How Is One’s Name Written in the Book of Life?

[Jack Terrence]

Acts 5:31 Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. NKJV


Acts 11:18 When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life." NKJV

It's the same Greek word in both verses. Grant can also mean give and give can also mean grant. In Acts 11 the council said that God has also granted to the gentiles. I took that to mean God did to the gentiles the same as He did to Israel. Thank you

That's just your translation preference. Some translations render it "grant" in both verses. God doesn't give repentance in the sense Calvinists say. He gives it in the sense that he bars no one from repentance. He grants them access to repentance. Again, Paul said that he granted (gave) repentance to Israel (Acts 5:31). But not all Israel repented. That should prove that Calvinists got things wrong.

"For unto you it has been granted not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake."

 

[Jack Terrence]

Who made that rule?

Show from the Old Testament where the names of gentiles were written in the book of life. And why are their names not written upon the New Jerusalem?

 

[David Lamb]

Show from the Old Testament where the names of gentiles were written in the book of life. And why are their names not written upon the New Jerusalem?

I imagine the verse you have in mind is:

““He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. And I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And [I will write on him] My new name.” (Re 3:12 NKJV)

If so, that doesn't say that anybody's name is written on the new Jerusalem, but that God's name, and " the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem" will be written on him who overcomes.

 

[Aaron112]

The question of how one’s name is written in or removed from this book is crucial in understanding salvation, judgment, and God’s justice.

Why ?