-God is all powerful and fulfills His purpose of saving the people He has chosen by His will. Salvation is not given when we "accept Jesus as a personal Savior“. Salvation is not by our will or acceptance. Salvation is given by God only to the elect. And salvation is shown when God gives them a new heart and mind to know Him as Lord and King. And when God gives salvation to the elect they bow down to their Lord and King. False religion says that you are to “make Jesus Lord of your life”. But He already is Lord and King over the saved and unsaved. Man can’t decide or have the power to make Him Lord. Man can’t decide on his own will to be saved, salvation is only by God’s will. And only in His timing does He reveal Himself to His Elect as Lord and Savior.
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Well stated. Brief, and well stated. I have been studying John Owen's book The Death of Death in the Death of Christ, which deals with the subject of limited atonement and, therefore, addresses this issue of God's gift of faith to those whom He chooses. Understanding this gives us another opportunity to be humiliated before God. When we realize that even our ability to believe in Him is a gift from Him, we must realize all over again just how worthless we are and how gracious He is!
I especially appreciate your point that we cannot make Jesus Lord of our lives. We cannot, of ourselves, do anything so good! All glory and honor belong to Him!
I'm pleased to find another xanga-er who is interested in this topic! Wish you would keep posting on it. Who knows how many you might encourage through this medium?