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The Professor:
For human beings to achieve anything of significance they must have a plan. That's why the intelligent ones always do...

All successful businesses have business plans...and these are checked DAILY and followed through METICULOUSLY.

They say: "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail"...or "A business with no plan, is a business with no future".

Now imagine Him, who is Greater than all of us...so Greater is He, that we are not even at a stage to call ourselves His children (I believe the human race is the Spiritual equivalent of the human fetus).

"For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength." (1 Cor.1:25)

Not only does God have a plan, it is a perfect one...perfect because God is in absolute control (sovereign), bear in mind God created His own adversary...that's how much in control He is.

darren:
I see where some here say they know their part of God's elite. Many will be called, few will be chosen. personally I think it is a bold statement to say one knows they are part of the few chosen. How does one know for sure. I believe Ray stated that we would not know until the first Resurrection whoever is in that number is the elite the few.

Rhys 🕊:
Agree with you Darren.

Here is a bit from Ray on it:

http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,2059.msg16747.html#msg16747

Ray,
 
Thank you for your work.
 
Is there an article or book I can look at which will discuss "The Elect" found in the new testament from the universal salvation perspective??
 
Are "The elect" the sheep that Jesus talks about which will be seperated from the goats??
 
If so can someone be one of the elect(sheep) and then lose his way and then at the judgement be placed not with the sheep but with the goats??
 
Sorry, I don't write very well but hope the above makes a little sense.
 
Thank you again for your work.
 
Kelly
 

Dear Kelly:
Those whom God has foreordained to be the elect will always be the elect. The chosen elect cannot be lost.  But you and I do not know exactly who is and who isn't an elect. Only God's knows those who are His, and therefore, we can never let down our guard, because we might only think that we are elect.  I have seen and witnessed this with my own eyes where those who appeared to be elect, turned and now blaspheme the name of the Saviour they claimed to worship a short while back.
Sorry, don't know of any books that you can read on this subject.
God be with you,
Ray

I know for myself that God is doing a work in me but what that is in His hands. I know that I'm secure in Him and His will is going to be done whether elect or not.

I look at it like this too - God knows what is best for us. Often we think if I only I had this or that then I would be better off but would we and how do you know that. I've seen a lack of things to be a blessing later on. If I had all the money would I be here with a hunger for God's truth.

I'm sure whatever we go through God has a reason and it may not be the reason we think or hope for but it will be what is best for us.

Rhys

Joel:
A scripture that keeps coming to mind while reading this post is;
2ND Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves, Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Joel

Ian 155:
veering slightly off topic Rhys/Darren ...there is a place of obscurity with me when referring to the elect .... see what Paul has to say about his "crown"

2Ti_4:8  Now, a prize is waiting for me--the crown that will show I am right with God. The Lord, the judge who judges rightly, will give it to me on that Day. Yes, he will give it to me and to everyone else who is eagerly looking forward to his coming.

in Rays word "we can Know"

Ian

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