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Originally Posted by mizpeh
Hi PO, good to see you posting again!
I agree with Socialite on the previent grace aspect of salvation for a couple of reasons:
John 6:44 No man can come to me , except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
I believe salvation is synergistic, that is both God and man have a part in it, but without God initiating it, no one would ever be saved through Christ. |
Hey, Mizpeh! We are in doors for a couple of days until this very cold weather is gone.
I do agree with the bold above, in part. Our salvation must begin to be initiated by God. However, if we were not here to receive from Him, His initiation would go nowhere. So, really, you cannot have one without the other.
Socialite comes across, and I could be misunderstanding, that grace alone saves us and I don't believe that to be true.
Because, as you said, man has his part in it as well.
"For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"
I Peter 4:17
There are so many things in the Word that cannot stand alone - justification, sanctification, repentance, baptism, Spirit infilling, growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord, etc. It is just hard for me to pigeon-hole any one aspect and that would include grace. Offered, but must be received.
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