Unfortunately, your correct opinion happens to be incorrect :)
Did I state anywhere that all jews are elect? Anyone can come from the line of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? Interesting...
More lack of Scripture (and hot air). If your "correct" understanding is indeed correct, maybe you will be able to do something James was not...provide Scripture stating those called the "elect" are in reference to gentiles.
This was shown to you yesterday....
how soon you forget.
We cannot help it if you want to believe incorrect doctrine.
All we can do is post the verses
As said yesterday...election is "TO" salvation..or as your translation said..."FOR" salvation.
you said..HOW?
How?
2Th 2:13 But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
this is how....
1) through sanctification by the Spirit
2) through belief in the truth
But why???????
1)for salvation.
2)...there is no number 2.
This is it.
How about when??
1) from the beginning
But why???????
1)for salvation.
FOR SALVATION.
say it with me..."God has chosen you for salvation"
1 Thessalonians and who Paul is addressing in context
Chapter 1
9For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
Chapter 2
14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
Thank you brother James for straightening webdog out for me.
I was busy trying to straighten out Helen.
Think we will ever succeed?
lol
Grace and peace.
Probably not, because James will keep posting the same things over and over again. I discussed that Scripture with him yesterday. If he wants to pretend we didn't, that's fine, but all one has to do is go back through the thread to see it.
*sniff, sniff* I smell arrogance seeping into this thread. Don't become a victim to self sufficiency like Baptist Pastor / Theologian (the one James said should write a book :) ).... BANNED!
James, let's try again...chosen and elect are not always one in the same!
As was pointed out to you earlier, the elect are always chosen, but the chosen aren't always the elect.
This was debated with you yesterday, and you still are too stubborn to realize when you are wrong.
You say that elect always means the Jews.
What about Deut. 7:6 where God was obviously talking about and to the Jews?
He used the word chosen there.
Why didn't He use elect?
I do not agree with your deduction webdog.
You will have to do better than that.
Of course you can not see that when we are adopted as sons, we become the new Isreal.
We become His elect or favored people.
G1588 ἐκλεκτός eklektos ek-lek-tos' From G1586; select; by implication favorite: - chosen, elect.
To say the elect is always pertaining to the Jews conflicts with many (the majority) of Biblical scholars and commentaries.
You will have to do better than to say it is so because you think so.
People who are sincere and want to know, I am willing to discuss with. But people who time after time show evidence of a hardened heart towards the doctrines of Grace seem that I would be best to go on.
Webdog has been shown the truth many, many times but until God opens
his heart...there isn't a whole lot we can do.
Like beating a dead horse.
I'm sorry, Dale, but the "truth" that has been shown to me is hardly that.
I was almost a full fledged five pointer at one point, so please, don't give me that garbage that God needs to open my heart to believe your false doctrine.
God did open my heart to the truth, and I pray you allow Him to do the same.
I never claimed elect were only jews. The phrase is attached to BELIEVING jews. Huge difference. Not all Israel is Israel (elect). You must fail to read my posts thoroughly, and read into them what you wish. The offer is still on the table for you, James, Dale, whoever to show where the phrase "the elect" are attached to gentiles...IN CONTEXT.
Let me see if I understand what you're saying - when the bible says "Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect", that only applies to believing jews?
Is that what you're saying?
I'm not webdog, but yep, that seems to be what he is saying. He might go on the say that all the Jews are God's elect as a nation, but not necessarily for salvation, and to that I'd agree.
But it seems that when elect is mentioned in the Bible, it can only be to Jews.... according to webdog.