TibiasDad
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Then you have no gospel, you only have a potential message of good news and hope because it may or may not for the one hearing it. It also says that you are not really interested in the soul you are speaking with, because you don't know if they are Elect or not, but you are just doing what you are told to do. There is no deep, personal investment like Paul does for his fellow Israelites in Rom 9. If you cannot believe that I can certainly be saved, that God truly wants to save everyone you speak to, then you cannot honestly say you have good news to bring to their ears. It may or may not be that I can be saved!I agree with most of what he said.
1. I would never tell a person(I don't know) that God loves them. I don't know that to be true. I do not believe that God loves everyone.
2. I would never tell a person(I don't know) that Jesus died for them. I don't know that to be true. I do not believe that Jesus died for everyone.
3. Belief in the Gospel is how to determine if one is in Christ or not. Therefore, I believe the command to believe the Gospel is good, but not necessary, in proclaiming the Gospel. I also do not believe the law should be preached to scare people.
4. Only God knows who the elect and reprobate are, because He was the one who chose them before time. Therefore Christians should obey all NT commands or imperatives including the command to make disciples.
5. It is a needle in the haystack. When you consider that Noah and His family was a remnant, and then Elijah and the 7000. I don't doubt that at times the remnant has been very small. When you consider Matthew 7 is talking about people who claim to know Christ, the word used is "Many" in verse 22. So, many who claim to know Christ are deceived. This doesn't mean one should be discouraged when sharing the Gospel. God works in His own time and we are called to be faithful.
Doug