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| "As sinners, we all deserve judgment; but God loved the world so much He sent His son to offer salvation to those who believe." This is a POPULAR lie, and a FABLE. |
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Look at the
screenshot taken from the Answers in Genesis page, already LOVED and LIKED 414
times and SHARED 101 times when I took the screenshot.
It indicates that so
many are MISGUIDED concerning the basics of the gospel truth of grace.
1. As sinners, we
were all dead in trespasses and sins; therefore, incapable of any spiritual
activities; spiritual life precedes the activities of that life:
- Eph 2:1 "And
you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins..."
- John 3:3
"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except
a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." This is a
categorical statement without exception by the Lord Himself.
2. As sinners, we
were positively hostile, in enmity against God:
- Rom 5:10 "For
if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son,
much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life."
- Rom 8:7
"Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to
the law of God, neither indeed can be."
- Neutrality of
natural man is a myth!
3. Yes, God MOST
CERTAINLY DID SO LOVE the world dead in trespasses and sins, and in enmity
against Him...
- Take a look here: https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2008/02/john-316-how-did-god-so-love.html
4. God SO LOVED that
He sent His Son to ACCOMPLISH the eternal salvation for sinners, to save them
from the eternal lake of fire.
- The eternal
salvation that was accomplished by the Lord Jesus Christ is NOT OFFERED to
sinners.
Think for a moment:
what good will the offer of salvation do to those dead in trespasses and sins,
and in enmity against God? Many think they are very loving when they offer food
to the dead; I see such an act as superstitious at best, and at worst, it is
wickedly taunting and mocking the dead.
Jesus Christ does no such evil deed.
5. Christ freely and
graciously GIVES eternal life/salvation to the dead in trespasses and sins;
this is GOOD NEWS.
- Christ OFFERS
eternal life/salvation to the dead in trespasses and sins who believe; this is
BAD NEWS. Do you know why? Would any be saved?
John 10:28 "And
I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any
man pluck them out of my hand."
John 17:2 "As
thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to
as many as thou hast given him."
- Christ GIVES
eternal life to the dead in trespasses and sins; He summons them to life, like
He did to Lazarus!
- Christ does not
OFFER it.
- The former is the
gospel truth, and the latter is a devil's lie.
Rom 6:23 "For
the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord."
- God GIVES eternal
life secured by Christ to those dead in trespasses and sins; He did not OFFER
it!
Eph 2:5 "Even
when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye
are saved)..."
- God QUICKENED the
dead in trespasses and sins;
- God did not OFFER
salvation to the dead in trespasses and sins.
Only those whom God
has freely bestowed salvation are capable of believing. Yes, the salvation from
believing is distinct from the salvation that enables one to believe!
Offering salvation -
obviously to those without salvation! - isn't loving; it is cruel and wicked. It is self-deceived and deceiving
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Dan Samons
This is a very
common belief in Christendom. Those who insist that "universal
atonement" glorifies the breadth of God's love fail to see that this
"ineffectual atonement" blasphemes the efficacy of the blood of
Christ. The truth is that the atonement of Christ is both utterly effectual
(Romans 8:31-39) and purposefully particular (Ephesians 1:4-6, Matthew 1:21,
John 10:11).
