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OBrenda:

--- Quote from: winner08 on August 06, 2008, 05:39:13 PM ---God is not a respecter of people. Meaning that God show no favoritism. What about the elect these are special people to God ,is it not? Are not the Jews the chosen people? am I just not understanding this correctly?

                                  Darren

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Possibly & Again I say Possibly,...

God predestines his elect, scriptures indicate he clearly has favorites.  He after all created them to his pleasure.  He is the Potter.  As we are Clay.

Everyone (even the elect) was created by God on the Potters wheel to do his purpose and will.
If everything we are and do comes from God, and not of ourselves, what can we do to impress him.
This only makes sense to me if there is no free will!

Does that make any sense?

I just saw your Post Dave as I was typing this, I think my understanding is with yours and Roy's

winner08:
OK David you said God does not show favorits. That they only thing special about the elect or chosen is that God picks them. Not because they are special. I understand. Brenda you said you agree with David and Ray yet you say God clearly has His favorits. David does not believe that God has His favorits. I;m just seeing a difference here.

                              Darren.

PS, please no more on this subject on my account, I get it thanks.

Roy Monis:

--- Quote from: winner08 on August 06, 2008, 05:39:13 PM ---God is not a respecter of people. Meaning that God show no favoritism. What about the elect these are special people to God ,is it not? Are not the Jews the chosen people? am I just not understanding this correctly?

                                  Darren

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Hi! Darren

If we accept that God knows everything from the very beginning to the very end, even to the number of hairs on any one person's head at any given moment in time, then He obviously knows from the very beginning those few who are going to persevere and overcome the trials of this world. That does not imply that He is being partial to some and not to others. If for example you work hard and earn £200.00 a week and your neighbour sits idle at home, should you not be rewarded in accord with your effort? And should your employer not keep a record of the good worker and the sluggard?  Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me. “But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep. “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. “My Father, who has given them to Me,  is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. “I and the Father are one.” (Jn.10:25-30).

Jesus knew from the very beginning those few chosen/elect that were going to answer His call and follow Him through thick or thin times. The parable of the Sower “The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up. “Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. “Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out. “Other seed fell into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He would call out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”   (Luke 8:5-8). It cannot be said that He showed any partiality here, can it?

I hope this helps.

God bless you brother in our joint walk in Christ. 

Love in Christ Jesus.

Roy UK     

winner08:
Roy from the UK great post. I now understand thanks.

                               Darren

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