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lmorovan: Response to God & Sin

"Likewise, does God have the capability to sin? Of course He does."

Response: I am surprised that you believe that. One of the attributes of God is His 'omni-holiness'. He is all holy & incapable of sin, even if He wanted to, which He does not.

"...just as He didn't impose His will on Adam and Eve, He will not impose it on us."

Response: I could not agree w/ you more.

"Unless we are regenerated by the Power of the Holy Spirit, we are incapable of doing any good of ourselves," & "...But His offer is so overwhelming that it is irresistible and we have no other choice but to follow."

Response: What do you mean by 'doing any good of ourselves'?

I would agree that we are unable to do any acts which would merit us salvation. But, if you are saying that we are unable to respond to the drawing of the Holy Spirit, without first being regenerated, then I would ask you where in Scripture does it state that?

As I stated on another board, how is it then that Stephen chastised the Pharisees, and Christ Himself rebuked the residents of Jerusalem for resisting the Holy Spirit? If grace is irresistible, then were Stephen & our Lord wrong? Hardly! God's offer of salvation was not "so overwhelming" that these people could not resist it. Pls give me your interpretation of these two accounts.

Paul, in responding to the Philippian jailer in Acts 16.31 says this: 'Believe on ('upon the basis of') the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved...'

Pls note that Paul did not say that because the jailer had been first regenerated, he was saved, but rather stated that he must believe first then he would be saved. So faith precedes regeneration, not vice versa.

In His Name,

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