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| The Prince of Preachers was having his gouty moments |
The
Prince of Preachers was having his gouty moments.
Look
at his statement. Sadder still, his words are mindlessly quoted by so many as
the gospel truth.
If
his statement is true, then by necessary
implications, EVERY elect without exception, are EQUALLY converted,
sanctified, and faithful. Otherwise, the mighty, efficacious, and irresistible
grace of God have failed spectacularly.
Common
sense tells that these are not true.
However,
every elect is equally regenerated:
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on the exact same basis, the righteousness of Christ applied,
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by the exact same Agent: the Spirit of God,
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in the exact same manner; freely by the Spirit,
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to the exact same extent; no one is more or less regenerated,
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with the exact same effect: eternal life.
Diverse
human factors are involved in the conversion, sanctification (practical), and
faith of a child of God. This is elementary.
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Guzman
Yes, that is not true. Many regenerated Elect were not able to hear the gospel.
Dennis Taylor
FYI, many of the PB Churches in the area where I live, have articles of faith that
were accepted in the early 1900’s, and earlier, that agree with Spurgeon’s
position.
Most
are still in existence today.
Reggie
I
saw this meme earlier. There is found in scripture, a surety of faithfulness in
God's full work on a believer; and most certainly, I'm sharing these verses,
knowing you all have read them before.
“For
whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of
his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he
did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also
justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.”
Romans 8:29-30 KJV
Now, in this all-encompassing list of magnificent works, we do not see conversion or sanctification.
The
thief on the cross.
One
minute, he spoke the same things as the other.
The
next?
He
simply began speaking the truth concerning who Jesus was.
Something
or Someone got to him and he showed that change by what he said.
There
were no baptism, no Bible verses to remember, no religious affiliation, no
chance to restore or make amends, and no gospel preached for him to believe.
Guzman
Reggie, Amen,
precious truth.
Marty
Amen,
Brother Sing. Jesus Christ will bring many sons to glory, but few enter the
strait gate. The "few" is a very small subset of the
"many".
Charles
Amen,
Sing
