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Bernice,
Mertle/Genesis 2 |
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Beatrice:
Welcome Brother Evanhnous and Sister
Mertile to “Let’s Talk”!
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Evanhnous:
It’s my pleasure to be here!
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Beatrice:
Grace, Choice, and Predestination:
these three words seem to come up frequently when
the word salvation is presented. One of the questions
asked is whether salvation is a done deal? Once
one believes that Jesus came to Earth and died for
our sins, therefore His Grace saves one. The only
prerequisite is belief in His name. The other point
of view is that one has no choice. It is all left
to God whether one is saved or not. For those that
who on to these ideas believe that they did not
come to Salvation through Grace but were predestined
the very day Salvation was promised and offered.
They believe that some were destined to fall outside
the perimeter, therefore it makes no sense to even
think out of Salvation. Instead they will go about
their daily lives taking no thought of where they
would spend eternity. The other notion is the assumption
that Grace is an inclusive deal. It does not matter
whether rules, laws or one’s own conscience
govern one’s choices. In the realm of things,
Salvation is granted to all. The thinking behind
that view is that Salvation is free. It is the Grace
of God, therefore anything on their part would seem
to be working to achieving their own salvation and
they do not want to be accused of such.
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Evanhnous:
Well, Well, I see we have quite a pot of soup
here. Let us first define Grace, Choice and Predestination.
Grace is unmerited favor. It is a gift from God.
This means that one cannot do any thing to deserve
Grace, nor can one purchase it. It is free. As a
favor, one cannot compel it from another. The favor
lies on the one rendering it. Grace of itself is
free. |
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