Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things"
2Ti 2:7.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

An Offer the Dead Can't Refuse

The offer of salvation:
Surely, the salvation is offered to those without salvation,
i.e. those still in their native state of sin and death. 
What does the Offeror expect the Offeree to do?

#folly_of_offer
#mock_not_the_dead
#eternal_salvation
#temporal_salvation

Eternal salvation is NOT offered; there is NO offer of eternal salvation; it is freely applied/bestowed to each individual elect personally when in their state of sin and death.

Temporal salvation requires actively working out with fear and trembling, in obedience to the will of the Father.

Sinners dead in trespasses and sins have no ability whatsoever to accept the offer. Offering salvation to sinners is like offering a big-Mac to a dead man and expecting him to accept your kind offer and eat it, and become alive! Completely absurd, and moronic idea.

It is God who sovereignly and freely QUICKENS an elect in his native state of sin and death unto eternal life - eternal salvation is applied. 

When God executes that gracious act in bestowing eternal life, it is irresistible; there is NOTHING the dead in trespasses and sins can do to resist God's gracious and sovereign act. Dead Lazarus could do nothing to resist the life-giving summon of Christ, "Come forth, Lazarus!"

Divine acts in eternal salvation are always EFFECTUAL, yes 100% effectual, perfectly effectual every instant, for every elect; ALWAYS attaining the intent and purpose of God's grace in saving His people. Nothing less.

Let the misguided continue to offer their big-Mac to dead men and make a fool of themselves! If only the dead can speak, they will curse the living for making offers to them expecting them to receive them! NO amount of offering, no matter how sincere, earnest, and LOUD, can help at all.  If you get this, you begin to understand the saying "salvation by grace ALONE."

Reggie Lee
Stole it!
Just think of the Holy Spirit Being The God Father

Rolando Caquilala
Eternal salvation is not offered? Paano tong juan 3:16 diba malinaw na conditional vrs yan dahil sa words na that and whosoever?

Sing F Lau
Rolando, Thanks.
Show us why is John 3:16 a conditional offer.

Take a look at this exposition on John 3:16:
John 3:16 - How did God so love?
https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2008/02/john-316-how-did-god-so-love.html

 Another one: For God so loved the world...
https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2011/12/for-god-so-loved-world.html

And here: Is John 3:16 Prescriptive or Descriptive?
https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2020/10/is-john-316-prescriptive-or-descriptive.html

Rolando Caquilala
Sing, conditional dahil sa words na that and whosoever, na kong sino man ang manalig sa kanyang Anak na si Jesukrsto hindina hahatulan kundi mgka roon ng eternal life..

Sing F Lau
Rolando, if you read, "whosoever eats has life" - how would you understand these words? Is it a statement of truth about those who eat, or is it a conditional offer to the dead?

Is it an offer to the dead, that whoever of the dead that eats, life will be given to them???

Sing F Lau
Kindly peruse the links above, then we will continue.

Thanks for your interest.

Rolando Caquilala
Sing, no Pastor, offer yan sa mga Born again dahil pg balikan mo ang context sa vrs 3-8 sabi ni Jesus except a man be born again he connot see the kingdom of God. Kaya ang eternal life ino offer ng Dios sa mga Born again people.

Sing F Lau
Rolando, some people offer eternal life to those ALREADY born again by God, i.e those already with eternal life. They show themselves STUPID, i.e. lacking common sense.

I think better of you.

Sing F Lau

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Peruse this article: Ye must be born again.
https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2012/11/ye-must-be-born-again.html

Sing F Lau
And this: Some Big Standard Fables - BSF
https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2017/03/some-big-standard-fables-bsf.html

Sing F Lau
"Except a dead man be quickened, he cannot breathe" is a statement of fact about a dead man; it makes no offer to the dead man.

Isn't it basic common sense?

Whatever has happened to common sense?

There is a debilitating disease called soundbytitis; it destroys common sense.

Rolando Caquilala
Sing, ang pgka Born again Pastor hindi payan ang eternal life or eternal salvation,kundi tulad ng regeneration pg reconnect yan muli sa relation sa Dios at Tao na dati nahiwalay dahil sa mga kasal anan ng Tao. Kaya tinawag ang Tao na patay Dahil sa mga kasal anan, hindi yan pwedi ihalintulad mo sa patay physical na kahit anong gawin mo sa kanya hindi sya maka response, kundi tayoy hiwalay sa relation sa Dios, at sapamamagitan ni Kristo tayoy binuhay muli sa Dios Ama kasama ni Kristo mula sa ating pgka patay sa mga kasal anan. Roma 6:1-4. At sapamamagitan ni Kristo tayoy na reconnect or na reconcile sa Dios. Roma 5:8-10. efeso 2:4-8. Tito 3:4-7.. ito ang pass salvation na pure by Grace of God, ang present salvation sa ating araw araw na pamomohay kasamana ang pgligtas natin sa ating mga sarili mula sa mga tao na untoward Generation. Mga Gawa 2:40, at kaligtasan mula sa mga problema sapamamagitan ng ating pgtawag sa pangalan ng Panginoon by prayer. Roma 10:13. .mga Awit 91:14-15. piro yong eternal salvation future salvation yan at yon ang ipinangako ng Dios sa mga tao na born Again or mga elected na patuloy sa pgsunod sa kalouban ng Dios at hindi bumitaw or hindi uma atras sa pgsunod sa Dios. Hebrew 5:9.. hebrew 10:38-39.. Tito 1:1-2.

Sing F Lau
Rolando, thanks. Goodbye.