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Dutch and other translations say faithfulness instead of faith.
Faith is not a fruit, that takes time to produce, but a gift.
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Oh apparently as a form of fruit, faith may be understood in two...
Sorry. It's the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. It comes by hearing of the Word of Christ. It's like a muscle and can grow from faith with unbelief (Peter sinking) to strong faith (sick getting healed in his shadow). If you want to build it, listen non stop to...
The potter from Jeremia changed the pot when it rebelled. God can't actively create someone who is evil, because He is good. He can only give someone over to satan, who hardened his heart himself, as in give up on them and use em for another purpose.
but while men slept, his enemy came and...
he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills’
James 4 God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
Jeremiah 18:1-11:
The potter was making a vessel, but the vessel ‘was spoiled in the potter’s hand’ (verse 4). The potter did not spoil it himself, but rather...
Yes I started a topic about that. He says that the vessel changed in the hand of the potter and then He turned it into something else. It's from Jeremiah.
I once found this guy from predestination station and I think it's a good explanation.
https://predestinationstation.wordpress.com/2016/01/01/romans-920-21-do-unbelieving-ethnic-israelites-have-a-right-to-criticise-gods-judgement-the-potter-and-the-clay/
Okay great. Jesus dies with the bride in mind. Then God gives those faith. Then you say if you don't believe they are justified (means made just?) when they are still in unbelief and sin and before they accept Christ, then you have no real faith. No lie. I quoted that. So I must believe that I...
Must have read it wrong. Lying is done on purpose. It's even worse though:
brightfame52 said:
Now all this goes to show the Gospel Truth, that by His Death alone, all those He died for are accounted Righteous before God's Law and Justice, BEFORE THEY BELIEVE ! In fact before they are born...
You just said it doesn't matter if you have faith in Christ. If you're elect you may now be the worst antitheist, you have been justified and died with Christ 2000 years ago, which I agree is true, but does it benefit them to tell them that or should you preach repent and get saved and baptized...
Yes but what about those who believe for a while? The plant does die in the parable of the sower, but aaah maybe now I get it. The plant is faith. Their faith died. They weren't even reborn yet then. A new spirit can't die, cause it's born from God and can't sin. Weird though that someone He...
It's not abortion if someone leaves God. They do that themselves. The ones that fall back can't be brought to repentance again, because then they crucify Him twice. They partook of the Holy Spirit. That is only possible if you get reborn. So apparently that new born spirit that's born from God...