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To: kosciusko51
So is God’s Grace irresistible or not? Is that the question? In other words, can one thwart the will of God?

It's not the question in IMHO. I don't think it's God's will we do many of the things we do.

267 posted on 02/22/2017 9:30:15 PM PST by amorphous
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To: amorphous; kosciusko51

It is God’s will that all be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth. He doesn’t want any to perish.

However, I also see in Scripture that He draws us and calls us and commands us to repent, knowing that not all will.

He clearly gives us the final choice whether we say yes, to Him or not.

So it’s His will for all to be saved, but it’s also His will for us to make the response. So is God’s will being thwarted?


268 posted on 02/23/2017 1:36:36 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: amorphous
I don't think it's God's will we do many of the things we do.

There's an understatement if I ever heard one.

270 posted on 02/23/2017 1:39:54 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: amorphous

Genesis 50:20 (NASB)

“As for you, you meant evil against me, [but] God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.”

So, was God’s will thwarted when Joseph’s brother did evil towards him?


273 posted on 02/23/2017 4:40:41 AM PST by kosciusko51
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To: amorphous; Elsie; metmom

When God allowed Satan to test Job, did God know that Job would not renounce Him? When God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, was God unsure that Abraham would obey?

When Jesus said to Peter that he would deny Him before the rooster crowed, could Peter do anything not to deny Jesus?

So, even in these little things, compared to our salvation, God is in control. So why do we think he is not in control when it comes to our salvation?


279 posted on 02/23/2017 5:13:26 AM PST by kosciusko51
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