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Rich Pierce - Biblicist @RichPierce14 Sep 16

This needs repeating, often.

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Regarding John 6:44
When we follow the reasoning of the libertarian free will perspective we find an inferred burden upon the father to "draw" everyone. But if that were the case we would not find the "unless" clause here. Jesus would instead need to state it as:

"anyone can come to Me because the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day."

Without the "unless" clause there is no condition to the statement. The problem is that Jesus asserts a negated ability as well as a conditional "unless" action clause on the part of the Father. Therefore the only ones in the statement that are raised on the last day are, in fact, the ones that are drawn. This means that only the ones drawn as well as all of the ones drawn are raised by Jesus on the last day.

Jesus says this as a "fact statement." It is as sure as any constant fact in the universe. It is something that "just is."
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Rich Pierce - Biblicist @RichPierce14 1h

Getting the big studio ready for James' return

Rich Pierce - Biblicist @RichPierce14 6h

Consider the question:
“Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?”

We commonly see the phrase on social media:
"but that was predestined, right?"

While intended as mockery it implies the same question as above. It asks "why do you marvel? God made it happen, right?"

Those who argue as such seem oblivious to their spiritual error. Yet, even in their ignorance Paul's answer is the same:

20 On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it? 21 Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use? 22 What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? 23 And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, 24 even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles. Romans 9:20-24

So the question at hand hits right to the core for each of us, does it not?

Which side of this discussion are we on? 🤔

Rich Pierce - Biblicist @RichPierce14 Oct 18

During a debate reaction stream a loudmouthed heckler blurts out something that didn't happen and the internet runs with it. 🤔

Rich Pierce - Biblicist @RichPierce14 Oct 18

Still trying to process this...

before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? Galatians 3:1

Means that ...

Paul was running around preaching the gospel with a crucifix...

and that crucifix was like the snake on the pole in the desert from Numbers 21:4-9. 🤔

He said, that this was why EO guys always hold up a crucifix when preaching the gospel.

All of that from before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?

Stay tuned, more to come...