How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Gary, thanks for your comment. I would appreciate to receive your responses to the following questions: 1. At what point in time did God choose some sinners...
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
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by Gary Wainwright
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How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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My understanding of TULIP Calvinism is that God chose some which He also draws unto Himself (John 6:44, John 6:65), because if He had not done so, then no...
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by Mark Vestal
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How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Reconciliation is a two-way street. God reconciled the world unto Himself (2 Cor 5:19). We reconcile ourselves to Him through faith (2 Cor 5:20). The world...
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What is the guff?
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by Jennifer Rothnie
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How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Mark, if everyone was already fully forgiven and reconciled to God, then no one would need the ministry of reconciliation. It's precisely because unbelievers...
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by Silas Cheung
What does the Bible say about unforgiveness?
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It is well said by Mr. Houdmann that the necessity for a Christian to forgive does not necessarily bring about the duty to trust again. It is wrong to think...
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Leslie Coutinho
What stone did the builders reject? (Psalm 118:22)
Psalm 118:22: The stone which the builders refused is become the headstone of the corner. The builders were the elders of Israel, to whom the Lord spoke...
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by Mark Vestal
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How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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If Jesus Christ is your savior then it is not possible for your eternal state to be the result of how well you lived your life. It is by you placing your...
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by Mark Vestal
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How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Ezekiel/Jennifer, there can be no forgiveness of sin without the shedding of blood (Heb 9:22). Who's shed blood was the sufficient payment for the world's...
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Mark, it appears that we are reading from two contradictory books of religion. My view is that your latest comment contradicts the text of Biblical Scripture...
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by Mark Vestal
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How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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God's forgiveness is not conditional upon repentance, conviction, confession, or anything else. He bought the world a gift and our belief doesn't make His...
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Mark, I have read through your reply and noted some material contradictions. Your concluding statement appears to contradict what you had just affirmed. Here...
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Jennifer, your closing statement is profound: When God unites the new believer into Christ, the believer is forgiven and gains every other spiritual blessing...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Col 3:13 is written to believers, not unbelievers. Col 1:14 is written to believers. Indeed, the entire book of Colossians is written to believers! "Paul, an...
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by Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Jennifer, please consider God's word of reconciliation: 2 Cor 5:19 "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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"Did you mean to say "...and is only effectually applied when they believe that their sins were forgiven at the cross"?" That's not actually how forgiveness...
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by Mark Vestal
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How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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From Greek μετανοεω, "repent" is to "reconsider" or "change your mind". It is NOT to "turn from sin" (recall that even God repented multiple times). With...
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Mark, thanks for the request for clarification. Allow me to ask you one question to facilitate my informed response to your question. Do you believe that a...
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by Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Ezekiel, just for clarification, you stated "...and is only effectually applied when they turn from sin". Did you mean to say "...and is only effectually...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Are people only "maggots" or "worms" (Job 25:6)?
No one can deny that, even though humans were created in God's image, God Himself is infinitely higher and greater than they are, and they thus might be...
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How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Ezekiel Kimosop
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
How can I know if I am one of the elect? This question can be better rephrased - How do I know that I am guaranteed eternal life in Christ Jesus? This is a...
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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TULIP Calvinism may appear to appear to supply an answer to the question for those who have received Christ. Sadly it offers a worrisome conclusion to the...
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Are people only "maggots" or "worms" (Job 25:6)?
Expanded Bible -- Job 25:5 Even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes. 6 People are much less! They are like ·insects [mag...
Job 25:1 - 6
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venkatesan Iyer
Is Jesus a zombie?
The peculiarity of the question is "is". Was Jesus a zombie? A normal meaningful question. Given normal definition: Zombie: A frightening creature that is...
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by John Appelt
What is the book of Esther?
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Tim has answered it well. The acrostics are not discernible in English.
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by Tim Maas
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What is the book of Esther?
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The 13th-century sage Rabbi Bachya ben Asher discovered the presence of God’s name in acrostics embedded in Esther. The form of this name is the four Hebrew...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the book of Esther?
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Good answer, John. But I don't understand what you wrote: "God’s name YHWH (Yahweh) is found hidden in acrostic form."
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What is the book of Esther?
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What should we learn from the life of Esther?
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by Heath Sanders
Why do some Christians blow the shofar when nowhere in the NT we're told to do so?
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I asked a present day Jew in Israel what blowing the shofar means and he told me, “The sound of the shofar opens the heavens and this is how the prayers are...
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by Charles Crabtree
Why do some people continue to portray Jacob (Israel) as a thief, cheat, and liar when clearly God was with him?
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John you get close on the birthright. But on the blessing I see Isaac giving Jacob the blessing God had already prophesied. I think that if Esau had come...
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venkatesan Iyer
How is it rational to proclaim that breaking one law is breaking all of the whole law?
We find it reasonable in our academic setup that you are given a degree when you pass all subjects. Failure in even one subject would be considered failed in...
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How do I pray?
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Should the comma be placed before or after the word "today" in Luke 23:43?
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Is God compassionate or ferocious (Lamentations 3:22)?
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Is it possible that someone could serve God for the wrong reasons? If yes, why and how?
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Who is "them" in 1 John 4:4 that the children have overcome?
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Who is "them" in 1 John 4:4 that the children have overcome?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How is it rational to proclaim that breaking one law is breaking all of the whole law?
Good question, Venkatesan! I often dramatically ask people, "Do you know what James, the half-brother of Jesus said?" And then I quote James 2:10. I like...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How is it rational to proclaim that breaking one law is breaking all of the whole law?
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Thorough, evangelistic answer, Brother Tim!
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Leslie Coutinho
Why do I face the consequences of Adam's sin when I did not eat the fruit?
Genesis 2:17: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest therefore thou shalt surely die....
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Why would family and friends abandon one who suffers (Job 19:13-20)?
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Why would family and friends abandon one who suffers (Job 19:13-20)?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What kind of fruit can we bear in old age (Psalm 92:14-15)?
Jesus said that the two greatest commandments are to love God and our neighbor (Mark 12:29-31). Even in the face of constraints placed by age on physical...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Is it wrong to turn down someone who asks for something if it's for someone else?
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Emo, good inclusion of the relevant Parable of the 10 Virgins!
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is Pentecost Sunday?
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Jeremiah 23:29 says, "My message is like a fire that purges dross! 1 It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces! I, the Lord, so affirm it!" NET Note 1...