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| "The end of the word being preached and heard... is CONVERTING the soul." |
April 18, 2020 ·
#Quickening_vs_Converting
"The end of the word being preached and heard... is CONVERTING the soul."
Amen,
and amen. CONVERTING the soul. The ministry of the preached word has nothing to
do with the quickening of the dead. The quickening of the dead is the free,
sovereign, independent, and immediate activity of the Triune God, without any
instrumentality.
John
1 - KJV
12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name:
13
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of
man, but of God.
John
3:8 KJV — The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound
thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every
one that is born of the Spirit.
John
10:28 KJV — And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish,
neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Only
a quickened soul is capable of being converted by the ministry of the word.
Luke
1
76
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go
before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath
visited us,
79
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide
our feet into the way of peace.
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Dan
Samons
CONVERTING.
That is correct.
It's
needful to point out that most Christians use the term "convert" as a
synonym for "regenerate." This is one of the many ways that common
Christian parlance does not conform to the bible's use of a term. Jesus said to
Peter, "But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou
art CONVERTED, strengthen thy brethren." (Luke 22:32) The Lord was not
referring to Peter's future regeneration. Peter was a regenerate man already
(Matthew 16:16-17, I John 5:1). The
Lord was speaking of Peter coming into an understanding of the truths that he had heard declared, but had yet to understand or embrace. THAT is what is intended by "conversion" in the bible. Only those who have the ears to hear are capable of receiving instruction in the things of the spirit of God (I Corinthians 2:14).
