tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post3737767484933599097..comments2024-03-02T22:12:31.609-06:00Comments on The Cotton Apron: Sack Lunch, Brownies and PredestinationMary E. Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-71149996294890716682009-05-16T07:44:00.000-05:002009-05-16T07:44:00.000-05:00yes, I agree! That verse is an incredible stateme...yes, I agree! That verse is an incredible statement , and really it completely describes God. He is just eternal, He always is the I AM... It also speaks of the fact that God never changes - He can't change because otherwise He could not be the I AM! How GOOD is the God we serve! So perfect, flawless, dependable, marvelous!Clarahttp://proverbs3v5n6.xanga.com/weblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-33994015455528574652009-05-15T20:43:00.000-05:002009-05-15T20:43:00.000-05:00Clara, thank you for that really great thought, si...Clara, thank you for that really great thought, sis! If we could explain God and all He does, He wouldn't be God! It's a waste of time to try to explain some things. Better to just believe them by faith.<br /><br />We read this verse recently in our Bible reading: John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.<br /><br />That is an amazing statement!Mary E. Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-8688273248339221072009-05-07T04:53:00.000-05:002009-05-07T04:53:00.000-05:00I was interested to read what you wrote here... I ...I was interested to read what you wrote here... I am by no means a "Calvinist", however I do believe in predestination in a way that is not popular in many Christian circles. I do believe that we are predestinated and I believe it works -- not that God chooses some to be cast in hell and to save a few select ones, but rather by the fact that God is eternal, He existed as far back in the past as infinity, and He exists as far into the future as infinity. Therefore, even before the world began He had to have known who would be saved by grace and who wouldn't - else He would not be an infallible, all-knowing, omnipresent, omnipotent God! He knew us in eternity past because He knew we would be born, and He also knew whether or not we would accept Christ as our Saviour and Lord. It's that foreknowledge you talk about that makes us predestinated, if that makes sense! I read somewhere that it is like the choice of salvation is made simultaneously between God's knowledge and our decision, in a way that our minds cannot comprehend. God knew us in eternity past and knew what our decision would be because we were always in His mind... nothing takes Him by surprise!Clarahttp://proverbs3v5n6.xanga.com/weblognoreply@blogger.com