Earburner
Well-Known Member
Next to your personal experience, it appears that you think that John 3:18 means nothing.I don’t think so. My mother does not believe. Her Being 91 ..I can’t preach at her now because too wordy long speeches she has no ability to comprehend. Now every day she tells she waits to die and cease to be. Others here would have a hard time convincing me that my mother doesn’t have Fruit. Even though she spits, growls, wont own a thing she has ever done wrong…because through her unbelief I’ve obtained mercy. My sister and I have learned and been taught: patience, long-suffering, forgiveness, grace and mercy. My mother is hard as grizzle but to me the Lord says through her unbelief, I have obtained what she cries as never having or knowing fully that she needs which is mercy. I think my mother has Fruit and doesn’t even know it. It is her daughters …the other day my mother was angry and said “I have no purpose”…I said “sure you do. You have given your daughters an opportunity to bear kindness and care and nurture of their mother.” I don’t think my mother liked her purpose, is us. She did that eye rolling thing and sound of uninterested she does as if that isn’t enough. I wanted to say “wait and see.” But there it is…I think that is her purpose “through unbelief” that her daughters obtain “mercy” which hopefully God has taught us to give…
The Grace of God is not a "big blanket", covering those who choose and remain in unbelief.
I am sure, in her lifetime, Jesus came knocking on her door for repentance towards God, but now His knocking may be for her no more. Revelation 3:20.
Romans 8:8-9 IS a reality.
Remember, there were two thieves on crosses next to Jesus, facing death very soon. One repented, the other did not, and according to the record, only the one who repented, was promised to be in paradise with Jesus.