Believing on Christ is a evidence of being born again !

[Ritajanice]

1 Corinthians 2:11--14For who knows a person's thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us

 

[Ritajanice]

Nice picture @Hey You! ...are you in the military or police force?

You look pretty young as well.if you don’t mind me saying.

I can’t get over your Barnet as well.

 

[Hey You!]

Nice picture @Hey You! ...are you in the military or police force?

You look pretty young as well.if you don’t mind me saying.

I can’t get over your Barnet as well.

I'm 58, Lol; blessed with hair and my natural color. I'll keep my line of work a secret...

 

[Ritajanice]

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I'm 58, Lol; blessed with hair and my natural color. I'll keep my line of work a secret...

ok, I respect that...

 

[GodsGrace]

You cant understand the clarification. I cant just keep clarifying to someone who lacks understanding

You'd be banned BF....you know where, for making such mean comments.
But this is how Calvinists are.....Never understood why.

BUT
OK...IF you are UNABLE to make yourself be clear...

then I'll have to go ahead and believe that you've created another conflict.

Will wait for the next one to come along and then comment.

 

[GodsGrace]

@Hey You!
Oh no!
Your work for the IRS!!

We met a couple on a cruise long ago.
The husband wouldn't tell anyone his line of work...there were 8 of us at the dining room table..
Ended up that he worked for the IRS but didn't want anyone to get on his case!
LOL

 

[brightfame52]

You'd be banned BF....you know where, for making such mean comments.
But this is how Calvinists are.....Never understood why.

BUT
OK...IF you are UNABLE to make yourself be clear...

then I'll have to go ahead and believe that you've created another conflict.

Will wait for the next one to come along and then comment.

You cant understand the clarification. I cant just keep clarifying to someone who lacks understanding

 

[GodsGrace]

You cant understand the clarification. I cant just keep clarifying to someone who lacks understanding

There was NO CLARIFICATION Brightfame.
NONE.

If someone asks you for clarification it means they think they might be misunderstanding something you're posting.
It's common courtesy to reply to the member and attempt to clarify.
THEN..they can still agree with you or disagree with you, but this is the way the world works.

So it's not me who lacks understanding BF....
It's YOU who posts stuff you may not even understand and then you refuse to discuss it.

Let me ask you this: WHY DO YOU POST if you're not willing to discuss your threads?

You remind me of those pastors that take over a mainline church and then, little by little, within 2 or 3 years turn the congregation
into Calvinist believers because his teachings were so soft.

Stand up for what you believe in BF.
Stop making believe you're a mainline believer when you know very well that you're not.
Stop the charade.

 

[brightfame52]

There was NO CLARIFICATION Brightfame.
NONE.

If someone asks you for clarification it means they think they might be misunderstanding something you're posting.
It's common courtesy to reply to the member and attempt to clarify.
THEN..they can still agree with you or disagree with you, but this is the way the world works.

So it's not me who lacks understanding BF....
It's YOU who posts stuff you may not even understand and then you refuse to discuss it.

Let me ask you this: WHY DO YOU POST if you're not willing to discuss your threads?

You remind me of those pastors that take over a mainline church and then, little by little, within 2 or 3 years turn the congregation
into Calvinist believers because his teachings were so soft.

Stand up for what you believe in BF.
Stop making believe you're a mainline believer when you know very well that you're not.
Stop the charade.

You cant understand the clarification. I cant just keep clarifying to someone who lacks understanding

 

[GodsGrace]

You cant understand the clarification. I cant just keep clarifying to someone who lacks understanding

Are you a parrot??
WHY do you keep repeating the same sentence over and over?
Are you a robot??

Do you think GOD doesn't want you to clarify what you're talking about?

Jeremiah 9:23-24
Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”


God wants us to KNOW Him.
Why would you begin a thread and then not explain yourself??
Do you think God does NOT want us to know Him?

 

[brightfame52]

Are you a parrot??
WHY do you keep repeating the same sentence over and over?
Are you a robot??

Do you think GOD doesn't want you to clarify what you're talking about?

Jeremiah 9:23-24
Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”


God wants us to KNOW Him.
Why would you begin a thread and then not explain yourself??
Do you think God does NOT want us to know Him?

You cant understand the clarification. I cant just keep clarifying to someone who lacks understanding

 

[Ritajanice]

@brightfame52​

1 Corinthians 2​

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King James Version​

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2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ

 

[Ritajanice]

You'd be banned BF....you know where, for making such mean comments.
But this is how Calvinists are.....Never understood why

Same as you would be, for all the nasty comments that you post to some members.

Take a look at your own meanness, before you start making accusations of another.

Why don’t you also reply to my posts ...where I quoted your post and gave you an answer to your post?

You too are unable to clarify ....Pot Kettle Black.....I’ve noticed your favouritism by a certain member..agreeing with you accusing Brightframe and myself of being Calvinists...when we post Gods truth.......I ain’t blind!..maybe I will get banned for speaking out the truth.PRAISE GOD, that my eyes aren’t BLINDED by your BS.....your hypocrisy is unreal.

 

[Ritajanice]

One is born elect

In others words, we were chosen and predestined to become Born Again before the foundation of the world.

I understand what you mean, when you say we were Born Elect, only we didn’t know it....not until the right time...when Spirit gives birth to spirit.....I knew I was Born Again at that time....the Spirit has taught me that I was chosen and predestined to become Gods child....I only knew that my spirit had been birthed as a new babe...the rest I have been taught by the Spirit over a span of 33 yrs...we are forever learning and we are forever being conformed into Jesus image, as we have been called as his representatives...

The Spirit has been teaching me the word and bringing what he wants me to know...to my understanding in my spirit.

Being taught and listening to what the Holy Spirit reveals to my heart, is absolutely mind Blowing at times.

The one thing I will say, looking back...pride and ego will hinder our growth in the Spirit...if we won’t let it go....we must surrender our pride and ego over to the Spirit.

The more we seek God out with a sincere and purity of heart, there is where we will find him...

God is so clever....it’s mind blowing just how clever he is....he is working everything out all according to his purpose and plan.....

 

[brightfame52]

Because the elect of God have a representative union with Christ their Head, and because He rose from the dead as such, each one of them will experience of His resurrection by being given a new birth or spiritual resurrection Eph 2:5-6; 1 Pet 1:3

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)

6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

1 Pet 1:3

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

 

[GodsGrace]

Because the elect of God have a representative union with Christ their Head, and because He rose from the dead as such, each one of them will experience of His resurrection by being given a new birth or spiritual resurrection Eph 2:5-6; 1 Pet 1:3

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)

6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

1 Pet 1:3

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

WHO are the elect of God Brightfame??

 

[Ritajanice]

Commentary.
ANSWER

Simply put, the “elect of God” are those whom God has predestined to salvation. They are called the “elect” because that word denotes “determining beforehand,” “ordaining,” “deciding ahead of time.” Every four years in the U.S., we “elect” a President—i.e., we choose who will serve in that office. The same goes for God and those who will be saved; God chooses those who will be saved. These are the elect of God.

As it stands, the concept of God electing those who will be saved (predestination) isn’t controversial. It is a biblical truth (John 6:44, Romans 8:28-30, Ephesians 1:4-5).

 

[brightfame52]

WHO are the elect of God Brightfame??

Go look it up. You understand post 95

 

[Titus]

Believing on Christ could be evidence of being born again.
They do not equate.

John 12:42,
- Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Jesus,
But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue

 

[GodsGrace]

Go look it up. You understand post 95

Who are the elect of God?

Those that know of God and accept Him into their lives and obey Him.

Hebrews 11:6
6And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

From the above we learn:

1. Man is able to come to God.
2. Man is able to seek God.
3. Faith pleases God.


HOW do we get faith?:
Romans 10:17
17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.


Jesus exhorts us to have faith:
Mark 11:22
22And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.


And Jesus also tells us this:
John 3:16
16“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.