How does God decide who to save?

@montyeason3973 Ай бұрын

Which view of God best shows his love and his hearts desire, and best brings him glory and honor? A) He creates humans that are by his own pre-determined will going to reject him, be lost, and suffer eternally because again everything is in accordance to his will, but yet in his goodness(the other certainly isn't called good) he pre-selects a few to save even against their own desire not to be saved which isn't even their desire since he determined it to be their desire. If people cannot choose to be saved(according to Calvin) then they sure as heck don't choose to be lost either. It's all on God. OR_ this view of God; the God who is NOT willing that ANY should perish but ALL should repent and have eternal life? THe God that JEsus shows who weeps over Jerusalem and says he was that mother hen who wanted(desired) that they all come to him for protection(salvation). If we arent tied to a certain mindset then it's pretty easy to see which view of God brings him more glory and honor. Any view that makes God to be some monster creating people for the sole purpose of damning them is the wrong view. But you do you.

@tomm6167 Ай бұрын

"God has committed all to disobedience that he might have mercy on all ... From him and through him and to him are all things." (Rom. 11:32,36)

@mattloyselle9218 27 күн бұрын

Great verses!

@tomm6167 27 күн бұрын

@@mattloyselle9218 Thanks. Here's another similar passage: "The creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of *him* who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God." (Romans 8:19-21, ESV). "Creation" includes people BTW: Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15). If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17). In Christ, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails but a new creation (Gal. 6:15). God is love and knows what He's doing!

@inthemiddleof 2 ай бұрын

I enjoy many of Sproul's teachings. But after a while, I began to question calvinism, the unconditional election in particular. I don't disagree with God's sovereignty, but I believe that God is not only just but also loving. He wants everyone to be saved, He takes no joy when anyone perishes. The Bible also supports this view.

@chrismachin2166 2 ай бұрын

What about the millions and millions who never hear the Gospel? They never have a chance of salvation in your free- will theology.

@carlking8530 2 ай бұрын

@@chrismachin2166 According to your theology, they never have a chance of salvation either.

@chrismachin2166 2 ай бұрын

@@carlking8530 please Carl, if you reply to the question I put to you,I will give a full reply to the statement according to your theology “ they never have a chance of salvation either,”

@lindahybicki5079 2 ай бұрын

God says He is not willing that any should perish, but for all to come to repentance. 2 Pet 3:9

@chrismachin2166 2 ай бұрын

@@lindahybicki5079 I will quickly explain. Who is the writer speaking to when he says this? Take a look at the opening verse in the chapter, “ Dear friends,this is now my second letter to you”…. . Let’s look at the first letter- 1 Peter. There is the opening sentences it says,”To God’s elect….who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father…”. Hope this helps in understanding the passage you quoted.

@user-of5do4do5s 22 күн бұрын

God chose me-I did not choose Him. I was a Christian by label only up until just a year ago. I cannot describe the very real and completely unprovoked pull that truly brought me to Christ. It’s like He led me from the darkness, and I was drawn to Him with a fervent magnetic attraction. ALL glory be to God! The God of perfect mercy and a perfect judgment!

@theotherme4120 18 күн бұрын

I agree. I don’t feel like I chose God. It’s more like I cannot NOT believe in Jesus.

@nca1952 Ай бұрын

It is God's divine right to exercise clemency wherever he so desires. Thank you Mr Sproul. For this explanation. Now I can be at peace with myself.

@lovealways2609 Ай бұрын

Of course God is Sovereign.. only the devil and proud ppl want to argue about divine Election..

@Brotheral-pb1oj Ай бұрын

Can Dr. Sproul guarantee that you are one of the Elect? I guarantee that Anyone who CHOOSES by the Free-will that God has given us, to put faith in Christ shall be saved! Jesus said that He came that the World (EVERYONE) might be saved! It's sad that Dr. Sproul can give comfort to " a few ", but not to all. The GOOD NEWS that he preaches limits his Sovereign God to even " OFFER " salvation to ALL! This kind of false doctrine is one of the enemy's of hindering the witnessing of the GOOD NEWS OF CHRIST, that is not just for us, but for the sins of the whole world! WAY TO GO SPROUL!

@republica7337 29 күн бұрын

From what I gather from Sproul, the majority of us are getting nowhere near heaven. Then why did Christ die for our sins?

@Brotheral-pb1oj 29 күн бұрын

@republica7337 According to calvinism (Sproul), Only a few will enter Heaven because God chooses at random whom He will save, and God chooses at random whom He will not save, which is the majority.! This is a false doctrine. Jesus teaches that He died for ALL humanity, and offers salvation to All through faith in Him, yet Jesus says that Few will accept this free gift of salvation, but it is offered to All Humanity! And we ALL have free will to choose. Sproul is a calvinist, and calvinists teach the opposite of what Jesus teaches! BEWARE OF ALL CALVINIST PREACHERS! THEY ARE WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING!

@narcissistinjurygiver2932 28 күн бұрын

your god is evil

@hectorramgon7429 26 күн бұрын

It is more beautiful to comprehend that GOD chose me before the foundation of the world than to believe that I chose HIM to come into my life to be my SAVIOR. You love ME because I loved you first, HE demands loyalty to HIM and when you come to comprehend that HE chose you before the foundation of the world the least that we can do as human beings in this wicked world is be loyal to HIM no matter the circumstances or situation at hand. We LOVE HIM because HE LOVED us first… for does who have ears to hear let them hear what THE Active living word of GOD says to HIS GLORY Amen…

@graftme3168 25 күн бұрын

In the original Greek, predestination is always written in the plural form. God destined the Church before the foundation of the world, not individuals He would save. He predestined that whoever believes will be a part of the Church that He predestined. Calvinism is nothing but a modern pharisaical belief system using modern terms. "We are the chosen, and everyone else is already damned." That is what the Pharisees believed. And, Jesus spoke against them because of that very mindset, and the fact that they prevented others from entering into the kingdom who DESIRED to enter. Calvinism is a doctrine of devils, and that is exactly what Jesus would call a Calvinist today, as well as a white washed tomb and brood of vipers. I hope some of you will understand that!

@lawrence1318 24 күн бұрын

@@graftme3168 No. We are predestined to be conformed to His image, which is to be born again, which is to be saved. It is your secular humanism disguised as Christianity, which is the doctrine of devils.

@joadkison 24 күн бұрын

I’m confused. I thought Jesus was offering salvation to all who come to Him in faith. What does Rev. 22:17 mean then? Rev. 22:17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes , let him take the free gift of the water of life.

@hectorramgon7429 24 күн бұрын

15 For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION." 16 So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE I RAISED YOU UP, TO DEMONSTRATE MY POWER IN YOU, AND THAT MY NAME MIGHT BE PROCLAIMED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH." 18 So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires. (Romans 9:15, NASB)

@lawrence1318 23 күн бұрын

@@hectorramgon7429 Amen. It does not depend on him that willeth, but on God's will.

@prasadpalayyan588 2 ай бұрын

God is the only sovereign. He was,is, will be, doing anything and everything according to the good pleasure of his will. Just submit to him; no other way. He , He alone is our true happiness,joy, delight.

@jersmith1486 Ай бұрын

Amen. In His sovereignty, He gave us free will to choose to believe or not.

@lovealways2609 Ай бұрын

Man does not have a "free" will.. man has inherited a "fallen and evil" will, that must be born again, thru the Holy Spirit

@Brotheral-pb1oj Ай бұрын

Sproul teaches that you cannot submit to Him. Just hope that He chooses you. Research calvinism.

@AVB2 28 күн бұрын

@@lovealways2609 The term free will is actually found in the bible!!! Four times no less! All four times in the Old Testament and all four times it is followed by the word "offering." Free will is not found ANYWHERE in the New Testament. We have a will but it ain't free, it is bound to the prince of the power of the air. Only the Holy Spirit can loose that binding.

@jefff1651 2 ай бұрын

How does God decide who to save? Sproul doesn't address this question. I guess he would have said, if pressed, I don't know. But Jesus says to you and me, "I stand at the door and knock, if ANYONE hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him . . ." Opening the door is an action on the part of the believer. Sorry, but what Sproul teaches here is contradicted by God's Word. And by Jesus, who told Nicodemus, "that WHOSOEVER believes in me will not perish . . ."

@randyderksen4358 2 ай бұрын

Exactly! Colossians 2:12. It is by faith we are born again by the baptism of His spirit. Romans chapter 1. Everyone has been given a knowledge of God through what has been created so no one will have an excuse for not believing. The capacity to believe and put our trust in God has also been given for all mankind. Faith is a gift from god and not from ourselves. It is, in essence, the capacity to open the door and follow - to choose. That capacity is also the freedom to reject the good news message.

@TAGtalkinaboutGod Ай бұрын

In proportion to our abandonment of God are we taken care of by God. Therefore, we must surrender to the Will of God(Inner Christ) if we truly Desire to Discern the Movements of God within.... Remove the False Image of a ME separate and apart from God.... The Christ is the act of Eternal Life living Within its own Infinity, and becomes Demonstrable without through the Receptivity of the Crucifixion of the Self separate and apart from God.... The Christ is ALWAYS ALIVE IN US, but we must be Alive to the Christ.... We are either awake to good and evil(matter/mortality/false sense), or we are Awake to Divine Perfection(Spirit).... When we are not attuned to Divine Consciousness(Eternal Life, Immortality, Truth), by default, we are attuned to Mortal Consciousness(karmic death, mortality, form, evil, etc).... Every communication Unfolding from God within is to make the Spirit/Soul die to the Self, as the Purpose of the Soul is to take Dominion over the mind(the world that must be overcome).... We must separate ourselves from the Mortal Delusion(s) of our Adversary, the World Mind and it's mortal thoughts.... The Christ Within asks one thing of us: Crucify the Belief in a Me Separate and Apart from the Immortal, Omnipresent Spirit of God, as there is no more Glorious a Demonstration than the Transformation from mortal sense to Spiritual Immortality.... The massive wall we have built shielding us from our truth lies in intellectual concepts, also known as Graven Images of Mortality. What is of God is Infinite, and what is not of God is an Appearance of a False Image where Only God is.... Heaven is where you are, and the only place that you can ever be, yet Hell is the place that you insist on experiencing.... In the Bible, nothing is literal, religious, or historical because it was written by those of an Illumined Consciousness for those who the bible call JEWS, which are individuals who have come to the virginal realization that the Spirit of God is the Only Presence, and are actively working toward a greater Receptivity of this Principle. Israel does not refer to a location, but rather an Illumined Conscious State of Being, while Egypt is the Symbol of Darkness of Ignorance of Being. The Christ is not talking about Jesus(as jesus the human is nothing of itself, and can do nothing of itself. And if Christ talked about the form of jesus as a reality it would have been a lie), but rather the Conscious State of Awareness that knows the Infinite, Perfect Spirit of God is the Only Presence, that all will ultimately kneel to.... And we come to the practice of the Nicolaitans, which is the symbol of ALL RELIGIOUS BELIEF, which is what crucifies the Christ Within that's waiting for your Recognition, Realization and Receptivity.... We cannot glorify the Father, and glorify the flesh, or the sense of a personal Me separate and apart from God(including the flesh of jesus). Our Consciousness can not be divided in this. Either God is or God isn't the Only Life, and our experience is the Demonstration of either/or, depending on our receptivity to Life(Immortality), or Death(Mortality)... Where there's a Me(human self-love and human self-will) separate and apart from God there is SIN..... SELF...................S INDULGED..........I NUISANCE.........N Me, not God, therefore, ME knows better than God, and because ME knows better, ME MUST suffer the consequences of ME mortal beliefs of a Life Separate and Apart from God!! ME must appear to suffer the mortal consequences of ME IGNORANCE of TRUTH of BEING.... He who Realizes his Life is the Spirit of God has Eternal Life! He then walks through the mortal appearance a Divine Being, in who the 5 Senses of Mortal Lies have been Impersonalized, therefore hold no power over him. His fidelity is to the Immortal Spirit he is, and no longer to the mortal illusion of life not of God.... We Must OVERCOME the Belief that we are not Immortal, Divine Being..... To him that Overcometh the temptation of the tree of good and evil(belief in a mortal existence separate and apart from God)will I give to eat of the Tree of Life(ALL GOD IS/ETERNAL LIFE), which is in the Midst of the Kingdom of God(Omnipresence).... Turn ye from the false images of the mortal world of man with breath in his nostrils, and Dwell in the Secret Place of the Most High!! I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD....of the 5 senses of World Mind Belief, knowing they can only lie!! I and the Infinite are One.... We are not a Christian until we know Christ(Infinite Perfect Spirit) is our Identity....!!!

@nuclearsharkattack Ай бұрын

The problem here Jeff, is you are attempting to hold God to your subjective standard of reason and favour. In your reasoning therefore, you attempt to hold God to account to your personal perceptions of what is fair and what is not. No man can do this, as we are earthen vessels made by the hands of Him whom we have to do. God created all things by Him, through Him and for Him, therefore it is up to God as to how the world operates, and He can chose to do with us as He pleases. David said the Earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof; the Earth and everyone in it in Psalm 24. Your personal subjectivity has no bearing on what God does or says. Did he consult you before He made the Heavens and the Earth? Read Job Chapter 38 from verse one, onwards.

@jefff1651 Ай бұрын

@@nuclearsharkattack Actually, what I briefly stated had nothing to do with personal perceptions about fairness. What I did do, however, was quote the scripture. Mr. Sproul had a right to his opinion. I maintain that the action of the individual will determine his or her fellowship with Christ. There's nothing ambiguous about, "if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him." Christ extends his gracious invitation to all of humanity. According to scripture, not my personal preference, this is how His world operates because of who He is - not willing that any should perish but that all may come to repentance.

@nuclearsharkattack Ай бұрын

@@jefff1651 2 Peter 3:9 is ALWAYS taken out of context by those who don't like to quote the entire verse because it clearly states it is addressed to a specific group, and that group is the CHURCH. I address this issue above at the top of the comments if you care to read them. When Jesus says if 'anyone hears my voice' --- can 'everyone' hear His voice? Jesus addresses this in John 10, and most definitely ONLY those that the Father gives to Jesus are able to hear his voice. Let's read what Jesus says about this in John 10 because He directly states WHO hears His voice, and WHO are His sheep, and WHO gave Jesus those sheep: But ye believe not, *because ye are not of my sheep,* as I said unto you. *My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:* And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. *My Father, which gave them me,* is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. - John 10:26-29 So --- according to Jesus, ONLY His sheep hear His voice, clearly stated in verse 27. The Father GAVE Jesus His sheep according to verse 29, which are us today in the Church. And verse 28 assures us we have eternal life and shall never perish. You cannot refute the words of the Almighty. For context on God's will, it might help you to read Isaiah 46:10.

@highlanderthegreat 2 ай бұрын

some how GOD said the people during noahs time were wicked, only noah and his family were deemed worthy of being saved and were put in the arc.

@innerlockbreaker3916 Ай бұрын

He and his family were pure blood....meaning not polluted by the blood of fallen angels.

@BANDIT198455 Ай бұрын

@@innerlockbreaker3916 No all mankind including Noah and his family were descendants of Adam and Eve and were born into the sinful nature as everyone was. The fallen angles had little to do with tainting the entire human race for it was Adam and eve who did that when they disobeyed God and decided to be the god's of their own lives thus rejecting God Himself as their Lord. Sin in the human race increased to the point God had to destroy most all of them. But sin was still there and would always be until their was a sacrifice for it which was Jesus himself.

@sheldonbass4238 Ай бұрын

Thank you so very much for sharing this teaching on the doctrine of election which is delivered in such a concise and easy to comprehend manner. While the truths expounded here had been birthed in my mind for many years, my attempts to articulate them. at one time, were less than sufficient. While teaching an adult Sunday Bible class, I had a dear brother in Christ with whom I often socialized, who gave the standard "foreknowledge of those who respond to the gospel favorably" as God's determining factor for election. Partly because I was ill prepared that day and partly because of who purported the notion, my mind went blank and I simply said, "No, that's not the case," and went straight to Paul's example of Jacob and Esau. Dr. Sproul had a wonderful way of laying out the truths of our doctrine in terms that are both easily understood and readily retained. I am what is often demeaningly referred to as a lay minister: not educated by means of institutions created by man, as if man is better at such than God's word and His Spirit of holiness. That same designation could be applied to many efficaciously dynamic and fruitful Saints/ministers of the past (yet I fall very short even of them). Although, as I listen intently to those holding doctorates in theology, I make full use of their references to many Christian works of the past which expound sound doctrine. I find those books and men, then avail myself to study them without paying someone to tell me I should study them (chortle); from the ancient greek philosophers to Augustine to the reformers and puritans, etc, etc. God has been preparing my mind for service. Sort of stuck momentarily in John Owens' Mortification of Sin. Prayers much appreciated.

@Giani5171 Ай бұрын

So you think is ok that God choose people for hell and people to heaven?

@dan-lansingmi9169 Ай бұрын

I may be incorrect, but Augustine only started stating that people were chosen, elected in the later 12 years of his life. The church was against that teaching.Calvin did base his new theology on just this later period of Augustine.

@AVB2 28 күн бұрын

@@Giani5171 Bible scholars agree that about 2.4 million people left Egypt during the exodus, all heading for the promised land. How many actually set foot in the promised land ? Two! Joshua and Caleb. This is what God calls a remnant. Those same scholars can't agree on how many people drowned in Noah's flood. Some say as little as 600,000 others as many as 3 billion. Regardless of how many drowned, we do know how many survived, eight people. The odds are stacked against everyone making it to heaven already and that was 4000 years ago. If you don't like it that God has always only adopted a select few individuals and allows the rest to attempt to please Him by following the Old Testament laws, take it up with Him, but first I suggest reading Romans 9:20-21. "...O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?" Lets face it, not everyone will make it to heaven. Billions are or will be in Hell. Did God plan it that way before creation? It sounds like it to me. BUT while I am not the brightest bulb in the string, I am smart enough to know it is NOT a smart thing to challenge God and demand that He be "fair" to everyone based on my understanding of fairness. I suggest you don't either.

@sheldonbass4238 28 күн бұрын

@@Giani5171 Yes. It is difficult to accept with our earth bound, finite minds, but it's what the bible very clearly teaches. I resisted it too at first. I hope you'll prayerfully study with a yeilded mind and ask God to reveal it to you. No matter what, may He bless you.

@mrshmanckles1463 2 ай бұрын

2nd Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

@nuclearsharkattack Ай бұрын

The entire verse reads as follows: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. - 2 Peter 3:9. The important word here is "us-ward". This is NOT an all-encompassing verse for 'all men', but for the 'us-ward' people. Peter would not have specifically said it in this way if it were for everyone. Who then are the "us-ward"? Look at the first verse of the first chapter, the opening salutation: Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, *to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ* : 2 Peter 1:1 This epistle is specifically addressed to a specific people, and those people are the Church; the saved people. God will not have any of the saved to be lost, but for the saved to come to repentance when we do wrong.

@mrshmanckles1463 Ай бұрын

us-word is not a word. What is your point exactly? You are not part of that church which Peter wrote about then either.

@nuclearsharkattack Ай бұрын

@@mrshmanckles1463 Don't bandy semantics. Those who are saved ARE part of the Church which most definitely includes me and all believers. Speak therefore for yourself and stay on your own side of the street. Edit" The term is "us-ward", not "us-word". And that term is an exclusive term used to describe a specific people. Otherwise it would not have been used.

@nuclearsharkattack Ай бұрын

@@mrshmanckles1463 Just one other thing. If you understand doctrine, then you know epistles in the Bible are made up of three constituent parts; those being the opening salutation, the body/text of the message, and the concluding benediction. When you therefore read the body of the message, the intended recipients are spoken of in the 1st verse of the 1st chapter.

@mrshmanckles1463 Ай бұрын

@@nuclearsharkattack Ellicotts Commentary: To us-ward.-The true reading, beyond all doubt, is towards you. It is specially natural here that St. Peter should not include himself among those whom he addresses; for he is writing mainly to Gentile Christians (2Peter 1:1), and this longsuffering of God had been conspicuous in His dealings with the Gentiles. He is talking to the church but he is also speaking of everybody & anybody who comes to belief in Christ.

@mattloyselle9218 Ай бұрын

There is nothing stopping God from saving everyone. Jesus was a successful savior of the world!

@ernestojlassus1354 Ай бұрын

It has to do with his freedom to choose, not our. He choose NOT to save everyone.

@1974jrod Ай бұрын

@@ernestojlassus1354OH really? Book, chapter, and verse to support your assertion. I'll wait.

@reformed2018 Ай бұрын

Because God made the way exclusive. @@1974jrod

@Lonesoul9791 Ай бұрын

@@1974jrodRC says it a 13:30 in this video. Romans 9:15 referencing Exodus 33:19. It doesn’t get more clear, or more sovereign, than that.

@1974jrod Ай бұрын

@Lonesoul9791 Try reconciling the explicitness of John 12:32 with what you offered.

@christian4ever1962 Ай бұрын

In 1976, when I was 13 years old, I had a wide awake, real, in full color VISION of the Lord's Return... We lived out in the country in the middle of dusty plowed fields, dirt roads and woods in south Georgia. Everything looked kind of brown and crispy, like it needed rain bad. The corn field across the road in front of the house was starting to turn brown and die. I went to my bedroom, which faced out the front side of the house and looked out onto our front yard, which had a semi-circular dirt driveway and beside the left entrance was an old dogwood tree which had to be at least a hundred years old. Highway 341 ran from east to west in front of our house, which faced north, and the cornfield I spoke of earlier was on the other side of the highway. There was a slight rise in the middle of this field and you could not see the trees on the other side, so it looked like an ocean of corn that went off into the horizon. As I lay across my bed looking out the window, contemplating what I saw before me, I began to hear music in the distance. I specifically heard it in my right ear and the direction from which it came made me think of the high school band which practiced several miles southeast from where I lived. When conditions were right we could hear the band playing, but usually only heard the faint beat of drums. This sounded like trumpets and as I was thinking this to myself, I began to notice the music getting louder and louder, coming closer and closer, very quickly. Within a few seconds the sound wasn't just something that was exterior, but it was inside my head as well, reverberating throughout my entire body. It was so loud and it sounded like lightning crashed directly over my head and, in that split second, the trumpet sound thundered throughout my body and throughout the entire world...everything went dark and my bed and the earth shook violently. In a flash, I was no longer lying on my bed, but I was standing outside my bedroom window in the front yard and I beheld the scene in front of me with tremendous awe. It was still my front yard, only now everything was different. It seemed as if my entire range of vision was a huge 3D movie screen and I was in the middle of it. The trumpets continued to sound and I saw that the blue, sunny sky had turned black and the clouds churned and the wind blew with a violence that I had never experienced. The corn field was now a sea of wheat that was golden brown and ripe for harvest and I could see every stalk of wheat individually, billions of them. And I watched as the wind thrashed the wheat until it was beaten down by the storm. I now know that the Bible speaks several times about, in the end time, when the wheat is ripe for harvest, how the wheat will be separated from the tares. The tares are gathered and bundled together for burning and the wheat is gathered into the barn. Then I noticed the dogwood tree. It was mid-July, so of course I know there should not have been any blossoms on it, they usually bloom around Easter...but the tree was in full bloom. I had never seen anything like this. You couldn't see any leaves on the tree because of the millions of dogwood blossoms. It looked as if it were lit from within, by a glowing whitest of white, neon light and it glowed gloriously against the darkened sky. Now, I know the Bible says no man knows the day nor hour that Jesus will return, but if we watch for the signs, we can know the season. I have always felt that He might come back in the spring when the dogwood tree is in bloom. Of all the things that could have been highlighted in a vision; why the dogwood tree? I believe there is a specific message here. (Update: recently, I prayed about this and I feel the Lord placed into my spirit that this represents the fullness of the gentiles coming in). Just as I was taking all of this in, lightning filled the sky and the trumpets thundered over head again and in an instant there appeared two angels. They were dressed in white robes, facing each other up in the air and blowing golden trumpets. They were huge and filled the sky in front of me and I knew that the entire world must be seeing this as well. When I say huge, I mean like the size of the highest mountains, literally. I didn't think the trumpets could get any louder, but they grew louder still, building to a great crescendo and I heard a great shout that was louder than anything that you could imagine. And with that shout, it's as if the earth fell silent, the black, violent clouds began to roll back onto themselves from the center of the northeastern sky and I saw light in the distance. It was more a combination of light and clearing of the clouds in the distance that got my attention. As I looked up at this shaft of light and clearing sky, I saw what seemed to be fluttering and movement in the distance. As it came into view, I saw Jesus on a white horse and behind him were millions of angels and saints on white horses. It was at this moment, when I realized what I was seeing, that it disappeared and I was back in my room lying on my bed. Everything was back to normal and I was again looking out at a bright, sunny day.

@bornfree3821 Ай бұрын

So eloquently and vividly described....thank you.

@BANDIT198455 Ай бұрын

I wish I had had that experience. But God has shown me visions and dreams that came true and I have felt His present and experience His healing of Hiv and Hep C. God is real and does what He says in His word.

@lovealways2609 Ай бұрын

"Sunny day" = is all i got from those ten thousand words

@the3rdace 23 күн бұрын

Did you have mushrooms for supper?

@BANDIT198455 22 күн бұрын

Visions and dreams from God are absolutely real. I know i have had them also.

@Brotheral-pb1oj 2 ай бұрын

Anytime anyone labels their faith, theology, or doctrine as "REFORMED , APOSTOLIC, NAR, BAPTIST, METHODIST, PENTECOSTAL, and on and on, does not understand the the Gospel of CHRIST (Which is salvation through faith in Jesus's atonement. Romans chapter 1 verse 16, nor the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. Which is the purpose of the Body of Christ in the earth! Mark chapter 1 verse 15. To be Lights in this dark world that whomsoever would, will believe in Christ and be saved and not perish. All these Labels make the Gospel of non-effect, by separating so-called believers, while the scriptures teach us that there is One Spirit, and Jesus said that the world will know His disciples by the Love that they have for one another. Calvinist teachings make the Gospel of non-effect, and so do all label-bearers. We are called to LOVE GOD WITH ALL OUR HEARTS MINDS AND SOULS and to LOVE OUR Neighbors as OURSELVES! Few will find it.

@randyderksen4358 2 ай бұрын

Yes. very true. I am so glad I can affirm what the scriptures actually say by listening to men like John Lennox and C.S. Lewis, Tozier and also Dr. Leighton Flowers (with his channel soteriology 101) and so many others who have left this misrepresentation of the word of god. They have brought me back to the scriptures and the amazing true character of God and all his provision and away from Calvinism. So many are leaving Calvinism because it is not the Gospel Jesus taught.

@Brotheral-pb1oj 2 ай бұрын

@@randyderksen4358 I feel you and am truly blessed to hear your commentary. I pray that many others see it and heed your your message, that they do not be led astray. May the Lord continue to bless you!

@highlanderthegreat 2 ай бұрын

i believe there is NO religion in GODs eyes, only do you truly seek me & do you believe that my son jesus is your savior, so there is ONLY believers and non believers in jesus as your savior

@Brotheral-pb1oj 2 ай бұрын

@highlanderthegreat I love the way that you explained your assessment of the Gospel! 2nd Corinthians chapter 11 verse 3, speaks of the " simplicity that is in Christ! " I think your comment illuminates that important point. I think the more rhetoric, such as labels, titles, etc, serve to create barriers and walls of separation that diminishes the Spirit of unity that God gives to those who believe in His son. I'm blessed by your comment and truly hope it serves to open the eyes of many that are blind and deceived by the " traditions of men! " Blessings!

@highlanderthegreat 2 ай бұрын

@@Brotheral-pb1oj many thanks for your IMHO = in my humble opinion ANYWAY ,kind words...

@shvideo1 2 күн бұрын

Sound teaching from God’s word on this foundational truth. It does not diminish God’s glory. Remember we are all headed to hell because of our sins against God. God in his own free will and out of love chooses to save some. Listen also to John MacArthur’s three part teaching on the doctrine of election in Scripture. Thank you RC.

@rhondae8222 19 күн бұрын

Amen! Praise Christ for this biblical teaching by the late Dr. R.C. Sproul. ❤

@bigjerm1631 2 ай бұрын

I dont care who you are. If its in your heart to seek Him, He chose you. But do it the right way, completely give yourself to Him. Tell Him to do with you whatever pleases Him, offer yourself and everything you have up as a sacrifice to Him, and you shall be favored, taken care of, and, the best part, you get His presence.

@johnpro2847 Ай бұрын

well that is the hope..won't happen of course..just wishful thinking.You die and do not come back to life...amen

@billlythekid5780 Ай бұрын

@@johnpro2847 If you knew that for sure you wouldn’t waste your time alive to tell someone else their opinion that doesn’t concern you is false. You know God exists but strive to suppress the knowledge of the truth you so can give yourself to vanity and pleasure, which you also know ends in death. You simply hope to not have to face God and answer for it, through its clear you will. Take no hope in this world, for it’s fading quickly…

@siegfriedbartel7122 Ай бұрын

1. Total Inability or Total Depravity-Fall of mankind, the world-our human spirits are dead toward the living God of the Bible- Dead means dead. 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only to make us born of God/from above. Because of the fall, man is unable of himself to savingly have any repentance, faith, trust, believe in and for the gospel. The sinner is dead, blind, and deaf to the things of God; his heart is deceitful and desperately corrupt. His will is not free, it is in bondage to his evil nature, therefore, he will not - indeed he cannot - choose good over evil in the spiritual realm toward HIM. Consequently, it takes much more than the Spirit's assistance to bring a sinner to Christ - it takes regeneration by which the Spirit, THE LORD makes the sinner alive and gives him a new nature, becoming a new creature in his/her spirit.The human spirit and God the Holy Spirit become and are one. Biblical Bible (OT and NT) Faith, Believing,Trust and Repentance is not something man contributes to or towards salvation but is itself a part of God's gift of Salvation which He Himself is - it is God's gift to the sinner, not the sinner's gift to God. 2. Unconditional Election-God fulfilled every jot-and tittle before HE created the universe and all that is therein has been created, made and put together. All we were and all sins deleted in our stead, in our place, as our substitute, for the "us."100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only God's choice of certain individuals unto salvation before the foundation of the world/universe is only of/from HIM and does rest solely in His own sovereign will. His choice of particular sinner in all of human history since the fall was not based on any foreseen response or obedience on their part, such as Biblical Bibel faith, believing, trusting repentance, etc. On the contrary, God gives faith, believing, trusting and repentance to each individual whom He selected/elected/chose/predestinated/ordained/called effectually ,etc. These acts are the result/outcome, not the cause of God's choice. Election therefore was not determined by or conditioned upon any virtuous quality or act foreseen in mankind. Those whom God sovereignly elected He brings through the power of the Spirit to a willing acceptance, choosing etc of Christ. Thus God's choice of the sinner, not the sinner's choice of Christ, is the ultimate cause of salvation,which HE HIMSELF is. 3. Particular Redemption or Limited Atonement-100% only for those who are written in the book of the Lamb of God in eternity, the everlasting and the forever. Before the universe and everything in it was ever made and created.100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God as a gift. Christ's redeeming work was intended to save the elect/chosen/predestinated/called,etc only and actually secured 100% Salvation for them which cannot be lost once obtained in time on Earth. His death and resurrection to Life unto all eternity was a substitutionary endurance of the penalty of all sin/all fallenness in the place of certain specified sinners. In addition to putting away the sins of His people, Christ's redemption secured everything which is necessary for their Salvation, including faith,believing, trusting and Repentance,etc which unites them to Him. The gift of faith, etc (above) is infallibly applied by the Holy Spirit to all for whom Christ died and rose again. Therefore guaranteeing their Salvation. 4. The Efficacious Call of God the Spirit or Irresistible Grace-100% Roped and pulled in, drawn in, compelled by God alone, 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only In addition to the outward general call to salvation which is made to everyone who hears the gospel, the Holy Spirit extends to the elect a special inward call that inevitably brings them to Salvation. The external call (which is made to all without distinction) can be, and often is, rejected; whereas the internal call (which is made only to the elect) cannot be rejected; it always results in conversion/Salvation. By means of this special call the Spirit irresistibly draws sinners to Christ. He is not limited in HIS work of applying Salvation by man's will, nor is HE dependent upon man's cooperation for success/Salvation. The Spirit graciously is the cause and effect in the elect sinner to as a result cooperate, to believe, to repent, etc (see above) to come freely and willingly to Christ. God's grace therefore, is invincible; it never fails to result in the Salvation of those to whom it is extended/given(gift)offered,etc. Salvation is accomplished by the almighty power of the Triune God. The Father chose a people/persons from among the Hebrews and the Gentiles for whom the Son/Messiah died and rose again for them only. The Holy Spirit makes Christ's death effective/efficacious by bringing the elect to faith and repentance, etc (see above) thereby causing them to willingly obey the gospel. The entire process (predestination, election, redemption, regeneration, glorification,etc) is the work of God and is by PT and NT (Same Salvation) grace alone. Thus God, not man, determines who will be the recipients of the gift of Salvation. 5 Guaranteed preservation and perserverance of the Saints-100% guarantee of absolute perserverance-100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only The last of the five points of Calvinism teaches that God preserves His people so they can never be lost. To put it simply, it means this: "Once you are saved, you are always saved." God's Word is full of proof for this beautiful truth. And though many deny it, and tell you that you can be lost and saved many, many times, and therefore can never be sure of your salvation, the Bible says otherwise. Talking about His elect sheep, Jesus said: "And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand" (John 10:28). See John 6:39, 17:2, 11,12; Romans 8:37-39; II Tim. 1:12; 4:18, etc. etc. Some object to this doctrine because it supposedly makes men "carnally secure" in their salvation. That is, if I know nothing can make me go to hell once God has saved me, I will "live like the devil." There have been some who have used this beautiful truth as an excuse to live like the devil. But they are not Christians. Nor do they understand this truth. Because this truth also implies "PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS." Those who never fall away are saints. They are holy. And they are given power to live holy lives. They "continue in well-doing." Anyone who says he can "live like the devil" has not experienced the saving power of Christ and does not know the meaning of Philippians 1:6, "He that hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." God will continue working good works in us until Christ returns. Don't think otherwise. Is there any hope for Christians without this doctrine? We don't need to be "scared to heaven." We need comfort. Because we know that if it were up to the Christian to remain saved, he would never be able to do it. You know yourself!!!! There is no power in me apart from God's grace.

@jackiepowell7513 Ай бұрын

Gospel doesn't add that. First Corinthians 15, 1-5.

@jackiepowell7513 Ай бұрын

@siegfriedbartel7122 r u nsrcissistic?? This isn't the medium and you re proof texting. Bible defies your premise. Thief on the cross. Period. I defer to rev gene kim. Man what hubris to write a boring thesis in this medium! U r clueless. Let's state : sovereign not in kjv. For a reason!!!!!!!!!

@RichardSmith-dj2th 2 ай бұрын

God already decided, before the earth was created...

@Ray.J 2 ай бұрын

That was my reaction to the headline. Reformed believers say it isn’t a question of whether He will, it is that He already has.

@lonecar144 2 ай бұрын

9 Wherefore we LABOUR, that, whether present or absent, we may be ACCEPTED of him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. 2 Cor 5:9-11 (KJV) Amen

@cindyrehder1164 2 ай бұрын

Then He had to create hell for those he did not choose. But scripture says very clearly hell was created for Satan and his angels. Man was not chosen for hell.

@mnp870 2 ай бұрын

Yes, he sent His son to redeem the world. God knows who will be saved or not.

@flamethrower549 2 ай бұрын

@@cindyrehder1164 your correct partly, hell was created for satan and the fallen angels but you choose, where you want to spend eternity by accepting the Lord Jesus as your Savior or believing the lies of Satan

@actionsmovemountains Ай бұрын

God gave me grace and mercy and bringing me into repentance. Change is difficult but if you can come through on the other side and do God's will be saved. Chosen ones. Amen.

@zacherylooney5763 Ай бұрын

Though this is true it's still the fact that Jesus said whoever comes to Him He will not cast out, God knows the intents and hearts of man and for any who (choses) to examine their hearts to see if they are true believers in the faith but to also ask God to examine our hearts to see of there be any wickedness in our hearts and if so to come to Him humbly and in humility to grant us a heart of flesh and to renew us a righteous spirit the Holy Spirit. It's interesting how the are only a few who understand this are truly humble but the worldly are blind so this explains why God has mercy on whom He will have mercy and hardens whom He will harden. Let's not get all this confused by bringing in what's fair and not fair there's a reason why God knows the hearts of mankind!

@bradleycrouser Ай бұрын

Even those who refuse to accept the Sovereignty of God in choosing whom He will, do accept that He knows ALL things; He knows the FUTURE. So even they cannot answer why God would allow to be born those whom He KNOWS will go to hell. We have to simply accept that God knows what He's doing in choosing whom He will. I'm certain that we'll understand the wisdom of his plan when we get to be with Him.

@tomm6167 Ай бұрын

But he's told us already who he will have mercy on: "God has committed all to disobedience that he might have mercy on all ... From him and through him and to him are all things." (Romans 11:32,36) Also see Romans 8:19-21, The Total Victory of Christ videos

@shellyjones5556 Ай бұрын

I agree. The 'problem' of hell still exists. We must believe the Word and accept it in faith.

@lovealways2609 Ай бұрын

Simple and stupid ppl do not Have To "simply accept" God's Sovereignty.. *they can just keep on arguing with God, just like the dum dum devil keeps doing..

@lovealways2609 Ай бұрын

*the majority will not "end up with God" *Jesus said: that "few" are they on the real narrow road to Heaven

@bradleycrouser Ай бұрын

@@lovealways2609 A question even non-Calvinists/Reformed should ask: Why does God allow to be born billions of people whom He KNOWS will end up in hell?

@jeremiah5319 Ай бұрын

Monergism is actually very simple, but difficult for prideful men to accept as true. A prideful man takes pleasure in the idea that he had something to do with his salvation. A humble man simply thanks God for his demonstrated mercy and grace.

@siegfriedbartel7122 Ай бұрын

1. Total Inability or Total Depravity-Fall of mankind, the world-our human spirits are dead toward the living God of the Bible- Dead means dead. 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only to make us born of God/from above. Because of the fall, man is unable of himself to savingly have any repentance, faith, trust, believe in and for the gospel. The sinner is dead, blind, and deaf to the things of God; his heart is deceitful and desperately corrupt. His will is not free, it is in bondage to his evil nature, therefore, he will not - indeed he cannot - choose good over evil in the spiritual realm toward HIM. Consequently, it takes much more than the Spirit's assistance to bring a sinner to Christ - it takes regeneration by which the Spirit, THE LORD makes the sinner alive and gives him a new nature, becoming a new creature in his/her spirit.The human spirit and God the Holy Spirit become and are one. Biblical Bible (OT and NT) Faith, Believing,Trust and Repentance is not something man contributes to or towards salvation but is itself a part of God's gift of Salvation which He Himself is - it is God's gift to the sinner, not the sinner's gift to God. 2. Unconditional Election-God fulfilled every jot-and tittle before HE created the universe and all that is therein has been created, made and put together. All we were and all sins deleted in our stead, in our place, as our substitute, for the "us."100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only God's choice of certain individuals unto salvation before the foundation of the world/universe is only of/from HIM and does rest solely in His own sovereign will. His choice of particular sinner in all of human history since the fall was not based on any foreseen response or obedience on their part, such as Biblical Bibel faith, believing, trusting repentance, etc. On the contrary, God gives faith, believing, trusting and repentance to each individual whom He selected/elected/chose/predestinated/ordained/called effectually ,etc. These acts are the result/outcome, not the cause of God's choice. Election therefore was not determined by or conditioned upon any virtuous quality or act foreseen in mankind. Those whom God sovereignly elected He brings through the power of the Spirit to a willing acceptance, choosing etc of Christ. Thus God's choice of the sinner, not the sinner's choice of Christ, is the ultimate cause of salvation,which HE HIMSELF is. 3. Particular Redemption or Limited Atonement-100% only for those who are written in the book of the Lamb of God in eternity, the everlasting and the forever. Before the universe and everything in it was ever made and created.100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God as a gift. Christ's redeeming work was intended to save the elect/chosen/predestinated/called,etc only and actually secured 100% Salvation for them which cannot be lost once obtained in time on Earth. His death and resurrection to Life unto all eternity was a substitutionary endurance of the penalty of all sin/all fallenness in the place of certain specified sinners. In addition to putting away the sins of His people, Christ's redemption secured everything which is necessary for their Salvation, including faith,believing, trusting and Repentance,etc which unites them to Him. The gift of faith, etc (above) is infallibly applied by the Holy Spirit to all for whom Christ died and rose again. Therefore guaranteeing their Salvation. 4. The Efficacious Call of God the Spirit or Irresistible Grace-100% Roped and pulled in, drawn in, compelled by God alone, 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only In addition to the outward general call to salvation which is made to everyone who hears the gospel, the Holy Spirit extends to the elect a special inward call that inevitably brings them to Salvation. The external call (which is made to all without distinction) can be, and often is, rejected; whereas the internal call (which is made only to the elect) cannot be rejected; it always results in conversion/Salvation. By means of this special call the Spirit irresistibly draws sinners to Christ. He is not limited in HIS work of applying Salvation by man's will, nor is HE dependent upon man's cooperation for success/Salvation. The Spirit graciously is the cause and effect in the elect sinner to as a result cooperate, to believe, to repent, etc (see above) to come freely and willingly to Christ. God's grace therefore, is invincible; it never fails to result in the Salvation of those to whom it is extended/given(gift)offered,etc. Salvation is accomplished by the almighty power of the Triune God. The Father chose a people/persons from among the Hebrews and the Gentiles for whom the Son/Messiah died and rose again for them only. The Holy Spirit makes Christ's death effective/efficacious by bringing the elect to faith and repentance, etc (see above) thereby causing them to willingly obey the gospel. The entire process (predestination, election, redemption, regeneration, glorification,etc) is the work of God and is by PT and NT (Same Salvation) grace alone. Thus God, not man, determines who will be the recipients of the gift of Salvation. 5 Guaranteed preservation and perserverance of the Saints-100% guarantee of absolute perserverance-100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only The last of the five points of Calvinism teaches that God preserves His people so they can never be lost. To put it simply, it means this: "Once you are saved, you are always saved." God's Word is full of proof for this beautiful truth. And though many deny it, and tell you that you can be lost and saved many, many times, and therefore can never be sure of your salvation, the Bible says otherwise. Talking about His elect sheep, Jesus said: "And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand" (John 10:28). See John 6:39, 17:2, 11,12; Romans 8:37-39; II Tim. 1:12; 4:18, etc. etc. Some object to this doctrine because it supposedly makes men "carnally secure" in their salvation. That is, if I know nothing can make me go to hell once God has saved me, I will "live like the devil." There have been some who have used this beautiful truth as an excuse to live like the devil. But they are not Christians. Nor do they understand this truth. Because this truth also implies "PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS." Those who never fall away are saints. They are holy. And they are given power to live holy lives. They "continue in well-doing." Anyone who says he can "live like the devil" has not experienced the saving power of Christ and does not know the meaning of Philippians 1:6, "He that hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." God will continue working good works in us until Christ returns. Don't think otherwise. Is there any hope for Christians without this doctrine? We don't need to be "scared to heaven." We need comfort. Because we know that if it were up to the Christian to remain saved, he would never be able to do it. You know yourself!!!! There is no power in me apart from God's grace.

@jimfoard5671 Ай бұрын

Well Jeremiah 5319, by your own definition then, that must make you a very humble person. Am I right?

@almamoore8446 24 күн бұрын

Sovereign God, our loving Father, we must trust in him who is the faithful creator. The Word is alive to make us according to Gods will. Thank you Lord for all good things Amen for the teaching of Gods Word.

@rebeccahergenrader1804 Ай бұрын

I always think of this doctrine in light of the verse , “It’s not God’s will that ANY should perish.” Then whose will is it that some would perish? Their own. I’m a simple person. Even my will to be saved is aided by God, the Holy Spirit.

@nuclearsharkattack Ай бұрын

You are not quoting the scripture correctly, and therein lies your problem. Read the WHOLE verse of 2 Peter 3:9 -- Peter specifically states it is to "us-ward" which is the Church. NOT to the entire world. God is not willing that ANY who are saved will perish, but all who are saved will come to repentance. We know that Peter is addressing the church specifically, because he says so in the opening salutation in 2 Peter 1:1.

@judygilbreath9478 2 ай бұрын

Amen. Saved by Grace.

@lovealways2609 2 ай бұрын

yes.. true facts.. Ephesians 2 : 8 - 9

@cindyrehder1164 2 ай бұрын

Ephesians 2:8, For by Grace are you saved Through Faith; one receives Grace thru what?

@judygilbreath9478 2 ай бұрын

@@cindyrehder1164 God shows both mercy and grace, but they are not the same. Mercy withholds a punishment we deserve; grace gives a blessing we don’t deserve. In mercy, God chose to cancel our sin debt by sacrificing His perfect Son in our place (Titus 3:5; 2 Corinthians 5:21). But He goes even further than mercy and extends grace to His enemies (Romans 5:10). He offers us forgiveness (Hebrews 8:12; Ephesians 1:7), reconciliation (Colossians 1:19-20), abundant life (John 10:10), eternal treasure (Luke 12:33), His Holy Spirit (Luke 11:13), and a place in heaven with Him some day (John 3:16-18) when we accept His offer and place our faith in His sacrifice.

@jimfoard5671 Ай бұрын

I don't thinke you're saved.

@mattloyselle9218 Ай бұрын

@@jimfoard5671 she's saved, and so are you.

@angloaust1575 Ай бұрын

God added to the church daily Such as should be saved Acts2v47

@michaelbeebe1616 Ай бұрын

Praise God!

@marvelousministry9434 Ай бұрын

He chose me to Know Him so He will Know me too. Not how I used to live but how I live in Christ. Know me as His Disciple who Loves Him and keeps His Word because I love Him.

@SDog6137 2 ай бұрын

To me the easiest way to understand predestination is the verses about the Potter and the clay God is the Potter we are the clay the clay can never demand anything. ALWAYS The Potter's choice as to How, When, Where, Who and Why!!!❤✝️❤

@thegreatgazoo7579 2 ай бұрын

If a potter made a pot that was alive and could think, then he would NOT have the right to destroy that pot. Do you think that parents have the right to kill their children, because they made them? Neither does God have the right to do bad things to people, like send them to hell.

@johnwood7650 2 ай бұрын

But would the potter make billions of pots, and say that he doesn't desire that any should be destroyed...... Then go destroy most of them?

@mr.f6912 Ай бұрын

@@thegreatgazoo7579 Friend this is blasphemous and you must repent. Scripture says clearly: Romans 9:19-24 [19] You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” [20] But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” [21] Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? [22] What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, [23] in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory-[24] even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? (ESV) Please turn from heresy and trust what God says. You are denying the clear teaching of God's inerrant Word.

@mattloyselle9218 Ай бұрын

@@johnwood7650not if he brings them back in the end.

@tomm6167 Ай бұрын

The clay CAN demand that Bible prophecy be fulfilled, such as ... "As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive ... God [will] be all in all." (1 Cor. 15:22,28) "As one trespass [Adam's] led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness [Jesus'] leads to justification and life for all men." (Rom. 5:18) "God has committed all to disobedience that he might have mercy on all ... From him and through him and to him are all things." (Rom. 11:32,36) "...every knee shall bow to me [God], and every tongue shall confess to God." (Rom. 14:11) " ... at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Phil. 2:10-11) "And I [Jesus], when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." (John 12:32) "And every creature which is in heaven and on earth and under the earth I heard saying, 'Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb forever.'" (Rev. 5:13) "O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come. When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions." (Psalm 65:2-3) "All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord." (Psalm 145:10a) "I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for "the spirit would grow faint before me, and the breath of life that I made"." (Isa. 57:16) "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end." (Lam. 3:22) Also see John 17:2, combination of (John 3:35, 6:37), Rom. 5:19-20, 8:19-21, Eph. 1:10, Phil. 3:21, Col. 1:20, 1 Tim. 2:3-6, 4:10, Titus 2:11, 1 Pet. 4:6, 1 John 2:2, 4:14, Rev. 15:4, 21:5,24-25, 22:2, combination of (Rev. 22:1,14-15,17a,17c), Psalm 22:27,29, Isa. 25:6-8, 45:22-25, Lam. 3:31, Ezek. 16:53,55, Mal. 3:2-3, The Total Victory of Christ videos.

@aljordi4223 2 ай бұрын

WHOSOEVER WILL>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@mr.f6912 Ай бұрын

Amen. And those who will are those who God has elected before the foundation of the earth! Praise God! Ephesians 1 and 2, John 6 and 10, Romans 8 and 9, 1 Peter 1!

@mattloyselle9218 Ай бұрын

God put that in there first

@chrismachin2166 13 күн бұрын

Whosoever( all believing one’s)- does everyone have the ability to believe?

@ElizabethMayo-sf4wg 9 күн бұрын

Wow!!!! R.C. is off the charts terrific!!! I have to listen several times to totally comprehend but when I do...I see I am nothing and He is everything AND He is good!

@tomm6167 Ай бұрын

Romans 9-11 has a very happy ending: "God has consigned all to disobedience, that He may have mercy on all. … From Him, and through Him and to Him are all things." (Romans 11:32,36a)

@JohnMoog-ug6bk 2 ай бұрын

Crystal clear sermon - if we have a problem with it (as I did at first), we don’t have a problem with Dr. Sproul or with Calvinism, we have a problem with God.

@thegreatgazoo7579 2 ай бұрын

That assumes that Dr. Sproul and Calvinism speak for God.

@alennazarpour5020 2 ай бұрын

@@thegreatgazoo7579 No, but both speaks from the Bible which is the authoritative Word of the living GOD

@thegreatgazoo7579 2 ай бұрын

@@alennazarpour5020 So what changes if you claim that Sproul "speaks from the Bible" and the Bible is God speaking? You are still saying that Sproul is speaking for God.

@alennazarpour5020 2 ай бұрын

@@thegreatgazoo7579 Sproul simply is explaining what the Apostle Paul is speaking about in Romans 9 and what the bible says in many other places. That means Sproul isn't speaking authoritatively but rather is depending on the authoritative Word of God. In contrast, the Arminian theology starts from a worldly perspective of free will which is trying to somehow save God from an evil character...Let God be God. He does not need your help

@billstory4979 2 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@robertcalhoun9670 Ай бұрын

God knows who is going to be save and who is not, before the foundation of World. He left it up to each to make a choice, to receive Christ Jesus as their Saviour or reject His, those who receive Christ, He save, those who reject Him, they are lost, so it really up to the individual. Salvation is there for both.

@graham5990 Ай бұрын

Ephesians 2: 8-9 - For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. The verse clearly states "this is not from yourselves" meaning you have nothing to do with it it is what? "the gift of God" so that no one can boast. As RC said in the video if there was something you had to do with it you could then tell people "I did x, y, and z to get my salvation" which automatically means it is no longer by God's grace you are saved but of yourself which is not biblical. Psalm 3:8 clearly states "Salvation belongeth unto the Lord" it is his to give or not give it depends not on you. John 6:44 - No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. We see also here "No man CAN come to me" Jesus didn't say no one MAY he said no one CAN meaning you don't even have the ability to choose God unless what? The verse says unless the Father first draws you. Salvation belongs to God and no one else brother.

@siegfriedbartel7122 Ай бұрын

1. Total Inability or Total Depravity-Fall of mankind, the world-our human spirits are dead toward the living God of the Bible- Dead means dead. 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only to make us born of God/from above. Because of the fall, man is unable of himself to savingly have any repentance, faith, trust, believe in and for the gospel. The sinner is dead, blind, and deaf to the things of God; his heart is deceitful and desperately corrupt. His will is not free, it is in bondage to his evil nature, therefore, he will not - indeed he cannot - choose good over evil in the spiritual realm toward HIM. Consequently, it takes much more than the Spirit's assistance to bring a sinner to Christ - it takes regeneration by which the Spirit, THE LORD makes the sinner alive and gives him a new nature, becoming a new creature in his/her spirit.The human spirit and God the Holy Spirit become and are one. Biblical Bible (OT and NT) Faith, Believing,Trust and Repentance is not something man contributes to or towards salvation but is itself a part of God's gift of Salvation which He Himself is - it is God's gift to the sinner, not the sinner's gift to God. 2. Unconditional Election-God fulfilled every jot-and tittle before HE created the universe and all that is therein has been created, made and put together. All we were and all sins deleted in our stead, in our place, as our substitute, for the "us."100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only God's choice of certain individuals unto salvation before the foundation of the world/universe is only of/from HIM and does rest solely in His own sovereign will. His choice of particular sinner in all of human history since the fall was not based on any foreseen response or obedience on their part, such as Biblical Bibel faith, believing, trusting repentance, etc. On the contrary, God gives faith, believing, trusting and repentance to each individual whom He selected/elected/chose/predestinated/ordained/called effectually ,etc. These acts are the result/outcome, not the cause of God's choice. Election therefore was not determined by or conditioned upon any virtuous quality or act foreseen in mankind. Those whom God sovereignly elected He brings through the power of the Spirit to a willing acceptance, choosing etc of Christ. Thus God's choice of the sinner, not the sinner's choice of Christ, is the ultimate cause of salvation,which HE HIMSELF is. 3. Particular Redemption or Limited Atonement-100% only for those who are written in the book of the Lamb of God in eternity, the everlasting and the forever. Before the universe and everything in it was ever made and created.100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God as a gift. Christ's redeeming work was intended to save the elect/chosen/predestinated/called,etc only and actually secured 100% Salvation for them which cannot be lost once obtained in time on Earth. His death and resurrection to Life unto all eternity was a substitutionary endurance of the penalty of all sin/all fallenness in the place of certain specified sinners. In addition to putting away the sins of His people, Christ's redemption secured everything which is necessary for their Salvation, including faith,believing, trusting and Repentance,etc which unites them to Him. The gift of faith, etc (above) is infallibly applied by the Holy Spirit to all for whom Christ died and rose again. Therefore guaranteeing their Salvation. 4. The Efficacious Call of God the Spirit or Irresistible Grace-100% Roped and pulled in, drawn in, compelled by God alone, 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only In addition to the outward general call to salvation which is made to everyone who hears the gospel, the Holy Spirit extends to the elect a special inward call that inevitably brings them to Salvation. The external call (which is made to all without distinction) can be, and often is, rejected; whereas the internal call (which is made only to the elect) cannot be rejected; it always results in conversion/Salvation. By means of this special call the Spirit irresistibly draws sinners to Christ. He is not limited in HIS work of applying Salvation by man's will, nor is HE dependent upon man's cooperation for success/Salvation. The Spirit graciously is the cause and effect in the elect sinner to as a result cooperate, to believe, to repent, etc (see above) to come freely and willingly to Christ. God's grace therefore, is invincible; it never fails to result in the Salvation of those to whom it is extended/given(gift)offered,etc. Salvation is accomplished by the almighty power of the Triune God. The Father chose a people/persons from among the Hebrews and the Gentiles for whom the Son/Messiah died and rose again for them only. The Holy Spirit makes Christ's death effective/efficacious by bringing the elect to faith and repentance, etc (see above) thereby causing them to willingly obey the gospel. The entire process (predestination, election, redemption, regeneration, glorification,etc) is the work of God and is by PT and NT (Same Salvation) grace alone. Thus God, not man, determines who will be the recipients of the gift of Salvation. 5 Guaranteed preservation and perserverance of the Saints-100% guarantee of absolute perserverance-100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only The last of the five points of Calvinism teaches that God preserves His people so they can never be lost. To put it simply, it means this: "Once you are saved, you are always saved." God's Word is full of proof for this beautiful truth. And though many deny it, and tell you that you can be lost and saved many, many times, and therefore can never be sure of your salvation, the Bible says otherwise. Talking about His elect sheep, Jesus said: "And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand" (John 10:28). See John 6:39, 17:2, 11,12; Romans 8:37-39; II Tim. 1:12; 4:18, etc. etc. Some object to this doctrine because it supposedly makes men "carnally secure" in their salvation. That is, if I know nothing can make me go to hell once God has saved me, I will "live like the devil." There have been some who have used this beautiful truth as an excuse to live like the devil. But they are not Christians. Nor do they understand this truth. Because this truth also implies "PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS." Those who never fall away are saints. They are holy. And they are given power to live holy lives. They "continue in well-doing." Anyone who says he can "live like the devil" has not experienced the saving power of Christ and does not know the meaning of Philippians 1:6, "He that hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." God will continue working good works in us until Christ returns. Don't think otherwise. Is there any hope for Christians without this doctrine? We don't need to be "scared to heaven." We need comfort. Because we know that if it were up to the Christian to remain saved, he would never be able to do it. You know yourself!!!! There is no power in me apart from God's grace.

@BANDIT198455 Ай бұрын

No your statement is in complete contradiction to God's word that was just present here and is in His word. Salvation is up to God alone. Since every human being is born into sin the sinful nature and is spiritually dead and blind, then how do they decide to seek God if they cannot see God due to their spiritual blindness? They cannot. God's word say no one seeks God not one! It is only due to the intervention of God drawing them to Him/Jesus that brings them from darkness to His light. This is all in His word and is very clear to those who have the Holy spirit and discern the spiritual things of the bible with the help of the Holy spirit. For without the holy spirit no one can discern the things of the bible as they are spiritually discerned.

@zebra2346 21 күн бұрын

@siegfriedbartel7122 TULIP is what you have been taught by Calvinist false teachers. It is man centered philosophy based on Maniachian Gnosticism, Augustinian views of predestination and election, and Pelagian presuppositions of free will. Calvinists must deny Scriptural authority so Calvinism can make any sense at all. It is a serious heresy. It has nothing to do with biblical Christianity. It is garbage. It has another god, another christ and another gospel. Be very careful with Calvinism. It is WICKED!!!

@jonathanbellows113 19 күн бұрын

"Very difficult sermon to hear. I have done so many wicked things in my life, and I’ve delighted in them. I am a liar, a thief, completely addicted to pornography, and consumerism takes my eyes off of God and on myself. At one point in my life, I believe that I accepted Jesus into my life. However I quickly backslidden so hard and so fast, so many times I cannot keep track. Jesus was always a security blanket just to keep me out of hell and then we dance, we dance with the world, and we dance with Jesus, we juggle backwards and forward singing, then asking for forgiveness singing again, then asking for forgiveness while having Luke warm hearts for whatever reason that I have no control over. I keep getting drawn back to God’s word and have a curiosity and hunger to consume it. Decisions I’ve made and actions I’ve taken would show no evidence of this hunger and curiosity. Is this the Holy Spirit trying to pull me from the world and draw me closer to Christ? Was it the Holy Spirit that helped me during colon cancer stage 3 The Holy Spirit still moves my heart and soul after hearing God’s word preached. I believe so. I know I deserve hell, and the lake of fire, but I also believe that our heavenly Father has given me grace, and a hunger, and curiosity to stay in His word and fellowship with Him. When I do not have fellowship with Him, I feel very depressed and like there’s something out of place in my life. Heavenly Father, let Your will be done. Perfect judgment, give grace to Your kingdom. Hallelujah. If not, it’s exactly what I deserve. I ask in the name of Jesus to have a repentant heart and to forgive me for my sexual immorality, lying, stealing, and using Your name in vain. By faith, I believe that You sent Your one and only Son to die on the cross for my sins and the sins of the world. I believe that these sins are under His blood and atoned for. Heavenly Father, keep me in Your mighty arms, humble my heart, break through my pride, and keep me in Your word. Whisper wisdom and counsel in my ears. Purify my soul, rejuvenate the Holy Spirit in me, so others may see the fruits of the spirit For your glory!

@jamesdick8681 Ай бұрын

God chose everyone to be saved

@lovealways2609 Ай бұрын

no.. not even close to being true and accurate

@jamesdick8681 Ай бұрын

@@lovealways2609they just don’t all choose Him

@jamesdick8681 Ай бұрын

@@lovealways2609The Bible says… God is NOT willing that any should perish but that ALL should come to repentance… it also says in 1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have ALL men to be saved. If that doesn’t mean ALL then what does it mean? You can’t argue with Scripture when it’s used in context

@User_at_777 2 ай бұрын

The vessels of wrath were the Israelites who rejected their salvation. Jesus condemned them, and destroyed their temple, city and priesthood, for their rejection. The vessels of mercy are the Gentiles, who have been offered salvation based on the Nation of Israel's rejection. God has predestinated, from the foundation of the world, that all those who believe in Christ will be saved.

@sherenecheong2868 2 ай бұрын

Romans 11:11-36 From this account of Paul, they're hardened for a period of time for our sake. But one day, they will truly see that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of their tradition, culture & hope (atonement for sins & offerings of thanksgiving, law & prophets, a deliverer-salvation, promised land, etc.) These are God's revelation of himself, first to the Jews, then to the Gentiles. His promise to the patriarchs will never be broken. (v28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies on your account; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, 29 for God's gifts and his call are irrevocable.) Christians have more in common with them in terms of the knowledge of God revealed to them through the OT. When they sing the Shema & Psalm 121, Christians can't help but see the similarities. But we must pray that they'll share in our NT understanding that Jesus Christ, is the fulfillment of what the prophets have been trying to find out & waiting for.

@mr.f6912 Ай бұрын

Errant view of this passage to make it say what you want it to say. That reading makes the chapter nonsensical and it is not what Paul is saying. Please repent and turn to Christ's Word as your instruction!

@David24476 Ай бұрын

@@mr.f6912 Maybe he was predestined to be errant. Don't get mad at him.

@nuclearsharkattack Ай бұрын

@@mr.f6912 You are correct in your statement. Many have this same error in understanding doctrine. You are also correct that Paul never said the vessels of mercy are specifically Gentiles only, but those whom God had made 'unto honour', as we see in Romans 9:15-23. Amazing how some folks just dont read the Bible.

@BANDIT198455 Ай бұрын

@@David24476 He wasn't he was honestly correcting him in the true meaning of the word of God which only those with the Holy spirit can discern because it is spiritually discerned.

@markknape4343 2 ай бұрын

I believe there is more to this point than was explained though. Does not God judge the heart of the person, as well as having the foresight to know the full mind and characteristics of the person? Was David just anyone? Or Moses, Noah and Paul just anyone God picked randomly? or the diseased Lazarus, that went to Abraham's bosom while the rich man did not? Or the thief on the cross who asked Jesus to remember him, while the other thief did not? I feel there has to be something else involved here, not the works of the person, but the potential heart of the person that pleases God to choose them.

@nca1952 Ай бұрын

The problem with your way of thinking is that God would save people based on some goodness God foresaw in them. That way of thinking about it creates a problem because like Mr. Sproul just explained, It would take away God's divine right to show clemency to whomever he desires, by making Him subject to a creature that He has created. I just got it myself and I hope that you will get it and understand it the right way also. God bless you.

@markknape4343 Ай бұрын

@@nca1952 Well why was Noah chosen, as an example? Was God going to choose just anyone on the planet at the time to continue mankind? There seems to be a co-incidence between the spirit of the person and which person God chooses to save. Did God not create anything because it pleased him to do so? So what if certain people pleased him for whatever reason, could not God take that into consideration of whom he chooses to save? God is not forced to choose these people, it is just that it pleases him and was his will to choose them.

@billmarvel8111 7 күн бұрын

It still says GOD is not willing that any should perish but that All should come to repentance.

@robertlulek1634 4 күн бұрын

God does not throw up red and black pegs in the air and whatever ones are ready. He decides to save because he feels like it. Sproul, I am sure is being chastised before the Lord as we speak.

@jeannemorgan6846 2 ай бұрын

This is absolutely right on teaching in light of scripture

@wan4891 2 ай бұрын

For to become a "believer" (in Jesus Christ / Yahusha) it is necessary that God "touches" you. No argument can make from an "unbeliever" a "believer": God has to "touch" you and only after that, you can become a "believer" (learned from a sermon of Derek Prince). Makes that after learning this, I feel very much pity for people who absolute do not want to "believe", no matter which arguments you give them to do the opposite: they are simple unable to become a "believer".

@danielhewett1140 2 ай бұрын

Most people do not want to belief in God!.So make your choice now 'for the bible says 'Today is the day of salvation..Jesus died for those who will belief in His existence and that He died for all whom obey in His word! The bible says if you reject God He will reject you.Choose.life for He is the living water! And read John 3 vs 3 -5.Be born again..a mind change to serve God in truth and righteousness!Repent from sinning .People make the gospel so difficult as if you study for a degree.

@gaetanobarbagallo1380 Ай бұрын

The blessing of God was not reguarding salvation but what “nation” was choosed to carry the seed of the Messiah. Kind of Isaac and Ismael story….

@James-vy3tq Ай бұрын

Praise God forever

@lindajohnson4204 Ай бұрын

Matthew 18:12 *¶How think ye?* if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, *doth he not* leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, *and seeketh that which is gone astray?* 13 *And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep,* than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. 14 *Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.*

@jonnyfrench19 21 күн бұрын

Note that the sheep are already His flock.

@lindajohnson4204 21 күн бұрын

@@jonnyfrench19 Do you believe that those who have already been saved can perish? I don't. So when Jesus said it isn't the will of the Father that one of these little ones perish, it pretty much has to apply to the unsaved. And I don't think Jesus is as upset about combining both in the same statement, because of the fact thst He wants to save them too. Our being sought out and rescued as already saved ones, is not so far from the fact that He would like to save the not yet saved.

@jonnyfrench19 21 күн бұрын

@@lindajohnson4204 Correct.

@Kman. 16 күн бұрын

The short answer to the short question as proposed in the video, is He saves those who come to Him in faith, believing that what He did on Calvary was sufficient to satisfy the debt they owe.

@ecso828 Ай бұрын

Ok. So then make John 3:16 fit. “Who so ever believeth in Him SHALL have ever lasting life.” Are you saying it’s possible for someone to have faith in Christ and not receive Gods grace? How does it fit together?

@BirchKST Ай бұрын

In the Greek it doesn't say whosever. It says "that the believing one"

@terririchter2279 Ай бұрын

it does not....this is false teaching

@harrymason1053 2 ай бұрын

I believe God invites us but we decide if we will take the steps necessary to be saved. Calvinists are probably saved but their theology is a little bit screwy, but so is mine.

@Phantom8589 2 ай бұрын

It would be tough being a Calvinists and never knowing if your are actually saved since you can't be sure you are the "elect" .... 😂

@ImposterSam 2 ай бұрын

‭2 Peter 1:10-11 KJV‬ [10] Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: [11] for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

@kathrynbriley4299 Ай бұрын

RC is so great at explaining such a hard truth! I am looking forward t meeting him.

@rhondae8222 Ай бұрын

You and I both. I Love Dr. R.C. Sproul. His teachings of the Word of God (Jahweh) brought me closer to Christ.

@Brotheral-pb1oj Ай бұрын

You may consider dressing lightly when you do meet him. The bible says that the temperature there is beyond the grid!

@Brotheral-pb1oj Ай бұрын

@rhondae8222 Sproul teaches that only God can do that. Guess you don't know calvinism!

@kathrynbriley4299 Ай бұрын

@@Brotheral-pb1oj He was explaining Calvinism in the most rudementry way. Just like RC once said, “ If God sends me to hell, may there be no weeping Of gnashing of teeth.” You know you really come across as a hater. Was that your intention?

@Brotheral-pb1oj Ай бұрын

@kathrynbriley4299 I probably did come across as a hater, and no, it was not my intention. Sometimes I can be too emotional. And it is possible that I do harbor hate in my heart for calvinists. Thank you for asking, because if I harbor hate, then I myself am worse than I make calvinists to be. I will honestly examine my self and and I open to repentance, and taking a new stance on " HOW " I critique other people's ministries. Thank you for your kind reprimand.

@colfun2228 22 күн бұрын

Following the reformed logic: so its beautiful that God chose the FEW....so what is it then for the MANY he decided not to choose? How is this GOOD News?? This totally impunes the nature of GOD and therefore cannot be true.

@goforsco 21 күн бұрын

Dude, you're the one who stuck in the word few! He has called, is calling, will call as many as the sands of the sea to him. Jesus is the firstborn among many brothers. If your desire is to be saved because you desire repentance ,you believe in the completed work of Christ, then God brought you to that place. Not you!!!! If this is you then congrats... praise God, you are predestined, you are the elect!

@36742650885 28 күн бұрын

I want Jesus to Save me

@tracytotty8954 27 күн бұрын

He already did

@munayakoub9181 2 ай бұрын

What about the other group of people who God doesn’t show mercy on them but they don’t want to go to hell, what do they do,is there any hope

@chrismachin2166 2 ай бұрын

Those in the flesh are hostile to God,no one seeks after God,no one is righteous,no not one. They don’t want the triune God in their lives. Your human philosophy is not in sync with Biblical truth.

@cindyrehder1164 2 ай бұрын

Don't you believe that lie. Satan wants you to believe there's no hope. Jesus Christ died on that cross for ALL. His purpose was to redeem mankind back to God. His ultimate sacrifice on that Cross, was to bring LIFE to a Dying world. Without Him there was no hope, but praise His holy name and for His sacrifice on that Cross We All have HOPE. He is the Way, the Truth and Life. Believe in Him today, make Him Lord of your life, and receive that wonderful gift of eternal life with Him. God bless you

@chrismachin2166 2 ай бұрын

@@cindyrehder1164 True Cindy, all who believe and put their trust in Jesus Christ will be saved. The belief that everybody has the ability to repent and believe is the problem. The Bible teaches no one can come to Christ unless the Father enables them.The undeserved gift of saving Grace.

@cindyrehder1164 2 ай бұрын

@@chrismachin2166 Put your Scriptures in Context. If you choose not to humble yourself at the Cross, so be it, I'm following my Jesus He's the way home.

@markchristman1076 2 ай бұрын

All who call on the name of the Lord will be saved. Choose this day who you will serve. And Jesus said your faith has made you whole. The Bible is replete with people making choices. Is God going to condemn those who trust in Christ because they weren't chosen?

@davidpate6095 2 ай бұрын

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

@roccoferri3630 2 ай бұрын

By His Word

@mattloyselle9218 Ай бұрын

Paul makes it pretty plain in his letters

@owenlewis8944 Ай бұрын

I think the key is the “what if” Maybe it was a mystery even to Paul. Why not let the whole topic be a mystery? Let us rejoice in Christ and share His love with all!! We get lost with all the arguments and opinions and miss the simplicity that is in Christ!

@owenlewis8944 Ай бұрын

And let’s not forget this is Paul’s wrestle about his own people the Jews rejecting Jesus and the Gentiles receiving Him.

@owenlewis8944 Ай бұрын

I love what he brought the message to at the close. Praise be to God for His grace!

@ebinrock Ай бұрын

Then why does 2 Peter 3:9 say that God is "not willing (note "willing" means in God's will) that any should perish, but that ALL (emphasis added) should come to repentance"? This verse clearly means that God wishes that everyone would repent and be saved. The Bible is clear that repentance is necessary for salvation. Elsewhere in the Bible, in Ezekiel 33:11, God clearly takes no pleasure in destroying the wicked. So if election is unconditional and repentance (i.e., our decisions and actions) isn't necessary, then why wouldn't God simply elect EVERYONE?? Not arguing, just seeking.

@tomm6167 Ай бұрын

I believe the purpose of election has been misunderstood. It's not about who will ultimately be saved. The *purpose* of election: "We [elect] are preparing now to rule and reign with Him in the coming ages (Eph. 2:7, 2 Tim. 2:12, Rev. 20:6), to govern five or ten cities (Luke 19:17,19), to sit on thrones governing the tribes of Israel (Matt. 19:28; Luke 22:30), even to rule over all He has (Luke 12:43-44). Our Lord is preparing leaders for that time ... we [elect] are the firstfruits [2 Thess. 2:13, Jam. 1:18, Rev. 14:4-5] -- the priests and kings who will judge the world and intercede for the ungodly (lost) in this age and the ages to come. ... God does not merely settle for the firstfruits. They are but a pledge for the whole." -- Gerry Beauchemin, _Hope Beyond Hell,_ chapter 5, "Purpose of Election" section

@mattloyselle9218 Ай бұрын

The Bible says that God will reconcile all things to himself through Christ. (Colossians 1:20) I believe he eventually will, but it also says there is an elect group, but these aren't the only ones saved, but they have a special purpose, 1 Timothy 4:10 says that God is the savior of all mankind, especially of believers, not exclusively believers, its all a plan that has to play out in real time.

@BecamePneuma 2 ай бұрын

You are saved by grace through faith. As John MacArthur would say, stop trying to use your pea brain to wrap your head around this and just accept it. Gods Grace means you now have faith and to spread the good word. Nothing more nothing less. Move along. God Bless

@cindyrehder1164 2 ай бұрын

Saved by Faith, Grace is our gift.

@BecamePneuma 2 ай бұрын

@@cindyrehder1164 Grace Leads to faith. God Bless

@vallorypoole8117 2 ай бұрын

@BecamePneuma LOL AMEN.

@mattloyselle9218 Ай бұрын

That's what it should be, telling people the good news of Christ successful work.

@SDog6137 Ай бұрын

AMEN (Ephesians 2:8, 9,10) GOD lets us know very emphatically that HE gives us the faith as a free gift to TRUST Christ as OUR Lord n Savior

@robertulrich3964 2 ай бұрын

Jesus knocks on everyone's doors. He doesn't skip doors. You have to choose to not answer. It's that simple.

@noname7782 2 ай бұрын

No, it's not that simple. The Bible DOES tell us that many are called, but FEW are chosen

@robertulrich3964 2 ай бұрын

@@noname7782 In love he predestined all of us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ. only the ones that accept him will be the chosen bride of christ. this has nothing to do with a naughty exclusion list. for all have sinned and come short to the glory of God. I'm sorry, but there's no VIP list for Calvinists :D

@PleaseBelieveJesus Ай бұрын

How is it reasonable that after Jesus paying the price of my sin on the cross I can then reject it? Seeing that God is both omniscient and immutable suggests to me that absolute predestination and therefore unconditional election is unavoidable.

@robertulrich3964 Ай бұрын

@@PleaseBelieveJesus God is outside of time. Him knowing the future doesn't mean you don't have free will. Indeed, you have to actively deny the holy spirit. That is the only unpardonable sin. This is the same reason why babies don't go to hell, because they aren't at the age of accountability yet, AKA denying the holy Spirit.

@timkhan3238 3 күн бұрын

@@robertulrich3964If NOT by the GRACE of God, you will NOT choose God.

@rosemaryrojahn584 23 күн бұрын

We are all under the penalty of death due to our sin nature unless God shows us mercy. Jesus keeps all those given to Him by the Father.

@guymoyer7616 4 күн бұрын

How does God decide who to save? | R.C. Sproul I have a problem with that title. Might not that title alone cause one to ask who is any man, R.C. Sproul included, to tell us what God is thinking, especially when he has already told us in Isaiah that "my thoughts are higher than your thoughts."

@biagiomaffettone1497 2 ай бұрын

*Can anyone here show Biblical verses to prove God chooses people to go to Hell before time began ?? I am really interested*

@normmcinnis4102 2 ай бұрын

There are none

@dalvismorris4226 2 ай бұрын

We all deserve to go to hell, God did not have to save anyone after Adam. It's God's mercy and His mercy alone why we are all not consumed. We chose to go to hell, because we love sin rather than God.

@biagiomaffettone1497 2 ай бұрын

@@dalvismorris4226 *Where are the verses to back the fact that God chooses men to go to Hell before time ??? Please provide*

@dalvismorris4226 2 ай бұрын

@@biagiomaffettone1497 I'm not going to go back and forth with you, because you don't get the concert of the sovereignty of God. God have been warning since creation about the consequences of sin, so we choose to go to hell.

@dalvismorris4226 2 ай бұрын

You did not get ask why God chose some to go to heaven, no you are placing the blame on God for our wickedness. Like I said, God is merciful be glad about this truth.

@afolabiawe4733 22 күн бұрын

God elects certain persons based on his plan which is sovereign and give grace to others to come to him. This is my own view of God based on the scripture. He chose Jacob, Abraham, David, Paul, the 12 disciples based on His own eternal plan of redemption but God still give grace to all that will come to Him.

@user-vy4yb9ty5i 29 күн бұрын

You are forgetting GOD'S FOREKNOWLEDGE. HE KNOWS Everything. He knows who will accept HIS GRACE. BY HIS FOREKNOWLEDGE HE did predestinate

@thegreatgazoo7579 2 ай бұрын

Clickbait. Sproul does not answer the question of how God decides. The lecture is not about the stated topic even, but is about whether people by their actions or thoughts determine their own salvation, and Sproul says that they do not, God decides totally apart from what men decide to think or do. But why does God chose one person over another? Sproul does not even discuss this, yet that was the question that supposedly was to be answered.

@grishabolkvadze4641 2 ай бұрын

I would argue that even if he could answer that question, it could very well not even apply to anyone alive today since it's possible that election is "closed, i.e. God has made his choice and we dont know if that choice even extends to the present day. This is the predicament Calvinism creates. It's a theology based on a closed-ended question: Am I saved? And this question can only be answered by God, according to this theology, since only he knows who has been selected. Whereas, I prefer the theology of the open-ended question: How can I be saved? The Bible can answer this question for you. And the answer applies to all who read it.

@Faberministries 2 ай бұрын

The video is covering unconditional election- the idea that God chooses whom He elects according to His good pleasure and sovereign will. Thus, answering the question in the title- the way God decided who to save is according to His good pleasure.

@davidplummer4041 2 ай бұрын

He does answer the question, at 19:28 on.

@thegreatgazoo7579 2 ай бұрын

@@davidplummer4041 No, he doesn't. He says "Salvation is of the Lord". How does God decide who to save? He decides how he wants to, is what Sproul says, and that is no answer at all. An analogy: "How much do you want for your car?" Answer: "I want what I want." or, 'What are your plans for the day?" Answer: "To do whatever I want." Those are non-answers, and so is Sproul's answer to "How does God decide who to save?"

@alfonsobecerra7960 2 ай бұрын

"No one receives injustice"

@Mrtm254 2 ай бұрын

If it is true that God chooses to save whoever he deems fit to save, then what about the rest? Arent they chosen for hell? Their role being to do evil and therefore go to hell. The big question is this, "WHO IS SUSTAIN THE EVIL COURSE?" The position of calvinists is that God is doing just that. In essence, they are saying God is the author of evil and is continually sustaining it by all evil people he creates. That's what I get by default when I listen to Calvinist preachers like this one

@Ken-dh2te 2 ай бұрын

Listen to R.C. a couple of more times....maybe it will help you.

@Landis_Grant 12 күн бұрын

RC Sproul was incorrect. God doesn’t choose whom to save or who goes to Hell. Every human has a free will to choose his/her eternal destiny.

@douglaidlaw740 25 күн бұрын

That is God's decision.

@EvangelistDonClark 2 ай бұрын

God saves when one believe, confesses and repents. Otherwise preaching the Gospel of Salvation is senseless. What does Calvinism say about the nature of God who predestined some to Heaven and some to Hell? As men like Thomas Jefferson once said, double predestination is demonic.

@michaelbirke6050 2 ай бұрын

God does not predestine people to hell. They choose their own eternity.

@thegreatgazoo7579 2 ай бұрын

Sproul says that God saves whom he decides to save, period. What people decide is of no consequence. He bases this on what Paul said. Ok, you do not agree with Sproul. So what?

@michaelbirke6050 2 ай бұрын

@@thegreatgazoo7579 So what you’re saying is that when Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of Eden, what they decided had no consequences.

@thegreatgazoo7579 2 ай бұрын

@@michaelbirke6050 I am not saying that. Sproul is, isn't he?

@michaelbirke6050 2 ай бұрын

@@thegreatgazoo7579What do you say? What does Sproul say? What do I say? What really matters is what God says. Personally, I don’t think Sproul preaches on The Doctrine of Election well. I’ve read hundreds of comments about this and one either accepts God’s sovereignty or they don’t. The core of the debate is that it’s not fair that God chooses whom He chooses. We probably could go on for hours about this. I wish not to.

@sonny6string822 2 ай бұрын

This was one of the worst arguments I heard to support predestination. God didn’t choose to hate Esau and love, Jacob.. Esau gave up his birthright for a bowl of beans, and Jacob was a deceiver who deceived Isaac into thinking he was Esau, whom the blessing of the first born son is to receive. This has absolutely nothing to do with predestination and everything to do with the free choice of the twins. Now let’s keep going to Romans 10 and what does that chapter say? Something about confessing with your mouth and believing in your heart, something about how can they believe if they do not hear. No beloved the door is open wide to all who believe. RC would’ve been better to use John 6:44, although he probably would’ve missed quoted that too. Look at the beginning of Hebrews, it states God who at various times, and various ways revealed Himself to man, well, that’s what’s going on with John 6:44. Anyways, not here to bash. Just know beloved if you press into God He will press into you. If you reject God, He will reject you. God is calling you to come out of the dark heresies of Calvinism and into the light of His Truth Seek Him well you still can!

@sonny6string822 2 ай бұрын

Ps. As well, he states God is fair. Well, if God was truly fair, we would all be burning in hell after our last breath, for we all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God! In a court of law, when you are guilty, you pay the penalty, that is the fair thing, and we all live in a society where if you break the law, you pay the fair penalty. No, beloved, God is not fair, He is just, He is a God of His word, a God of mercy and grace. For RC to use a governors pardon, and compare it to God‘s mercy and grace is a total distortion of the justice of God. Shall we tackle once saved always saved next. 😮

@elsamusoy 2 ай бұрын

Amen bro. Calvinism is pure garbage.

@KeepitcleanOC 2 ай бұрын

@sonny6string822 you are forgetting the cross brother

@mikemccormick9667 Ай бұрын

I think I'll stick with RC and his experience. Not perfect but not the klutz you're making him out to be. I never would have believed in Calvinism before my regeneration. Now I totally agree. It's ALL GOD! 🙏😊🙏

@sonny6string822 Ай бұрын

@@mikemccormick9667 2Pt.3 States… 8 ¶ But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us,fn not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 14 ¶ Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation-as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. Again, beloved, I am not trying to bash. Would to God you would see the heresy that you are falling for. Peace be upon you

@larrymcdonough5791 23 күн бұрын

God uses what he said in the Bible - John 3:16

@georgenjane2042 Ай бұрын

Who knows the mind of God. Our thoughts are not his thoughts. He shows mercy on whom he wants to.

@michaelroach2401 2 ай бұрын

I think that God chooses those who will go to heaven (God is good, God is sovereign), but He doesn't choose anyone to go to hell (God desires all to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth).

@Paahau Ай бұрын

What kind of entity would plan for billions of people to be tortured for eternity, while choosing out a few who will be in heaven giving him praise and worship? You are in a cult to believe and defend such illogical, monstrous, cruel beyond any description,, explanation of who god is. Think about it, find the courage to honestly think about this story. You do yourself great harm in believing, or trying to believe, such crap. Take two steps back and stop off with your false confessions of being the lowest of the low, and entreating this god for mercy. Don't die in your lies.

@tomm6167 19 күн бұрын

What is the Calvinist interpretation of: "And I [Jesus], when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." (John 12:32)

@joshua4975 5 күн бұрын

This is man's Way of trying to figure out God. We have Freewill. Please people do your own research, cause this is crazy

@kevinjackson2361 2 ай бұрын

I have been predestined to speak out against Calvinism, and let all know that if.... Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. That would totally contradict what Paul said in the previous chapter that RC Is quoting, unless Paul meant something totally different, which he did, those that were elected were the chosen Jewish nation, before the Cross.. That passage has absolutely nothing to do with God choosing us, it is by our faith we have been saved, our repentance and turning toward God and away from Sin

@BrendaDHocutt-zc1rd 2 ай бұрын

Who put in you the faith?

@kevinjackson2361 2 ай бұрын

@@BrendaDHocutt-zc1rd Romans 10:17 Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. I received faith because I heard and believed the word of God.

@BennieEskridge 2 ай бұрын

False teaching. Augustinian anthropology and not Christian. Very much teaching Gnostic doctrine and such be rejected

@siegfriedbartel7122 Ай бұрын

1. Total Inability or Total Depravity-Fall of mankind, the world-our human spirits are dead toward the living God of the Bible- Dead means dead. 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only to make us born of God/from above. Because of the fall, man is unable of himself to savingly have any repentance, faith, trust, believe in and for the gospel. The sinner is dead, blind, and deaf to the things of God; his heart is deceitful and desperately corrupt. His will is not free, it is in bondage to his evil nature, therefore, he will not - indeed he cannot - choose good over evil in the spiritual realm toward HIM. Consequently, it takes much more than the Spirit's assistance to bring a sinner to Christ - it takes regeneration by which the Spirit, THE LORD makes the sinner alive and gives him a new nature, becoming a new creature in his/her spirit.The human spirit and God the Holy Spirit become and are one. Biblical Bible (OT and NT) Faith, Believing,Trust and Repentance is not something man contributes to or towards salvation but is itself a part of God's gift of Salvation which He Himself is - it is God's gift to the sinner, not the sinner's gift to God. 2. Unconditional Election-God fulfilled every jot-and tittle before HE created the universe and all that is therein has been created, made and put together. All we were and all sins deleted in our stead, in our place, as our substitute, for the "us."100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only God's choice of certain individuals unto salvation before the foundation of the world/universe is only of/from HIM and does rest solely in His own sovereign will. His choice of particular sinner in all of human history since the fall was not based on any foreseen response or obedience on their part, such as Biblical Bibel faith, believing, trusting repentance, etc. On the contrary, God gives faith, believing, trusting and repentance to each individual whom He selected/elected/chose/predestinated/ordained/called effectually ,etc. These acts are the result/outcome, not the cause of God's choice. Election therefore was not determined by or conditioned upon any virtuous quality or act foreseen in mankind. Those whom God sovereignly elected He brings through the power of the Spirit to a willing acceptance, choosing etc of Christ. Thus God's choice of the sinner, not the sinner's choice of Christ, is the ultimate cause of salvation,which HE HIMSELF is. 3. Particular Redemption or Limited Atonement-100% only for those who are written in the book of the Lamb of God in eternity, the everlasting and the forever. Before the universe and everything in it was ever made and created.100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God as a gift. Christ's redeeming work was intended to save the elect/chosen/predestinated/called,etc only and actually secured 100% Salvation for them which cannot be lost once obtained in time on Earth. His death and resurrection to Life unto all eternity was a substitutionary endurance of the penalty of all sin/all fallenness in the place of certain specified sinners. In addition to putting away the sins of His people, Christ's redemption secured everything which is necessary for their Salvation, including faith,believing, trusting and Repentance,etc which unites them to Him. The gift of faith, etc (above) is infallibly applied by the Holy Spirit to all for whom Christ died and rose again. Therefore guaranteeing their Salvation. 4. The Efficacious Call of God the Spirit or Irresistible Grace-100% Roped and pulled in, drawn in, compelled by God alone, 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only In addition to the outward general call to salvation which is made to everyone who hears the gospel, the Holy Spirit extends to the elect a special inward call that inevitably brings them to Salvation. The external call (which is made to all without distinction) can be, and often is, rejected; whereas the internal call (which is made only to the elect) cannot be rejected; it always results in conversion/Salvation. By means of this special call the Spirit irresistibly draws sinners to Christ. He is not limited in HIS work of applying Salvation by man's will, nor is HE dependent upon man's cooperation for success/Salvation. The Spirit graciously is the cause and effect in the elect sinner to as a result cooperate, to believe, to repent, etc (see above) to come freely and willingly to Christ. God's grace therefore, is invincible; it never fails to result in the Salvation of those to whom it is extended/given(gift)offered,etc. Salvation is accomplished by the almighty power of the Triune God. The Father chose a people/persons from among the Hebrews and the Gentiles for whom the Son/Messiah died and rose again for them only. The Holy Spirit makes Christ's death effective/efficacious by bringing the elect to faith and repentance, etc (see above) thereby causing them to willingly obey the gospel. The entire process (predestination, election, redemption, regeneration, glorification,etc) is the work of God and is by PT and NT (Same Salvation) grace alone. Thus God, not man, determines who will be the recipients of the gift of Salvation. 5 Guaranteed preservation and perserverance of the Saints-100% guarantee of absolute perserverance-100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only The last of the five points of Calvinism teaches that God preserves His people so they can never be lost. To put it simply, it means this: "Once you are saved, you are always saved." God's Word is full of proof for this beautiful truth. And though many deny it, and tell you that you can be lost and saved many, many times, and therefore can never be sure of your salvation, the Bible says otherwise. Talking about His elect sheep, Jesus said: "And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand" (John 10:28). See John 6:39, 17:2, 11,12; Romans 8:37-39; II Tim. 1:12; 4:18, etc. etc. Some object to this doctrine because it supposedly makes men "carnally secure" in their salvation. That is, if I know nothing can make me go to hell once God has saved me, I will "live like the devil." There have been some who have used this beautiful truth as an excuse to live like the devil. But they are not Christians. Nor do they understand this truth. Because this truth also implies "PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS." Those who never fall away are saints. They are holy. And they are given power to live holy lives. They "continue in well-doing." Anyone who says he can "live like the devil" has not experienced the saving power of Christ and does not know the meaning of Philippians 1:6, "He that hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." God will continue working good works in us until Christ returns. Don't think otherwise. Is there any hope for Christians without this doctrine? We don't need to be "scared to heaven." We need comfort. Because we know that if it were up to the Christian to remain saved, he would never be able to do it. You know yourself!!!! There is no power in me apart from God's grace.

@lunthuak2114 6 күн бұрын

Apostle Paul was also a false teacher then.

@zebra2346 5 күн бұрын

@@siegfriedbartel7122The Bible doesn't support any of that Gnostic pagan Calvinist garbage. Calvinism is all smoke and mirrors and you've been fooled by Calvinist false teachers.

@joshua4975 5 күн бұрын

That's what I thought!! WTH don't understand how they do it. Unbelievable

@hogansheroes2793 5 күн бұрын

All five points of Calvinism are Satanic trash.

@Matrixqc777 Ай бұрын

*Election and Foreordination* *“We believe God did foreordain and devise a PLAN from the foundation of the world by which He would SAVE man, and further, He did foreordain from the beginning, all men throughout the ages who would ACCEPT and BE WILLING TO CONFORM to this PLAN, should be SAVED; so that everyone in HARMONY with His power and liberty of choice who shall CHOOSE ETERNAL LIFE through God’s PLAN was foreordained to ETERNAL SALVATION.”*

@Matrixqc777 Ай бұрын

*Revealed 115 years ago: “God is omniscient, all things being open and naked before His eyes. His wisdom is infinite. The foreknowledge of God is also absolute. We can tell Him nothing which He does not know, but His intelligent, infinite intuition comprehends all things past, present or future. This intelligence is perfect and absolute. Man analyzes things to find out their nature. God knows the nature without the analysis. How the foreknowledge of God is to be reconciled with man’s free agency and moral accountability is indeed to men in the world a dark problem, but in the Scriptures both are clearly taught, and faith accepts what reason cannot reconcile. Some of the churches on earth have DENIED man’s moral freedom. Others maintain that God in the exercise of His omniscience, like His omnipotence, abstains from knowing what His creatures will do under certain given circumstances, but the foreknowledge of God itself, UNREVEALED to men, does not impose nor even hint to men any course of conduct whatever; IT IN NO DEGREE AFFECTS HIS LIBERTY OF ACTION. Man neither sins nor follows holiness, as the result of God’s foreknowledge; so notwithstanding God’s foreknowledge, He has made man in His image, a free moral being.”*

@zumbinisgm 25 күн бұрын

Why, then, does Jesus say, "Whosoever will, may come?"

@arlintipton7180 Ай бұрын

He ignores a lot of scripture that disagrees with his interpretation

@robstagner2086 29 күн бұрын

Not so

@mnp870 2 ай бұрын

God chose all to be saved! John 3:16 We have a free will to choose.

@alennazarpour5020 2 ай бұрын

So his plan failed and Jesus' atonement was wasted ?

@jae3547 2 ай бұрын

Martin Luther, the great Reformer, would strongly disagree with his great work: "Bondage of The Will"

@kenklein9228 2 ай бұрын

Yep. God's prevenient grace provides us with a freed will which can choose God.

@billstory4979 2 ай бұрын

No one can come to me unless the father draws them to me, simply read Bible @@alennazarpour5020

@robertlulek1634 4 күн бұрын

JACOB, I have loved Esau I have hated. Daehn already knew. Esaus heart. He sold his inheritance for a meal. God did not force you want that. He gave him the choice and further hardened his heart throughout the Bible. All the choices were because hard. Heart

@TyehimbaJahsi 2 ай бұрын

There is no "doctrine of election" in Scripture. There are verses that have the word "election". But once you say "the doctrine of..." what you really mean is buying into some external authority's encapsulated conclusion about what they assume the Scripture is teaching. And I personally find it sickening the amount "invented vocabulary" that Calvinists feel the need to create.

@Faberministries 2 ай бұрын

There is no mention of the word "trinity" in the Bible, yet all Christians have to affirm it. There are verses in the Bible that give Christians very good reason to talk about "the doctrine of the trinity," thus they use the term. The same could be said for calvinism or the doctrine of election. Whether you agree with the conclusion of calvinism or not, it would be wrong to forbid people from using the term "doctrine of election."

@tonyrussell5058 2 ай бұрын

Look at it this way. God is omniscient and omnipresent. He knows everything that will happen before it happens. Therefore when he created us in the womb, he knew whether we would choose him or not. Consequently, he still created those he knew would not choose him with their free-will thus being the first cause of their damnation. So, no matter which way you look at it (God chooses us or we choose him), both salvation by election or free-will both end up in the same place! Either way God was the first cause of damning people to Hell.

@TyehimbaJahsi 2 ай бұрын

@@tonyrussell5058 No verse of Scripture SAYS "God damns people to Hell" since NONE of the four original language words that got translated into Hell actually mean what comes to mind when you think of "Hell." Bad translation never makes for good doctrine.

@TyehimbaJahsi 2 ай бұрын

@@Faberministries I believe wholeheartedly in the Trinity, but the fact is that no verse of Scripture ever SAYS "All Christians have to affirm "The Doctrine of the Trinity" in order to be saved". Again, whenever we say "the Doctrine of...", we're saying that all people must buy into a particular set of conclusions that the so-called "giants of the faith" have developed and organized into "the Doctrine of..." I don't believe God judges human beings on where they stand on "the Doctrine of...(this or that)". Remember: the more the so-called learned men organize and encapsulate things into a set of conclusions called "The Doctrine of..." the more they label anyone and everyone who doesn't quite agree with their conclusions as a "heretic" or "not saved". That's one of the reasons Church history is so bloody. Is that really what Jesus said to do?

@tonyrussell5058 2 ай бұрын

Well, I kept seeing the word “elect” and “election” in scripture and began a quest to understand what that meant. Both words combined occur 35 times. So, obviously it is an important topic. I think it is helpful to have a word that encapsulates the concept to provide a focal point for discussion. Clearly, God chose the Jews to bless the world with the Gospel. The scripture states he chose them based on nothing good or bad about them. So, “unconditional election” is a perfect term to describe that concept as a concise point for discussion. It escapes the neccesity of having to always quote long tracts of scripture to convey the point.

@nathanschwaderer2848 2 ай бұрын

I have been predestined not to be a Calvinist

@Phantom8589 2 ай бұрын

😂.... Yep, I'm just saved By Grace, Through Faith the gift of God, Not works..... I can't agree with Calvinism on Election.... God did not create evil and God does not tempt people to sin. He knows the outcome being All powerful and All Knowing .... But He doesn't Draft people into Heaven and Hell.... He gave us free will and we will own that when we stand at either the Judgement seat or the Mercy seat.

@cindyrehder1164 Ай бұрын

@@Phantom8589 Amen

@tomm6167 Ай бұрын

God decides who to save based on this criteria: "God has committed all to disobedience that he might have mercy on all ... From him and through him and to him are all things." (Romans 11:32,36)

@gerardine9675 2 ай бұрын

My understanding of this teaching is that no one asks God for salvation, but what if there are those who do and don't get any response from God? JMc said that those who ask God for salvation will receive it and quickly. That's not my experience. After praying to God for months about it, I have had no response.

@Faberministries 2 ай бұрын

What kind of response are you looking for? God has said plainly in His word to repent and believe and you will be saved. Do these things and you will be saved brother.

@kurtweiand7086 2 ай бұрын

It's not how you feel, do you believe the offer of salvation is for you, if you do then by that faith you are saved!

@lovealways2609 2 ай бұрын

@@kurtweiand7086amen.. if a person believes in their heart and confesses publicly that Jesus/YeSHua is L-rd, and that that G-d [YHVH] raised him from the dead [*in accepted propitiation for our sins] a person shall be saved.. *a person cannot really believe that Jesus/YeSHua died for "them" unless G-d [YHVH] the Father, Almighty allows them to..

@lovealways2609 2 ай бұрын

@@Faberministriesyes.. it appears many ppl are expecting some staggering miracle or "sign" from G-d [YHVH] instead of a certain inner Joy knowing that the Father and Son have Elected them to truly believe, and be eternally saved.. *the Free Gift of G-d [YHVH] Almighty is "Everlasting Life" for those who believe ● Romans 6 : 23 ● Ephesians 2 : 8 - 9

@johnwood7650 2 ай бұрын

Honestly I would suggest you read the Bible, lots.. Like a man whose life depends on it. God will speak to you. I promise

@frankw.1721 Ай бұрын

John 12:32 destroys Calvinism. All means all. period.

@siegfriedbartel7122 Ай бұрын

1. Total Inability or Total Depravity-Fall of mankind, the world-our human spirits are dead toward the living God of the Bible- Dead means dead. 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only to make us born of God/from above. Because of the fall, man is unable of himself to savingly have any repentance, faith, trust, believe in and for the gospel. The sinner is dead, blind, and deaf to the things of God; his heart is deceitful and desperately corrupt. His will is not free, it is in bondage to his evil nature, therefore, he will not - indeed he cannot - choose good over evil in the spiritual realm toward HIM. Consequently, it takes much more than the Spirit's assistance to bring a sinner to Christ - it takes regeneration by which the Spirit, THE LORD makes the sinner alive and gives him a new nature, becoming a new creature in his/her spirit.The human spirit and God the Holy Spirit become and are one. Biblical Bible (OT and NT) Faith, Believing,Trust and Repentance is not something man contributes to or towards salvation but is itself a part of God's gift of Salvation which He Himself is - it is God's gift to the sinner, not the sinner's gift to God. 2. Unconditional Election-God fulfilled every jot-and tittle before HE created the universe and all that is therein has been created, made and put together. All we were and all sins deleted in our stead, in our place, as our substitute, for the "us."100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only God's choice of certain individuals unto salvation before the foundation of the world/universe is only of/from HIM and does rest solely in His own sovereign will. His choice of particular sinner in all of human history since the fall was not based on any foreseen response or obedience on their part, such as Biblical Bibel faith, believing, trusting repentance, etc. On the contrary, God gives faith, believing, trusting and repentance to each individual whom He selected/elected/chose/predestinated/ordained/called effectually ,etc. These acts are the result/outcome, not the cause of God's choice. Election therefore was not determined by or conditioned upon any virtuous quality or act foreseen in mankind. Those whom God sovereignly elected He brings through the power of the Spirit to a willing acceptance, choosing etc of Christ. Thus God's choice of the sinner, not the sinner's choice of Christ, is the ultimate cause of salvation,which HE HIMSELF is. 3. Particular Redemption or Limited Atonement-100% only for those who are written in the book of the Lamb of God in eternity, the everlasting and the forever. Before the universe and everything in it was ever made and created.100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God as a gift. Christ's redeeming work was intended to save the elect/chosen/predestinated/called,etc only and actually secured 100% Salvation for them which cannot be lost once obtained in time on Earth. His death and resurrection to Life unto all eternity was a substitutionary endurance of the penalty of all sin/all fallenness in the place of certain specified sinners. In addition to putting away the sins of His people, Christ's redemption secured everything which is necessary for their Salvation, including faith,believing, trusting and Repentance,etc which unites them to Him. The gift of faith, etc (above) is infallibly applied by the Holy Spirit to all for whom Christ died and rose again. Therefore guaranteeing their Salvation. 4. The Efficacious Call of God the Spirit or Irresistible Grace-100% Roped and pulled in, drawn in, compelled by God alone, 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only In addition to the outward general call to salvation which is made to everyone who hears the gospel, the Holy Spirit extends to the elect a special inward call that inevitably brings them to Salvation. The external call (which is made to all without distinction) can be, and often is, rejected; whereas the internal call (which is made only to the elect) cannot be rejected; it always results in conversion/Salvation. By means of this special call the Spirit irresistibly draws sinners to Christ. He is not limited in HIS work of applying Salvation by man's will, nor is HE dependent upon man's cooperation for success/Salvation. The Spirit graciously is the cause and effect in the elect sinner to as a result cooperate, to believe, to repent, etc (see above) to come freely and willingly to Christ. God's grace therefore, is invincible; it never fails to result in the Salvation of those to whom it is extended/given(gift)offered,etc. Salvation is accomplished by the almighty power of the Triune God. The Father chose a people/persons from among the Hebrews and the Gentiles for whom the Son/Messiah died and rose again for them only. The Holy Spirit makes Christ's death effective/efficacious by bringing the elect to faith and repentance, etc (see above) thereby causing them to willingly obey the gospel. The entire process (predestination, election, redemption, regeneration, glorification,etc) is the work of God and is by PT and NT (Same Salvation) grace alone. Thus God, not man, determines who will be the recipients of the gift of Salvation. 5 Guaranteed preservation and perserverance of the Saints-100% guarantee of absolute perserverance-100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only The last of the five points of Calvinism teaches that God preserves His people so they can never be lost. To put it simply, it means this: "Once you are saved, you are always saved." God's Word is full of proof for this beautiful truth. And though many deny it, and tell you that you can be lost and saved many, many times, and therefore can never be sure of your salvation, the Bible says otherwise. Talking about His elect sheep, Jesus said: "And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand" (John 10:28). See John 6:39, 17:2, 11,12; Romans 8:37-39; II Tim. 1:12; 4:18, etc. etc. Some object to this doctrine because it supposedly makes men "carnally secure" in their salvation. That is, if I know nothing can make me go to hell once God has saved me, I will "live like the devil." There have been some who have used this beautiful truth as an excuse to live like the devil. But they are not Christians. Nor do they understand this truth. Because this truth also implies "PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS." Those who never fall away are saints. They are holy. And they are given power to live holy lives. They "continue in well-doing." Anyone who says he can "live like the devil" has not experienced the saving power of Christ and does not know the meaning of Philippians 1:6, "He that hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." God will continue working good works in us until Christ returns. Don't think otherwise. Is there any hope for Christians without this doctrine? We don't need to be "scared to heaven." We need comfort. Because we know that if it were up to the Christian to remain saved, he would never be able to do it. You know yourself!!!! There is no power in me apart from God's grace.

@frankw.1721 Ай бұрын

@@siegfriedbartel7122 Calvinists have destroyed the simplicity that is in Christ via presenting, preaching, teaching a false gospel of works...via their Westminster Confession, Canons of Dordt, Belgic Confession and via their huge volume of lordship salvation, neo-puritan writings. This is no small thing. This is HUGE and it is the difference between Heaven and Hell.

@danreich4320 2 ай бұрын

Such ludicrous nonsense. But the tide is turning, and in another 20 years Calvinism will be fully discarded as idiocy.

@lovealways2609 2 ай бұрын

this current world will most likely not even be here, anymore ["in twenty years"] but, yes, this current world is getting worse and worse by the minute, so the true 'doctrine of Election' could be "outlawed" very soon, with drastic persecution inflicted upon it.. ● Revelation 2 : 10 - 11

@lovealways2609 2 ай бұрын

● Ezekiel 33 : 6 - 9 Heed the watchman.. @watchman blows the horn

@GODisGOED 15 күн бұрын

So far so good...but what about John 3:16 ?

@davidjaramillo8282 Ай бұрын

As long as we agree that If we accept that Jesus died for our sins and believe he ressurected from the dead and defeated death you shall be saved.....and agree to spread the gospels we are commanded.....i dont think we should waste energy fighting eachother

@BANDIT198455 Ай бұрын

No one can believe unless God brings them out of the darkness they are in to His light. Read His word on that for no one comes to Jesus unless the father draws them. Look that up period.

@davidjaramillo8282 Ай бұрын

@@BANDIT198455 nobody is denying what u just mentioned ...we are still commanded to spread his word ..period

@davidjaramillo8282 Ай бұрын

@@BANDIT198455 Mark 15-16 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

@davidjaramillo8282 Ай бұрын

@@BANDIT198455 we should do as we are commanded to do he will do the rest..God bless

@BANDIT198455 Ай бұрын

@@davidjaramillo8282 YES BUT ALL CREATION DOES NOT MEAN ALL CREATION WILL LISTEN AND DOES HE MEAN PREACH TO THE ANIMALS ALSO. ALL CREATION? ONLY THOSE WHO GOD BRINGS OUT OF THEIR SPIRITUAL DARKNESS WILL HEAR HIS CALLING. AS NO ONE CAN COME TO JESUS UNLESS THE FATHER ENABLES THEM AND DRAWS THEM PERIOD. GOD'S WORD NOT MINE. SORRY MY CAPS WAS ON, NOT YELLING.

@flamethrower549 2 ай бұрын

God does not choose whom to save. God has given us a free will and we choose to accept the way of salvation or not. The only way to salvation is through Jesus Christ. Period. Again, we choose whether to accept his saving grace. Now having said this, because God is almighty, he knows who will choose him, and who won’t, but he will never infringe upon our free will. He may lead us to circumstances, to people, etc. to guide us to Christ,but the decision is ours. By faith are ye saved and not of works lest any man should boast. As you grow in God‘s word, works will come automatically. These works will earn rewards in heaven.

@ryanvanwey6367 2 ай бұрын

I would humbly recommend that you listen to and learn from RC prior to posting comments like this.

@flamethrower549 2 ай бұрын

I learn from God’s Word

@Faberministries 2 ай бұрын

Martin Luther’s bondage of the will explains this well. People are dead in their sins and cannot choose to believe in God.

@dalvismorris4226 2 ай бұрын

John 6 :44, "No one can come to me, unless the Father draws them , and I will raise them up on the last day."

@cindyrehder1164 2 ай бұрын

Amen. Salvation is not complicated, man complicates it. Jesus tells us to choose Life, that is our choice. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life, the only way!

@sterlingbarnette7693 Ай бұрын

God had a lotery before the Universe/world was created. We are saved by grace. By lot. Colossians 1:12 Ephesians 1:11

@move_i_got_this5659 Ай бұрын

Jesus saved everyone. Every knee will bow and everyone will confess Jesus as Lord. Isaiah says everyone will pledge an allegiance to God.

@mattloyselle9218 Ай бұрын

I believe that too. so few people do, Jesus was a successful savior!

@kmann7249 10 күн бұрын

So, how do we know that we know we are saved?

@johnsainz3056 25 күн бұрын

The Elect are the Born Again Christian. He knows the Truth now

@urkoolUncle Ай бұрын

Sobering Truths. It's God's World and at times He allows people to hate Him so their heart would get colder and they would be lost His Nature is our Righteousness and if that Nature is not birthed in a person, no good work can equal that required Right-ness. God Draws; God Saves.

@isaachinojosa9863 Күн бұрын

His misunderstanding of this passage ignores all of the 4 gospels.

@jrwood1954 29 күн бұрын

“And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: and Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭25‬:‭29‬-‭34‬ ‭KJV‬‬

@BANDIT198455 Ай бұрын

Only those with the in dwelling Holy Spirt will understand the doctrine of election to be the truth as it is spiritually discerned and written by the Holy Spirit who guides us into all truth. God/the Holy Spirit brought me to books and scriptures as well as video's like this so I would understand His love and grace for those he has predestined to be saved. I also thought it was unfair but if God wanted to He could just let us all perish and I agree there would be no injustice in any of it for our representatives Adam and eve decide for the entire human race to doubt and disobey God thus sending us all to hell, but God in his sovereignty and grace decide to save some of us just like he did for Noah and his family.

@Tmsmusic1967 Ай бұрын

What are you afraid of if God didn't choose you ? Nothing .

@dan-lansingmi9169 Ай бұрын

John 3:16. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes. Read it. Whoever believes. Why does Reformed theology makes this difficult and distorted?

@siegfriedbartel7122 Ай бұрын

1. Total Inability or Total Depravity-Fall of mankind, the world-our human spirits are dead toward the living God of the Bible- Dead means dead. 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only to make us born of God/from above. Because of the fall, man is unable of himself to savingly have any repentance, faith, trust, believe in and for the gospel. The sinner is dead, blind, and deaf to the things of God; his heart is deceitful and desperately corrupt. His will is not free, it is in bondage to his evil nature, therefore, he will not - indeed he cannot - choose good over evil in the spiritual realm toward HIM. Consequently, it takes much more than the Spirit's assistance to bring a sinner to Christ - it takes regeneration by which the Spirit, THE LORD makes the sinner alive and gives him a new nature, becoming a new creature in his/her spirit.The human spirit and God the Holy Spirit become and are one. Biblical Bible (OT and NT) Faith, Believing,Trust and Repentance is not something man contributes to or towards salvation but is itself a part of God's gift of Salvation which He Himself is - it is God's gift to the sinner, not the sinner's gift to God. 2. Unconditional Election-God fulfilled every jot-and tittle before HE created the universe and all that is therein has been created, made and put together. All we were and all sins deleted in our stead, in our place, as our substitute, for the "us."100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only God's choice of certain individuals unto salvation before the foundation of the world/universe is only of/from HIM and does rest solely in His own sovereign will. His choice of particular sinner in all of human history since the fall was not based on any foreseen response or obedience on their part, such as Biblical Bibel faith, believing, trusting repentance, etc. On the contrary, God gives faith, believing, trusting and repentance to each individual whom He selected/elected/chose/predestinated/ordained/called effectually ,etc. These acts are the result/outcome, not the cause of God's choice. Election therefore was not determined by or conditioned upon any virtuous quality or act foreseen in mankind. Those whom God sovereignly elected He brings through the power of the Spirit to a willing acceptance, choosing etc of Christ. Thus God's choice of the sinner, not the sinner's choice of Christ, is the ultimate cause of salvation,which HE HIMSELF is. 3. Particular Redemption or Limited Atonement-100% only for those who are written in the book of the Lamb of God in eternity, the everlasting and the forever. Before the universe and everything in it was ever made and created.100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God as a gift. Christ's redeeming work was intended to save the elect/chosen/predestinated/called,etc only and actually secured 100% Salvation for them which cannot be lost once obtained in time on Earth. His death and resurrection to Life unto all eternity was a substitutionary endurance of the penalty of all sin/all fallenness in the place of certain specified sinners. In addition to putting away the sins of His people, Christ's redemption secured everything which is necessary for their Salvation, including faith,believing, trusting and Repentance,etc which unites them to Him. The gift of faith, etc (above) is infallibly applied by the Holy Spirit to all for whom Christ died and rose again. Therefore guaranteeing their Salvation. 4. The Efficacious Call of God the Spirit or Irresistible Grace-100% Roped and pulled in, drawn in, compelled by God alone, 100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only In addition to the outward general call to salvation which is made to everyone who hears the gospel, the Holy Spirit extends to the elect a special inward call that inevitably brings them to Salvation. The external call (which is made to all without distinction) can be, and often is, rejected; whereas the internal call (which is made only to the elect) cannot be rejected; it always results in conversion/Salvation. By means of this special call the Spirit irresistibly draws sinners to Christ. He is not limited in HIS work of applying Salvation by man's will, nor is HE dependent upon man's cooperation for success/Salvation. The Spirit graciously is the cause and effect in the elect sinner to as a result cooperate, to believe, to repent, etc (see above) to come freely and willingly to Christ. God's grace therefore, is invincible; it never fails to result in the Salvation of those to whom it is extended/given(gift)offered,etc. Salvation is accomplished by the almighty power of the Triune God. The Father chose a people/persons from among the Hebrews and the Gentiles for whom the Son/Messiah died and rose again for them only. The Holy Spirit makes Christ's death effective/efficacious by bringing the elect to faith and repentance, etc (see above) thereby causing them to willingly obey the gospel. The entire process (predestination, election, redemption, regeneration, glorification,etc) is the work of God and is by PT and NT (Same Salvation) grace alone. Thus God, not man, determines who will be the recipients of the gift of Salvation. 5 Guaranteed preservation and perserverance of the Saints-100% guarantee of absolute perserverance-100% All-Mighty Sovereignty of/from God only-100% gift only The last of the five points of Calvinism teaches that God preserves His people so they can never be lost. To put it simply, it means this: "Once you are saved, you are always saved." God's Word is full of proof for this beautiful truth. And though many deny it, and tell you that you can be lost and saved many, many times, and therefore can never be sure of your salvation, the Bible says otherwise. Talking about His elect sheep, Jesus said: "And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand" (John 10:28). See John 6:39, 17:2, 11,12; Romans 8:37-39; II Tim. 1:12; 4:18, etc. etc. Some object to this doctrine because it supposedly makes men "carnally secure" in their salvation. That is, if I know nothing can make me go to hell once God has saved me, I will "live like the devil." There have been some who have used this beautiful truth as an excuse to live like the devil. But they are not Christians. Nor do they understand this truth. Because this truth also implies "PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS." Those who never fall away are saints. They are holy. And they are given power to live holy lives. They "continue in well-doing." Anyone who says he can "live like the devil" has not experienced the saving power of Christ and does not know the meaning of Philippians 1:6, "He that hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." God will continue working good works in us until Christ returns. Don't think otherwise. Is there any hope for Christians without this doctrine? We don't need to be "scared to heaven." We need comfort. Because we know that if it were up to the Christian to remain saved, he would never be able to do it. You know yourself!!!! There is no power in me apart from God's grace.

@dan-lansingmi9169 Ай бұрын

@@siegfriedbartel7122 then why did Jesus teach us to repent? It is our choice to repent and confess our sins.

@kenklein9228 28 күн бұрын

@@dan-lansingmi9169 The truth is that we ARE totally depraved, and entirely unable to seek God of our own choosing. However, God provides prevenient grace to give each person the freedom, through that grace, to step up in faith by repenting and accepting Christ as our Lord and savior. God desires that each human being choose this way between Himself and evil. So yes, you and I are able to make the choice - that's choice is provided to us by God's grace!

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