Like you. Had he been as good as you at being humble he would have earned his salvation just like you did?
Jesus is the Savior of All, Especially those that Believe
Discussion in 'Calvinism & Arminianism Debate' started by revmwc, Mar 1, 2016.
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You were humble, he wasn't. Therefore you earned your salvation and he didn't? -
Psalms 34:18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Isaiah 66:2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
no unbeliever has ever come to Him that way in fact they are proud and think they are okay because they have done good things. We can do no good we can only come to Him admitting we are a sinner in need of the Salvation HE has to offer and that is being humble. -
It would appear by your thinking the publican left unsaved because he came humbly to God,
We see this in Luke 18:
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Clearly the publican humbled himself and was exalted where the Pharisee came in his pride with no humility, if 10 or 0 then the Pharisee had 0 humility and the publican 10, Which came away justified? -
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You've got him by the short hairs, Bro. TC.
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Was your heart not as hard?
Was your eyes not as blind?
Was your ears not as deaf?
Was your perception a little keener?
Surely there was something that made you humbled when others would not bow before Him.
Now, what was it? -
He keeps saying he believes that but when confronted with it he keeps going back to what he did or what he was. :( -
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So, what exactly made you humbled and others not. -
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I would say this is all hard to believe but after being on here it's the norm. Concerning the allusion to Matthew 5:8 as the reason that one 'chose' God and another didn't, my wife just said 'Wrong and Wronger' (kind of like the movie with Jim Carey titled something else, only nicer). :)
I am so thankful my wife sees this error!!!!!!!!!!!! -
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