tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post8931221992535948942..comments2023-09-13T10:52:42.450-05:00Comments on Dawg on the Lawn: The Alter CallDawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667201139980869656noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-9703467871918901402010-02-01T17:02:21.295-05:002010-02-01T17:02:21.295-05:00Steve -
You are correct; no one saves themselves...Steve - <br /><br />You are correct; no one saves themselves.<br /><br />"What was St. Paul doing when he made his decision for Christ?"<br /><br />God called and Paul followed.Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667201139980869656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-56169748638861639632010-02-01T16:59:19.413-05:002010-02-01T16:59:19.413-05:00"...but it's still a disturbing thought t..."...but it's still a disturbing thought that God can save all human beings, but chooses to save what is probably a tiny fraction of them."<br /><br />It's very sobering isn't it?<br /><br />The fact is, though, everyone deserves hell. <br /><br />Everyone.<br /><br />The amazing thing to me is why God chooses to save anyone.<br /><br />He does save some to make His riches and glory known to those He saves (Romans 9:23).<br /><br />Soli Deo gloriaDawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667201139980869656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-89919344873710728132010-02-01T13:22:48.511-05:002010-02-01T13:22:48.511-05:00I know it's his right to do so, but why would ...I know it's his right to do so, but why would God condemn the extreme vast majority of mankind to eternal suffering? What was their meaning of their lives here on earth? I know that the fate of the lost cannot trump the destiny of the saved, but it's still a disturbing thought that God can save all human beings, but chooses to save what is probably a tiny fraction of them.Joe A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01829844489009564295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-5150910570032351592010-02-01T09:51:42.392-05:002010-02-01T09:51:42.392-05:00Jesus makes it quite clear to Niccodemus that one ...Jesus makes it quite clear to Niccodemus that one cannot choose to be born again, anymore than they could choose to be born the first time.<br /><br />The decision isn't made by us, it was made on that cross two thousand years ago...for us...not by us.<br /><br />This "free will" decision theology stuff gets people started off on the wrong foot. <br /><br />'Called' and 'chosen' are the two most common words in the New Testament to describe the begining of the Christian faith.<br /><br />I'm late for work or I would expound on it more.<br /><br />What was St. Paul doing when he made his decision for Christ?Steve Martinhttp://theoldadam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-34867597681629316752010-02-01T07:52:36.156-05:002010-02-01T07:52:36.156-05:00Maybe it's the wording......
Jesus gives comm...Maybe it's the wording......<br /><br />Jesus gives commands to 'follow Him'.<br /><br />Matthew 10:38<br />And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.<br /><br />Matthew 19:21<br />Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”<br /><br />Mark 2:14<br />As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.<br /><br />John 10:27<br />My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.<br /><br />Revelation 14:4<br />These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.<br /><br />One does 'decide' to follow Jesus in sense.<br /><br />The gospel is preached and man responds.<br /><br />We don't save ourselves; God saves us.<br /><br />God saves us all by Himself; we did not help him.<br /><br />God saved us on purpose, not on accident.<br /><br />We decided to follow Jesus because the Father drew us to Him through the preaching of the gospel and we responded to His call.<br /><br />Jones wraps it up with, "The order in Scripture seems to be this - the truth is presented to the mind, which moves the heart, and that in turn moves the will."Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667201139980869656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-59606743135723560682010-01-31T19:09:15.168-05:002010-01-31T19:09:15.168-05:00Please listen to this fairly short sermon, and you...Please listen to this fairly short sermon, and you'll see what I'm talking about:<br /><br />http://lightofthemaster.com/Sermons/Entries/2008/3/4__The_Holy_Spirit.htmlSteve Martinhttp://theoldadam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-55922250022269783332010-01-31T18:58:12.641-05:002010-01-31T18:58:12.641-05:00We are to preach the Word, and if we do it properl...We are to preach the Word, and if we do it properly, there will be a call to a decision that comes in the message, and then we leave it to the Spirit to act upon people - <br /><br />No where in the New Testament does the Bible say that we are called to make a decision.<br /><br />I would say to ask for a decision in the preaching of the Word is an IMPROPER way of preaching. For then, you turn the gospel into the law, by now attaching an imperative to it.<br /><br />'IF YOU...', is not the gospel.<br /><br />The last half of the sentence is true, however.<br /><br />The Holy Spirit will act upon people, in one way or another, when the Word is preached.Steve Martinhttp://theoldadam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com