Still one for one. I spent 4 years in Spanish classes, got passing grades, but still can't follow a conversation or a Spanish broadcast. I never had any desire to study a dead language and I can't conceive of being more proficient at one than the language of my paternal grandparents.
I just have great confidence in the ability of the Holy Spirit to teach me all things (as long as I remain willing to listen to Him. )
Fellowship with God in His word is one of my favorite activities, though these days it's reading less and recalling more. I've never been good with chapter and verse numbers, but I'm grateful for digital documents and search engines. They're a lot quicker than browsing through all but the shortest books for a particular verse.
Salvation journey step by step.
1) We're born into this world. (obvious)
2) we are not born with the Spirit of Christ. (obvious)
3) Nobody comes to Christ unless the Father calls them. So the first real step or thing that must happen in the salvation process is we are called out by the Father.
4) The correct response to the call of the Father is simply a turn from our way to His way in our minds. A mental turn from our way to the direction of the caller. This is the act of repentance.
Do you agree that number four is the correct happening and placed in the correct order?
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