Who does the believing and repenting?

Re: Who does the believing and repenting? #27897 Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:43 AM
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D.J. Member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 116	delvanis, You must look at the implications of your assertion that man has freewill to repent and believe. If man does have freewill to repent and believe, then God is ultimately not sovereign. You make God dependant on man and therefore He is frustrated many, many times over those who never repent and believe. The result is the glory for our repentance and belief goes to man or at least is shared between God and man. God gets all of the glory for our ability to truly repent and believe. This then squares perfectly with the Bible that we cannot boast in it. (Eph 2:9) Also, if man has freewill to repent, then why does the Bible speak of God being the one who "grants" repentance: "...if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth." - 2Ti 2:25 Who does the appointing here? "And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed." - Act 13:48b Who's doing the choosing and causing here? "Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You..." Psa 65:4

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Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:37 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	willemina	Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:09 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:14 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	CovenantInBlood	Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:27 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:04 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:08 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Paul_S	Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:26 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:11 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	D.J.	Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:43 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:45 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:48 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:00 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	CovenantInBlood	Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:42 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:31 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Wes	Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:19 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	CovenantInBlood	Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:27 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:11 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Wes	Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:20 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Tom	Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:38 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Pilgrim	Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:03 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	D.J.	Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:11 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Tom	Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:41 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	CovenantInBlood	Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:23 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Pilgrim	Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:50 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	jadeitedrake0	Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:29 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	CovenantInBlood	Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:39 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Wes	Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:02 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	CovenantInBlood	Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:34 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Tom	Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:15 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Wes	Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:33 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Pilgrim	Sat Sep 10, 2005 5:23 PM
Suggestion	Tom	Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:39 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:31 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	CovenantInBlood	Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:41 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Robin	Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:51 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	cezhart	Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:23 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Pilgrim	Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:28 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	ReformedStudent	Sun Sep 25, 2005 2:51 PM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Robin	Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:40 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Wes	Sat Sep 10, 2005 2:16 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Pilgrim	Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:06 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Anonymous	Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:34 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	Pilgrim	Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:52 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	CovenantInBlood	Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:56 AM
Re: Who does the believing and repenting?	BradJHammond	Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:58 PM

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