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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
The Gracious Father summons all with Good News and a Pardon.
People flatly reject Him, His Good News and our pardon, often.
The lusts of the flesh and of the eyes, and the pride of life are very effective blinders.
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Yes, so effective that they have left us crippled. Crippled, in fact, to the point where we are incapable of hearing God, responding to Him or even considering Him without the intervention of the Spirit.
I'm not sure that the Father intimately summons all with a direct call. I'm not sure I see that in the Story. The prior posts I pasted sort of address that as well.
Neither am I sure people reject the Good News
often. a) They either have never really heard the good news (it was confused with moralism, religiosity, etc) 2) Were never really drawn by the Spirit.
Telling someone the Story doesn't even mean that they are being drawn by the Spirit. It's just a natural, flesh-like tale otherwise. It's information. It's a moral exercise. It only sets us free when the Spirit is involved. This is why I don't tell the Gospel to everyone I meet --- standing on the corner with a bullhorn. I look for "Gospel opportunities." Which are all around me! This is what I believe "casting your pearls before swine is about." It sounds horrendous, because people view it as calling others pigs, but that's not really it. I digress....
When God chooses us... when God comes to us... he speaks beyond the pollution of the flesh.
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