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By: The REAL Suzanne

The REAL Suzanne — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:49:01 +0000

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By: Angus

Angus — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:19:02 +0000

Lance, I don’t see the cause for concern. Spurgeon was clearly using the Exodus verse as a metaphor for the sufficiency of Christ, and not to prove the New Testament doctrine from an Old Testament text.

By: Bereanwarrior

Bereanwarrior — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:37:43 +0000

That God predestines, and yet that man is responsible, are two facts that few can see clearly. They are believed to be inconsistent and contradictory, but they are not. The fault is in our weak judgment. Two truths cannot be contradictory to each other. If, then, I find taught in one part of the Bible that everything is fore-ordained, that is true; and if I find, in another Scripture, that man is responsible for all his actions, that is true; and it is only my folly that leads me to imagine that these two truths can ever contradict each other. I do not believe they can ever be welded into one upon any earthly anvil, but they certainly shall be one in eternity. They are two lines that are so nearly parallel, that the human mind which pursues them farthest will never discover that they converge, but they do converge, and they will meet somewhere in eternity, close to the throne of God, whence all truth doth spring. – C.H. Spurgeon from “A Defense of Calvinism”

By: Boyd

Boyd — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:25:38 +0000

@parakletos ~ Jesus died to save those that the Father draws to Him. If you are drawn to Christ, run to Him and embrace Him. Don’t wait for heart to be sufficiently prepared. You will never be sufficiently sorrowful for your sin. But, in the fullness of time and in God’s grace, you will grow in repentance and sorrow for your sin and in humility. You will never grow spiritually outside of Christ. Run to Him, NOW is the Day of Salvation. He will make good what you lack. He is holding peace and joy in His right hand and is inviting you to come.

Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

2 Corinthians 5:21 – 6:2 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

By: Lance Haverkamp

Lance Haverkamp — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:20:47 +0000

So if Spurgeon had been reading seven chapters later, about the brass alter, would he have come to the exact opposite conclusion?

Perhaps reading doctrinal teachings into non-doctrinal verses is cause for concern.