God created man to receive.
God in the person of Jesus Christ provides us with reconciliation, salvation and the forgiveness of sins. We have been reconciled to God by the doing and the dying of Jesus, But nothing is ours until it is received.
"All things are of God who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ" 2 Corinthians 5:18.
Our part is to receive what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. Paul said, "Be ye reconciled unto God" 2 Corinthians 5:20.
"But as many as received him, to them gave he the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe upon his name" John 1:12.
Not everyone has or will receive Christ as their savior.
"He came unto his own, and his own received him not" John 1:11.
If predestination were true, why would God not predestinate his own people to salvation? They rejected him and he rejected them. This is how it works, if you reject Christ he will reject you.
We are called to hear and believe the Gospel. On the day of Pentecost when the Gospel came into the world for the very first time in the power of the Holy Spirit 8,000 Jews heard and believed the Gospel and were saved, Acts 2:41 also Acts 4:4. Some of these Jews had participated in the crucifixion of Christ, Acts 2:36. Which goes to prove what Paul wrote,
"So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God" (which is the Gospel) Romans 10:17.
God does not have to impose salvation on anyone. Why would he do that? Instead, he sends his only begotten Son into the world to atone for our sins and the sins of the whole world, 1 John 2:2 and then he waits to see how we will respond. Some respond with a heart full of love and thanksgiving, others don't respond at all. Christ hanging on the cross for our sins and the sins of humanity calls for a response. No response is a response.
God provides us with a savior. It is our responsibility to receive what God has provided for us. It is not your parents fault if you wind up in hell. Its your fault. You are personally responsible for what you do with Jesus Christ. Some will say, well I guess that I am not one of the predestinated ones. I say, hogwash. God predestinates no one to hell. You are not going to be able to blame God for you going to hell.
God in the person of Jesus Christ provides us with reconciliation, salvation and the forgiveness of sins. We have been reconciled to God by the doing and the dying of Jesus, But nothing is ours until it is received.
"All things are of God who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ" 2 Corinthians 5:18.
Our part is to receive what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. Paul said, "Be ye reconciled unto God" 2 Corinthians 5:20.
"But as many as received him, to them gave he the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe upon his name" John 1:12.
Not everyone has or will receive Christ as their savior.
"He came unto his own, and his own received him not" John 1:11.
If predestination were true, why would God not predestinate his own people to salvation? They rejected him and he rejected them. This is how it works, if you reject Christ he will reject you.
We are called to hear and believe the Gospel. On the day of Pentecost when the Gospel came into the world for the very first time in the power of the Holy Spirit 8,000 Jews heard and believed the Gospel and were saved, Acts 2:41 also Acts 4:4. Some of these Jews had participated in the crucifixion of Christ, Acts 2:36. Which goes to prove what Paul wrote,
"So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God" (which is the Gospel) Romans 10:17.
God does not have to impose salvation on anyone. Why would he do that? Instead, he sends his only begotten Son into the world to atone for our sins and the sins of the whole world, 1 John 2:2 and then he waits to see how we will respond. Some respond with a heart full of love and thanksgiving, others don't respond at all. Christ hanging on the cross for our sins and the sins of humanity calls for a response. No response is a response.
God provides us with a savior. It is our responsibility to receive what God has provided for us. It is not your parents fault if you wind up in hell. Its your fault. You are personally responsible for what you do with Jesus Christ. Some will say, well I guess that I am not one of the predestinated ones. I say, hogwash. God predestinates no one to hell. You are not going to be able to blame God for you going to hell.
