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发帖数: 3781 | 1 by Dave Hunt
God being both just and merciful, neither of these qualities can triumph ove
r the other. God can only be merciful justly, not in spite of His justice. T
hus God could only forgive sinners because the penalty for sin was fully pai
d, as Paul declares in Romans 3:19-31. And that the penalty was paid for all
, making it possible for God to justly and mercifully forgive all, and not j
ust a special class of the elect, is declared repeatedly in Scripture, as we
shall see.
Taken at face value, the Bible's clear language would compel any reader to c
onclude that God loves all, that God is genuinely striving to convince wicke
d men to repent and to accept His offer of salvation, that men have the capa
bility of responding when drawn by the Holy Spirit and convicted of their gu
ilt and need, and that though all are drawn, some are convinced and willingl
y respond while others refuse.
The Bible repeatedly presents a God who so loves the whole world that He sen
t His Son that "the world through him might be saved" (John 3:16; 1 John 4:1
4), who "will have all men to be saved" (1 Timothy 2:4) and who "is not will
ing that any should perish" (2 Peter 3:9). The Bible repeatedly presents Chr
ist as the One "who gave himself a ransom for all" (1 Timothy 2:6), who is "
the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe" (1 Timothy 4:10), a
nd Whose death provided a propitiation "for the sins of the whole world' (1
John 2:2). Christ calls unto all who are spiritually thirsty, hungry and wea
ry of their sin's heavy load, "come unto me and I will give you rest," livin
g water, the bread of life, eternal life. That invitation has touched the he
arts of the thirsty, hungry, weary and heavy laden for two thousand years. Y
et Calvinism attempts to make all such promises apply only to a select few. | R*o
发帖数: 3781 | 2 God is justice.
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: by Dave Hunt
: God being both just and merciful, neither of these qualities can triumph ove
: r the other. God can only be merciful justly, not in spite of His justice. T
: hus God could only forgive sinners because the penalty for sin was fully pai
: d, as Paul declares in Romans 3:19-31. And that the penalty was paid for all
: , making it possible for God to justly and mercifully forgive all, and not j
: ust a special class of the elect, is declared repeatedly in Scripture, as we
: shall see.
: Taken at face value, the Bible's clear language would compel any reader to c
: onclude that God loves all, that God is genuinely striving to convince wicke
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