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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    However that is a truth Jesus rejoices in, the choice of God and Himself as to who will know themselves. Jesus Rejoices in the Spirit 21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Since the Father gives to Christ His 'sheep' (believers), that proves election as true. John 6 35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    John 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and more all expose the truth of election The only people who believe are those God grants to come to Christ. John 10 22 Then came the Festival of Dedication[b] at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. 24 The Jews who...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    For whom does Paul endure hardships to save?? 2 Timothy 2 8 Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel, 9 for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained. 10 Therefore I endure all...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Christ genuinely says to all to come and drink freely, but we know those not elect, they refuse Him. Unless God reveals to them the truth, they will not believe in Christ. The end is the same, only the elect will have faith in His Son. For the elect, each one has a time in their life when God...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    When people compete against scriptures with their own manmade theological philosophies about the nature of God and our salvation, then they will never come to the knowledge of the truth except in a limited way, and they will never be understanding the scriptures, except through their own...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Yes, ONLY the elect will have faith, no one else will believe in Christ Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— NKJV Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, 30 having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me. Now why would God do such a thing on behalf of His Son? Romans 8 tells us a reason why, that Christ would...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    AND 1 Peter 1 says the same things These are the apostles' and Christ's doctrines being exposed here 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    See that dividing the word shows the election of God for those whom He chose. 2 Thessalonians 2 contrasts the unbelieving, with their minds blinded by Satan who REFUSE to love the truth, to those God has chosen in Him for salvation from the beginning (agrees with Ephesians 1), whom he says are...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Yes He the Spirit seals believers, But I think your do not believe that God granted to you your very faith in Christ, or you would not have taken the approach to the word you have done. Philippians 1 also clearly states about your belief in v29 that you are granted to believe in Him, which is...
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    IS THE RAPTURE BEFORE THE TRIBULATION?

    See there in Luke 17, Jesus is teaching about the sudden destruction that Paul wrote of at the Day of the Lord 1 Thessalonians 5 New King James Version The Day of the Lord 1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 2 For you yourselves...
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    IS THE RAPTURE BEFORE THE TRIBULATION?

    Luke 17 is about the return of Christ and we read the same phrasing and message in Matthew 24, which also includes the return of Christ Not theorizing anything 24 For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be...
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    JOHN 10:16 OTHER SHEEP

    Flock is to sheep as sheep belong to a flock, and sheep have a shepherd Paul uses the word 'flock' to describe the 'sheep' of Christ in Ephesus, a gentile church. All the sheep verses in John refer to those who are or will be Christ's church. Acts 20 17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and...
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    IS THE RAPTURE BEFORE THE TRIBULATION?

    ! agree with that. Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. Since even those who pierced. killed Christ will see Him, I wonder if they are raised up to...
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    God's Hatred

    The other reason the world might hate us is we tell them they need to repent, their works are evil, believe in Christ or they will be going to hellfire. Another reason is we are not like them, the others, as we are not of the world. John 7:7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I...
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    Help with John 12:32

    unbeliever's sins are not taken away, they die in their sins. John 8 21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.” 22 So the Jews said, “Will He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you cannot come’?” 23...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who[d] is the [e]guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Ephesians should quash any notion that there are non elect people being saved as it clearly talks of those God chose before time began are the ones who God saves I have heard all sorts of lies about what this book means, it means what it says, not everyone was chosen in Him before the...
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    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    It does not go beyond scripture to say God foreknew His elect and only they are saved. I don't read about any others getting glorified. Only the elect will have faith. The non elect don't believe and are without hope and without God in the world as they are of the world. 28 And we know that...