Is it not true that God conditions the extension of his mercy to sinners on repentance and faith? Has he not said ''let the wicked forsake his way. . . let him return to the LORD, and he will have compassion on him'' in Isaiah 55:7? Kindly also show me which aspect of gospel content is omitted in the story. Thanks.
I would need to know what YOU mean by "
God conditions the extent of his mercies on repentance and faith".
God's
prescriptive will, i.e., that which He requires/demands of all men is that they repent and believe upon Christ. The
ability or even
desire to do such is natively impossible, however. Without the Holy Spirit's prior work of regeneration, none seek after God (Rom 3:11).
God's mercy is ONLY given/applied to the elect according to His eternal
decretive will, i.e., that which God has eternally foreordained according to His good pleasure (Isa 46:10; Rom 8:29,30). There is NOTHING about man that "conditioned" God's decree to save some out of Adam's fallen race. Thus... UNconditional election (Eph 1:4-13).
Secondly, Isaiah 55:6,7 is not THE "gospel story", but rather one small part of the Gospel; the final call for sinners to repent and turn to God in faith because He is their only hope of salvation.
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