Author	Thread: IS GOD UNABLE TO SAVE MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE �UNWILLING�?
dljrn04 View Profile History	IS GOD UNABLE TO SAVE MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE �UNWILLING�? Posted : 30 May, 2013 02:26 AM The salvation of any sinner is a matter of Divine power. By nature the sinner is at enmity with God, and naught but Divine power operating within him, can OVERCOME this enmity; hence it is written, "No man can come unto Me, EXCEPT the Father which hath sent Me DRAW him" (John 6:44). It is the Divine power overcoming the sinner�s innate enmity which makes him WILLING TO COME to Christ that he might have life. But this "enmity" is not overcome in all�why? Is it because the enmity is TOO STRONG to be overcome? Are there some hearts so steeled against Him that Christ is UNABLE to gain entrance? To answer in the affirmative is to DENY HIS OMNIPOTENCE. In the final analysis it is not a question of the sinner�s willingness or unwillingness, for by nature ALL are UNWILLING. Willingness to come to Christ is the finished product of Divine power operating in the human heart and will in overcoming man�s inherent and chronic "enmity," as it is written, "Thy people shall be willing in the day of THY POWER" (Ps. 110:3). To say that Christ is UNABLE to win to Himself those who are unwilling is to deny that all power in heaven and earth is His. To say that Christ cannot put forth His power without destroying man�s responsibility is a begging of the question here raised, for HE HAS put forth His power and made willing those who HAVE come to Him, and if He did this without destroying THEIR responsibility, why "cannot" He do so with others? If He is able to win the heart of one sinner to Himself, why not that of another? To say, as is usually said, the others WILL NOT LET HIM is to impeach His sufficiency. It is a question of HIS will. If the Lord Jesus has decreed, desired, purposed the salvation of all mankind, then the entire human race WILL BE SAVED, or, otherwise, He lacks the power to make good His intentions; and in such a case it could never be said, "He SHALL see of the travail of His soul and be SATISFIED." The issue raised involves THE DEITY of the Saviour, for a DEFEATED Saviour cannot be God! By nature, God�s elect are children of wrath EVEN AS OTHERS (Eph. 2:3), and as such their hearts are at enmity with God. But this "enmity" of theirs is overcome by the Spirit and He "compels" THEM to come in. Is it not clear then that the reason why OTHERS are left outside, is not only because they are UNWILLING to go in, but also because the Holy Spirit does not "compel" THEM to come in? Is it not manifest that the Holy Spirit is SOVEREIGN in the exercise of His power, and that as the wind "bloweth WHERE IT PLEASETH", so the Holy Spirit OPERATES WHERE HE PLEASES? A.W. Pink Post Reply
View Profile History	IS GOD UNABLE TO SAVE MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE �UNWILLING�? Posted : 2 Jun, 2013 06:02 AM It is not always a issue of hearing does not the scripture teach of maturity as well? A individual can have a great memorization of scripture but spiritual truth comes with maturity. Post Reply
View Profile History	IS GOD UNABLE TO SAVE MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE �UNWILLING�? Posted : 3 Jun, 2013 07:53 AM It is always a question of hearing without exception, if man's hear the wrong things he will never mature in the things of God but will continually depart from the truth. This is the way the Kingdom of God operates and it will not change on the earth. Post Reply
View Profile History	IS GOD UNABLE TO SAVE MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE �UNWILLING�? Posted : 3 Jun, 2013 03:14 PM So is a child in the lord who hears in their understanding one who hears? Who is to say if one is listening or not? Just because we present scripture. This judgement over who is listening or not is imaturity in its self sorry to say. Their are those who want to appear holy by continuing to present what others say while presenting supporting scripture but they are living in delusion. Post Reply
View Profile History	IS GOD UNABLE TO SAVE MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE �UNWILLING�? Posted : 3 Jun, 2013 08:53 PM This judgement over who is listening or not is imaturity in its self sorry to say. Their are those who want to appear holy by continuing to present what others say while presenting supporting scripture but they are living in delusion. Not sure of anything you are saying in light of the subject, unless because the poster is not listening. The bottom line is this it is not biblical to even say or think is God unable to save we he has already done all he is going to do about saving mankind. Post Reply
View Profile History	IS GOD UNABLE TO SAVE MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE �UNWILLING�? Posted : 4 Jun, 2013 03:49 AM Well we know He is not done because we read in revelation about all those who are in heaven who were beheaded through the trib period who reveived not the mark. Post Reply
View Profile History	IS GOD UNABLE TO SAVE MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE �UNWILLING�? Posted : 4 Jun, 2013 04:01 AM The title is unable to save , you are speaking of people receiving, the difference in this instance is life antd death and dohctrine. It would be best to agree with scripture.y Post Reply
View Profile History	IS GOD UNABLE TO SAVE MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE �UNWILLING�? Posted : 4 Jun, 2013 04:01 AM The title is unable to save , you are speaking of people receiving, the difference in this instance is life antd death and dohctrine. It would be best to agree with scripture.y Post Reply

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