powerfully in your life? Or is the difference in you? Are you a more spiritual person, more humbe, wise, intelligent, or some other thing that those who reject Christ do not possess?
Basically, do you believe on Christ because of your own ability, or because God has shown you mercy and grace...
Is it the one about Balaam, or Abimilech, or the King of Assyria, or Nebuchadnezzar?
What verse teaches this?
@ CalleyD,
Look into the Story of Lydia. God opened her heart. How about Paul? When Jesus Christ Himself knocks you off your horse, and shines His glorious light before...
Many claim to have "free-will", that they are able to make a choice without any influencing factors. This is impossible in the realm of choice, and if it were actually how it is, no one would ever choose anything. They would remain in a state of "freedom" from influence and nothing would cause...
Since the Bible plainly says....
[He is] the Rock, his work [is] perfect: for all his ways [are] judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right [is] he. Deut 32:4
...accomplish His own desires? Or is a God who says, "And all the inhabitants of the earth [are] reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and [among] the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?"...more worthy of...
Who would worship a God that is frustrated, and that "wants people to be saved", but doesn't seem to be able to do the things He supposedly wants to do?
Would that make grace the reward for our "choice", thus making grace no more grace, but a wage earned?
How is it that we would be able to "do anything" for grace? Isn't grace "unmerited favor"? Isn't grace getting something we do not deserve and have done absolutely nothing for?
dignity and self-worth? Isaiah 41:14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Aren't Christians just vile worms of the dust who have been graciously redeemed by a Sovereign God?