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Originally posted by LittleByLittle
Originally posted by Rex282
No one can choose to be saved.God does all the choosing all the seeking and all the finding.God is 100% sovereign and in control of it ALL.Man has ZERO to do with his salvation it is ALL given.There is no room at all to boast or do anything to receive it..It is God that is doing ALL the saving from the beginning until the end...No man can change himself.No one can lift themselves up by their own shoelaces.
edit on 15-8-2013 by Rex282 because: (no reason given)
In a way I do not agree since there is a symbiosis going on between the soul and god also, where the soul learns/evolve and become something that will be saves by god since it has proven it should be saved. You can go the narrow path and empty the cup so that it can be filled. . It might be god who is preparing the road for the soul but it is the soul who walks it and reaches a point where both can find an understanding of each other and reach symbiosis/oneness.
But other than that a nice post.
Originally posted by jmdewey60
reply to post by NOTurTypical
Taking your own advice about conforming theory with the Bible, where do you find this bit about "the sovereignty of man"?
Your theology needs to match the Word. God does draw all men, but you downplay the sovereignty of man which He created us with.
Isn't there this problem with original sin where "man" through Adam and Eve relinquished their sovereignty to Satan?
Or is that just obsolete in your religion which is so brand new?
Originally posted by Rex282
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
reply to post by Rex282
No one can choose to be saved.God does all the choosing all the seeking and all the finding.God is 100% sovereign and in control of it ALL.Man has ZERO to do with his salvation it is ALL given.
That's not Biblical. Now it is true that He draws all men to Christ, it's also true that He created man sovereign with free will and will not force anyone to convert. The Bible says it's God's will that none are lost and all men come to repent and accept the gospel, yet Jesus said most will reject it. If it was all God then, and since it's also His will that none are lost there would be none lost.
Your theology needs to match the Word. God does draw all men, but you downplay the sovereignty of man which He created us with.
Man is not soveriegn only God is.Man does not have a will free of causation.Every effect has a cause.Man can choose and makes billions of choices yet none of them are free of causation.Belief in the sovereignty of man is the epitome of rebellion and delusion.It is believing "I" will be like the most high God.It is not scriptural and it is devoid of any semblance of reality.
The name for the person normally thought of as Joshua in the English speaking world is found in three forms in the Hebrew, one of which can be pronounced the way you are writing it in your posts. It seems that the name was standardized in the post exile period as the shorter version, Jeshua, for example in Nehemiah 8:17
Yahoshua in Hebrew is יהושע. That was ,is,will forever be his name/nature.Yahweh IS salvation.
You are claiming the validity of the theory in an authoritative way as if you were the prophet of God, correcting the errors of the people of their pagan ways.
I have never and will never and am not capable of compelling anyone to know the name of Yahoshua.
We have what is considered the word of God to Christians, the New Testament, which gives the name of Jesus as Jesus, meaning savior.
Only the father can reveal it's nature.You are full of guile and poor semantics.
There isn't any argument from your side, just a statement of a cult slogan.
Arguing over interpretations of words and meanings you know nothing about.
So where does it say that mankind retained that type "sovereignty" despite the loss of it otherwise?
I didn't mean sovereignty over the Earth, but sovereignty over the direction of their individual life via millions of free will thoughts and choices.
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
Originally posted by windword
Originally posted by 2WitnessesArrived
Start spreading the gospel, for I promise this generation will not pass away until all things are fulfilled,
Hmm, Where have I heard that before? Oh Yeah!
Matthew 16
27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works. 28 “Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
John didn't taste death before he saw Jesus coming in His kingdom. That was fulfilled when John was on Patmos.
John 18
36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."
You see a juxtaposition between "out of this world" and "from another place".
John 18
36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."
Jesus didn't consider this place his kingdom, so your explanation doesn't make any sense.
Originally posted by jmdewey60
reply to post by NOTurTypical
So where does it say that mankind retained that type "sovereignty" despite the loss of it otherwise?
I didn't mean sovereignty over the Earth, but sovereignty over the direction of their individual life via millions of free will thoughts and choices.
If that was true, then what would be the reason for divine intervention including the death of Jesus on the cross?
I already pretty much conceded that Adam and Eve were created with free will.
We were created with the free will to make our own choices, that's why we are responsible for them.
There isn't anything like that in Revelation.
Doesn't matter, John still saw it before he died. He was given a vision where he stood in the throne room of heaven.
Originally posted by jmdewey60
reply to post by NOTurTypical
There isn't anything like that in Revelation.
Doesn't matter, John still saw it before he died. He was given a vision where he stood in the throne room of heaven.
Sorry.
I think you are getting caught up in YouTube video preacher rhetoric.
According to Luke, which was written after the destruction of the Jerusalem temple, that was the sign of "the Son of Man" coming into his kingdom.
You have been caught up in the Futurist's attempt at justifying their theories by misinterpreting scripture.
Originally posted by bloodreviara
Every single generation thinks they live in the end times, that's actually
a fact by the way, religion is such a waste of someones life, its immoral,
its obviously a brain washing tool, i cannot fathom going through life
always believing in my life time the world will end.......
Its almost like religious folks just need something to worry about.
an entire life driven by fear..... so strange.
Your'e assuming a lot of nonexistent stuff.
I suppose you're agreeing with that statement since you're upset I challenged it.
All that stuff is meaningless to me.
So let me ask you the same thing;
He saw Jesus being handed the 7-sealed scroll and the 24 elders seated around the throne.
No.
Do you want scripture references?