..Salvation is of the Lord! - Jonah 2:9 John 6:44: No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him... In the Greek, the verb for draws is much stronger than most translations put it. Literally, it means drags. Unregenerate man does not want, and in fact hates the things of God. But when God decides to claim someone for His own, that regenerate person all of a sudden wants, and in fact loves the things of God (John 3:5-6). We are treading on the ground of the fourth point, Irresistible Grace, so I will continue this thought later. John 8:34-36: Jesus answered them, Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits a sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. The passage above describes what Martin Luther called the bondage of the will. Man is either a slave to sin (John 8:44; I John 3:10; 2 Timothy 2:26), or a slave to God (Philippians 1:1; Romans 6:6,17). Man cannot both be a slave to evil and a slave to God. He cannot be half-evil, half-good. Either he relies on his filthy rags of good-works, or he relies on the pure righteousness of Christs works.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 21:18:33 +0000
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