I happen to believe that God's call was to all ppl in all
generations.
DAVEH: The examples you mentioned below were obviously to people to
whom the
Lord sent messengers to preach. I find it a bit hard to think the
Chinese were afforded the same opportunity. Do you believe that God
sent prophets to preach the gospel to the Chinese a thousand years ago,
Judy? Do you really believe that all people born in the world in times
past were aware of Jesus, and had the opportunity to believe in him,
and have faith in him....and to hear the gospel message?
Judith H Taylor wrote:
Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness.
Abraham lived in Ur of the Chaldees which was every bit as pagan
as China, they worshipped the moon goddess Nana there
God's Word tells us that we can know by the "creation" around us
that there is a God. The decision to seek and/or trust rests
with us. I happen to believe that God's call was to all ppl
in all generations. Abraham responded.
I expect to hear some balking from the Calvinists but this is
the understanding given to me.... judyt
Everyone is born into this world with an equal opportunity
to choose who they will serve
DAVEH: I hope you don't mind me jumping into your exchange with JD,
Judy. Do you have any Biblical evidence to support your above theory?
If not, then can you explain how.....
1) A Chinese person born 2,000 years ago would have had the same equal
opportunity to choose as did somebody born in Jerusalem at the
same time?
2) Or, a Chinese person born 100 years ago would have had the same equal
opportunity to choose as somebody born in the Bible Belt?
3) Or a person born in China who was born 100 years before Jesus had
the same equal opportunity to choose as one who lived in
Jerusalem at the time of Christ?
IOW.....How as a Christian well rooted and having the knowledge of
Christ readily available from the time you were born, and perhaps
relatives to guide your in your walk in his footsteps, do you think the
above mentioned examples of the Chinese guy born in a non-Christian
society really do have equal opportunity to choose who they will
serve? To me it seems there is a definite inequality in the
circumstances in which people are born, and in having an equal
opportunity to choose who they will serve to even hear Jesus'
name, let alone accept him as their Savior, or choose to follow and
serve him when they do not have the opportunity to hear the gospel.
I can see where you might think Jesus would accept all men equally,
but to say that all men are born into the world with equal opportunity
seems a bit of a stretch. Is it theory, or is it Biblical doctrine?
Judith H Taylor wrote:
Everyone is born into this world with an equal
opportunity to choose who they will serve.
along with the opportunity to grow in wisdom and grace - or
in deceit and darkness... judyt
What do you believe separates ppl at birth JD? judyt
I thought Dean was saying that all men are born
equal. That, of course, is not true. Some are way more stupid than
others, growing up without understanding nor the ability to comprehend
the deeper things of life. God loves them all, of course, but that
does not make then "equal."
jd
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