Too many Christians sincerely believe in a well-intentioned but impotent God; an error rightly pointed out by Mr Pink in the meme. The implication of such fable is the height of blasphemy, as Pink indicated.
This is the simple truth of the Bible:
- God purposed eternal salvation for His elect;
- Christ accomplished the same for those given to Him;
- The Spirit of God and Christ freely and sovereignly applies the same to each individual elect personally at God's appointed and approved time when they are still dead in trespasses and sins, in enmity and rebellion against God, in their native state of sin and condemnation.
There are perfect and complete harmony and unity of purpose among the three Persons of the Trinity.
Divine and sovereign grace alone guarantees that the purposed and accomplished eternal salvation be sure to each and every elect.
Those to whom God has freely bestowed eternal salvation are then called, through the divinely appointed gospel ministry, to believe the truth of their salvation by the free and sovereign activities of God in saving them.
In believing the truth of their salvation by God's free and sovereign grace, they save themselves from errors, fables, and superstitions. The gospel ministry that proclaims the grace of God teaches them to live soberly, righteously, and godly - saving God's children from the ravages of sins and unrighteousness in this present life. God holds His children responsible to will and to do His good pleasure for them as His children.
Too many are addicted to the sound of saving grace but are ignorant of the sense of saving grace.
Titus 2
11¶For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Amen, and amen.
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A note on Mr. Missing's numerous comments:
He basically fails to make the distinction between what a man is in his native state of sin and death and what the same man can do after the divine grace has worked in him, freely and sovereignly by God.
The former is completely incapable of any spiritual activities, being spiritually dead in trespasses and sins. Until and unless the grace of God intervenes, he lies in an active enmity against God, unable to do anything to bring himself to God. "Except a man be born again, he CANNOT..." is a statement with no exception. This involved his sonship; he is completely passive in his new birth by God.
The latter has been born of God, and as a child of God and with the Spirit of adoption dwelling in him, he is commanded to know and obey the will of the Father for him. This is discipleship, and he is actively involved in working out his own salvation. Much of his points are in this realm.
Mr. Missing, failing to distinguish the vast difference between the two, is opposing a strawman of his own imagination.
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A note on Mr. Missing's numerous comments:
He basically fails to make the distinction between what a man is in his native state of sin and death and what the same man can do after the divine grace has worked in him, freely and sovereignly by God.
The former is completely incapable of any spiritual activities, being spiritually dead in trespasses and sins. Until and unless the grace of God intervenes, he lies in an active enmity against God, unable to do anything to bring himself to God. "Except a man be born again, he CANNOT..." is a statement with no exception. This involved his sonship; he is completely passive in his new birth by God.
The latter has been born of God, and as a child of God and with the Spirit of adoption dwelling in him, he is commanded to know and obey the will of the Father for him. This is discipleship, and he is actively involved in working out his own salvation. Much of his points are in this realm.
Mr. Missing, failing to distinguish the vast difference between the two, is opposing a strawman of his own imagination.
