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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: James Calladine who wrote (10672)	2/14/2002 12:43:01 AM
From: Jamey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

Before the worlds were made it pleased God to call out the names of those who would receive his grace, or salvation. All of us deserved death through the natural sin of Adam but God in his mercy chose to place the call of grace upon those he chose. The ones he did not receives the justice of God. The mystery is why did a perfect Adam sin? God gave him free will, but God's sovereignty is perfect and all knowing. But who shall ask the creator why did you make me for destruction? Does not the creator have the right to break the pottery he chooses and save others for service? 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. 19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? 20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? 21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? 22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, 24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? 25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. 26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God. Romans:9:15-26 To know one is saved is to hate the sinful things that are displeasing to God that we sometimes do out of anger or jealousy or for many reasons. The sinner doesn't especially care if he knowingly sins because the things of Christ have no meaning to him. The arm of Christ has proven to be long enough to protect me from many dangerous things that have happened in my life and also placed me in situations where I was able to save and help others through his grace. There are those chosen by Christ also that are at the point that they don't feel like they are good enough to receive his grace. It is simply a misunderstanding. Christ came to save the sinner, not those who were righteous. I apologize for not answering your list of questions. I'm very tired tonight but will discuss other things as we talk together. All my best to you, Santiago