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Dave L
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What you do not understand is how we become a new creation through the New Birth. Therein is the nature to believe, hate sin, love God, and a desire to live a holy life. Those who fall away never experienced this but tried to act like Christians through the flesh.Not according to Calvinistic beliefs. IRRESISTIBLE GRACE guarantees that the so-called "gift of faith" cannot be rejected! TULIP ties everything together in one neat little package (which is simply another gospel).
However, all of this is sheer nonsense. As I said, since God desires the salvation of ALL MANKIND, if He were giving the gift of faith, He would give "the gift of faith" to all, grace would be irresistible, and all would be saved! But that is NOT Gospel truth. Just spiritual nonsense.
Faith is generated by (1) THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL and (2) THE CONVICTING AND CONVINCING POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. And all may obey the Gospel. But all will not obey the Gospel.
ROMANS 10
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Why do Christians constantly OPPOSE Bible truth?