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Originally Posted by Chan
And Paul said that salvation is not "of yourselves" and that it is "the gift of God."
It is the superior that accepts the inferior: I can't believe you would suggest that sinful humans are somehow superior to God or to His gift of salvation. There is not even one passage of scripture that says we "accept" God or salvation but there are scriptures that refer to God accepting us. It has nothing whatsoever to do with our "cooperating." Jesus specifically said that no one can come to Him unless the Father draws him - that is not man "cooperating." Jesus said that all those whom the Father has given Him WILL come to Him. There is no passage anywhere in scripture that ever refers to anything resembling man having to "cooperate" with God with regard to the gospel (and, no, I don't mean passages that have "cooperate" in them). Again, Paul said "By grace are ye saved" ( Ephesians 2:5). The scripture says "Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ" and not "We were dead in sins but then we cooperated with Christ and accepted His quickening of us." |
We have the power to reject or accept it is called free will God is a gentleman salvation has been purchased for every man but man has to accep it if he is saved thus man has to cooperate. Cooperate is to OBEY!!!!!!!!!! NO passages on obeying the gospel???????? I did notice you did not touch the passage where Peter said Save yourselves???????????? Was he inspired or in error?