Wednesday, September 24, 2008

RESULTS OF OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE LIFE-Part 5

3. DOES GOD OPEN THE HEART OF ONE PERSON, AND NOT THAT OF ANOTHER/
The Arminian reply completely ignores The Bible, by saying, ''No, that would destroy the freedom of the Will.''
But, let's look at The Bible's Answer-ACTS 16;14-[Turn].
Also, God didn't open the heart of Simon Magnus.

4. WHO MAKES MEN TO DIFFER/
The Arminian answers, ''It always remained in the power of Free Will, to reject God's Grace, that is given, and to refuse that which follows;
Grace is no almighty action of God, while Free Will cannot exist.''

But The Bible says, God makes the difference-I CORINTHIANS 4;7-[Turn].

5. HOW DOES GOD SUBDUE THE WILL OF THE SINNER/
The Arminian answers that man is neither a robot, nor a puppet, on a string.
He does not realize that there is a vast difference between A Depraved Sinner and A Robot.

You see, The Sinner CAN MOVE; AND HIS WILL ACTS;
But All his actions are wrong. . .
JOHN 5;40-''And ye will not come to me, that you might have life.''

Now Get This Truth; THE ONE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE WILL OF MAN IS
DEPRAVED, DOES NOT BELIEVE IN DEPRAVITY.
And if he doesn't believe in Depravity, HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IN GRACE.

God DOES NOT overpower The Sinner's Will, as a policeman would overpower a criminal, and put him into jail, against his Will.

Now, the first Work of The Holy Spirit in The Passive Sinner, is to impart The Principle of Life in Regeneration [John 3;1-8], called ''The Spirit of Grace'' in Hebrews 10;29.
Hence, The Regenerated Man, into whose heart, God has imparted The Principle of Life, has a new heart, a new spirit, and a new understanding.
This may be called The Beginning of God's Good Work in His Own [Philippians 1;6];
and what God has begun in His Own, He will bring to fruition.

The Bible's Answer to those who oppose Irresistible Grace is portrayed, in the following five
Truths;
NUMBER ONE-God's Purpose guarantees Love.
NUMBER TWO-Election is the proof of God's Love.
NUMBER THREE- Christ's Incarnation and Death manifests God's Love.
NUMBER FOUR- Regeneration enables The Loved to experience God's Love.
NUMBER FIVE- Glorification is the climax, or the ultimate fruition of God's Love to The Elect.

You see, The Will of Man makes absolutely, no contribution to The Good Work, by The Sovereign God.
Man is passive, to that which is Spiritual.
Internal Grace is The Operation of God.
Therefore, The Operation of God, gives new light, to the understanding, and new thinking, which produces new affections.
We love What God loves, and we hate, What God hates.
God's Hatred is as perfect as His Love;
when we hate What God hates, our hatred is as perfect as our love, when we are loving the things, God loves.

The Operation of God gives new inclinations to The Will.
Our preferences are no longer self-willed;
but His Will is our desire.

The Biblical Order is God, first, others, second, and self, LAST.

The Irresistibility of Grace should not be viewed as violating, or beating down, The Will of Man.
But we can't ignore The Truth, that no one can resist God's Will-
Romans 9;19-''Thou wilt say then unto me,Why doth he find fault/ For who hath resisted his will/''
Acts 11;17-''Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God/''
No One can stop God's Purpose with ANYONE.

Grace can't be stopped by a hard and rebellious heart, because the entrance of Grace in
Regeneration, softens the heart, making it receptive to The Truth, and The Will to obey Truth.
Therefore, Paul was Severe, but Compassionate.

Grace enters by The Sovereign God's Act, and by that act, we are new people, with a new understanding, new thinking, and new desires.

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