Ac 10:34b [KJV]
“God is no respecter of persons”
What Do Monkeys and Humans Really Have in Common?
2/4/22 - blog
Php 1:6
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Heb 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Who Do You Trust More?
If salvation were up to you, personally, how confident would you be in it??? Compare this to the Biblical truth that your salvation is up to GOD - how confident would you be in it then???
Mk 10:27b
“For all things are possible with God.”
Ac 17:30
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,
The Effects of Humanism
Man is always trying to gain some advantage against God’s sovereignty, even if only slightly (at first). For example, he is predisposed to syncretism (mixing religions and secular schools of thought). This is catastrophic to God’s salvific plan.
Examples of Syncretism (w/ Humanism)
- “Everyone can do good; they just have to want to.”
- “Believing in God is the key to salvation (Jesus isn’t the only way).”
- “Intelligent Design” (traces of the Erasmus error here – e.g., “God sits back and watches”)
- “Suffering is always a result of personal sin.” (religious/legalistic viewpoint)
2Ki 17:33
So they feared the LORD but also served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
Exo 20:3
“You shall have no other gods before me.”
God’s Power, Not Man’s
Without God’s direct intervention, man will never believe the Gospel. This is precisely why those who remain dependent on their natural powers (especially for salvation) remain unsaved (e.g., Mt 7:21-23).
2 Implications of Salvation
- There’s a need for salvation (Gen 2:17; Ps 19:1; 69:1-2; Ecc 7:20; Is 1:6; Jer 17:9; Mt 9:1-2; 14:25-30; Mk 7:20-23; Lk 19:10; Jn 8:44; Ac 8:30-31; 14:17; Ro 1:19-20; 2:14-16; 3:19; 5:12; 2Co 4:4; Eph 2:2,12; Jas 4:4; 1Jn 2:15-16; 3:10; 5:12; Jud 1:19)
- There’s a willing/able party that saves (Zech 9:9; Mt 8:2-3; Lk 1:68-69; 2:29-30; 3:5-6; Ac 4:12; Ro 1:16; Eph 3:20; 1Ti 2:3-4; 2Ti 1:12; Tit 2:11; Heb 2:18; 5:9; 7:25; 2Pe 3:9; Jud 1:24)
The Nature of Fallen Creatures
Because mankind is born with a dead, fallen nature, BY NATURE, he resorts to saving himself!
True evil is supposing human good is righteous.
True good can ONLY be performed by the grace of God.
