of Salvation was thought out and established way before He created the earth and ALL that is in it, including Adam and Eve, who He gave free will to. NO ONE can EARN salvation. None of us deserve it. It is there because GOD so LOVED the WORLD, that WHOEVER believes should not perish but have everlasting life. Everything God does is about US and about having a reciprocal loving relationship with His children. His rules, OUR choice and choice is contingent on FREEWILL. Just like I don't believe in "The devil made me do it", I don't believe in "God made me do it". God didn't MAKE Abraham sacrifice His son Isaac. He commanded and Abraham chose to obey. In Gen 22:15-18 God made all those promises to Abraham, because he obeyed, an act of his OWN FREE WILL and faith. What puts FEET to FAITH...Obedience and obedience comes from our FREE WILL.
Very well said, Brother!
Here is an analogy that might help, OR not.
In baseball there is a play called a suicide squeeze. A runner is on 3rd base. His team mate is at the plate awaiting a pitch. It is the bottom of the 9th inning and the score is tied with one out. The coach signals for a suicide squeeze. The pitcher throws the pitch right at the batter's face. The batter has a choice, do I stay in the box and hit the ball, laying it down the 1st base line for a bunt, or do I duck out of the way, knowing that the catcher will catch the ball and tag my teammate, who is running full speed at home plate, out at the plate? The runner has a choice. Does he trust in the batter to lay down the bunt, and therefore runs full speed at the plate with reckless abandon, or, does he chicken out and not head for home like the coach signaled?
The coach represents GOD. The batter represents Jesus. The runner on 3rd is mankind. We all have choices in life. If Jesus willingly stays in and sacrifices himself we win. If we trust in His sacrifice, we win. If we trust in GOD's wisdom and sovereignty, we win.
I grow tired of those who oppose freewill of man always, time and time again, accusing us that do, of not believing in the sovereignty of GOD. That my brother is a lie. I do not know one Arminian-Wesleyan doctrine Christian that does not believe in the sovereignty of GOD, not one. I do know what the Bible, including yours, says about liars. So, please, stop with the lies that we do not believe in the sovereignty of GOD. We whole-heartedly believe in GOD's sovereignty, as my brother Stan1953 articulated very well.
Be blessed,
Lee52
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