There were two persons, one covetous and the other envious, to whom a certain person promised to grant whatever they should ask; but double to him who should ask last. The covetous man would not ask first, because he wished to get the double portion, and the envious man would not make the first request because he could not bear the thoughts of thus benefiting his neighbor. However, at last he requested that one of his eyes should be taken out, in order that his neighbor might lose both.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Envy's Choice
Amiable Arminian Adam Clarke tells an apocryphal Jewish fable about Envy's choice.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Particular Redemption
If the purpose of the cross was to save from sins, redeem from wrath, to deliver from the curse of the law and the guilt of the law to reconcile us to God, giving eternal life - then Christ only died for those unworthy souls that are saved, redeemed, delivered from the curse and guilt of the law and those that are reconciled. Since all are not saved and delivered and since all sinners will not be saved and delivered, then they could not have been the object of Christ’s work.
Hebrews 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Did He or didn't He?
Before there was an angel, earth or sky, God chose, unto Himself a particular people, not according to their works, but according to His mercy. Those people were sinners, aliens and guilty in their sins. Christ, God the Son, loving those people came and offered Himself as a substitutionary sacrifice in the place of those beloved of God.
Jesus, while on the cross, made a full sacrifice for the sins of His people, paying for sin, satisfying God’s justice, paying the eternal debt due those elect. The end of that sacrifice was the people Christ came for, have eternal life and the forgiveness of sins. All that Christ redeemed shall be saved because of taht redemptive work.
Did He accomplish what He set out to do or didn't He?
If that was the aim of the Lord Jesus Christ in coming to Earth, did He accomplish what He set out to do?
Selah.
Hebrews 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Did He or didn't He?
Before there was an angel, earth or sky, God chose, unto Himself a particular people, not according to their works, but according to His mercy. Those people were sinners, aliens and guilty in their sins. Christ, God the Son, loving those people came and offered Himself as a substitutionary sacrifice in the place of those beloved of God.
Jesus, while on the cross, made a full sacrifice for the sins of His people, paying for sin, satisfying God’s justice, paying the eternal debt due those elect. The end of that sacrifice was the people Christ came for, have eternal life and the forgiveness of sins. All that Christ redeemed shall be saved because of taht redemptive work.
Did He accomplish what He set out to do or didn't He?
If that was the aim of the Lord Jesus Christ in coming to Earth, did He accomplish what He set out to do?
Selah.
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