tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post8847567166471538321..comments2024-03-28T23:20:44.724-07:00Comments on Assembly Quest: Electionclumsy oxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-91878677602734313572016-10-12T10:15:37.967-07:002016-10-12T10:15:37.967-07:00A sometimes difficult point to grasp regarding ele...A sometimes difficult point to grasp regarding election is that, all appearances to the contrary, not one person -- not one -- will be treated unjustly. We often hear comments to the effect that God is "unfair" to the human race in some fashion. Trust me -- the last thing I want is for God to treat me "fairly" (i.e., to give me exactly what I deserve!). Being found in HandWrittenWordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297262231718600348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-12035365677511668722016-09-19T13:06:01.399-07:002016-09-19T13:06:01.399-07:00I think this point is worth repeating: If God did...I think this point is worth repeating: If God <em>didn't</em> act sovereignly, there would be no blessing for any of the human race. We demonstrate daily that we'd rather have nothing at all (or worse) than allow God to bless us. Fallen man standing responsible before God is ruined. Human responsibility has only worked out well once: when the Man Christ Jesus stood before God and heard, clumsy oxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698216739528209499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-42003744707535490322016-09-18T02:09:26.391-07:002016-09-18T02:09:26.391-07:00Keeping within the theme of 'setting aside'...Keeping within the theme of 'setting aside', is it not striking that God's foreknowledge and predestination of the saints is brought in by the apostle as soon as he introduces the subject of His purpose. In the previous chapters man is viewed in responsibility but in chapter 8, he is given no responsibility to enact the purpose of God. God cannot and will not leave the outcome of His Robert Thomsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083552635566549294.post-23175166026467165552016-09-17T13:49:15.962-07:002016-09-17T13:49:15.962-07:00Thanks for sharing your step by step journey, and ...Thanks for sharing your step by step journey, and I will follow your links.<br />Multitudes reject Divine election and embrace conditional election, yet God clearly reveals in Scripture that He chose from the beginning who will be saved. (2 Thess. 2:13) (Eph. 1:4).<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com