Sovereign choice of God part deux

Like us believing God predestines ppl to hell?

 

We've ALL come a long way brother. :)

 

Faith is the conduit. For by grace THROUGH faith. Being justified can only happen by God. Being sanctified can only happen by God. Being glorified can only happen by God. God deserves all the Glory, SolI Deo Gloria!

 

What part of God's creation (of humans) do you want to tell him He did a horrible job?

 

I agree..I am guilty of that.

 

Yet, if faith comes from us, logically speaking, we justified ourselves.

Salvation, which is regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification(I say this because these are all linked together, imo), come from God.

 

Faith has to have an Object. Can someone have "faith" in something other than God? (Put NOT your trust in men...) Where is faith a supernatural gift besides your proof text of Eph. 2:8? Galatians 5 is faithfulness (that's not saving faith).

 

No nastiness intended. I'm not the one who is telling others what all the "Fall" entails. Romans 1 says we suppress the truth of God when we KNOW He is real. So clearly we aren't as depraved as I'm being told.

 

But faith comes by HEARING(external Source not inward possession) the word.[Romans 10:17] Even the deaf can hear when God speaks through sign language.

 

This shows our open rebellion towards Him. We have the Law written on our hearts even whilst unbelievers.

 

Also, we see we are spiritually dead, the ground is cursed, women want to rule over men. Why add to the Word of God? Those who don't have "spiritual ears to hear" were the prideful arrogant religious leaders of the day. We can extrapolate that pride and haughtiness can stop up someone's hearing of the Truth of God's Gospel. Even Paul was humbled when he encountered the Lord.

 

We're not adding to the word. We're expounding it.

 

So, if they weren't prideful and arrogant they would have had ears to hear with? God can't overcome those two obstacles in one's life?

 

Ok? I'm not arguing that principle at all.

Romans 10:17 Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ.

Consequently to what?

Romans 10:13-14 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them?

Romans 10:16 But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?"

 

Take it up with God. He said He gives grace to the humble but resists the proud.

 

Brother, we were all prideful and arrogant as unregenerate. We thought we were doing fine w/o God in our lives. That is pride and arrogance.

 

Now, why do some accept and others reject?

 

Brother, I know what exegesis is all about and bad hermeneutics can undo all of your exegetical work.