Job 1:1 There was a man in the Land of Uz, whose name was Job.
The Calvinist presupposition will mess up your reading of scripture. Those passages should serve more as an encouragement to God’s children, that God will do what He promised, that we will be conformed into Christ’s image. It says nothing about whether or not He intends for all men to be saved.
The scriptures are clear. Whom God predestinates, He calls. Whom He calls, He justifies. Whom He justifies, He glorifies. This is not a scripture of hope for those who think they had the good sense to convert. It is a hope that springs from the knowledge that you are in the hand of God, and no one can wrest you out. As Jesus Himself said, ALL those whom the Father gives Him WILL come to Him. Salvation is the work of God from the alpha to the omega.
Funny--I didn't think God-breathed Scripture had a presupposition. I just quoted the chapters and verses. Seems pretty plain and obvious to me.
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