" It is written in the prophets, 'AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT OF
GOD.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to
Me. " says Jesus. Joh. 6:45
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the opposite is true as well... those who have not heard nor learned
from the Father do not come to Jesus Christ. God does not exist for
these persons that God, in His immutable plan and wisdom and secret
council of His own will, so chooses not to call to Christ.
hence, the many pursuits of worldly matters which fill the lives of
those not called. pursuits such as Gnosticism, Evolutionism,
Darwinism and the like, as well as religious pursuits of self-made
religion.
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in this text of Scripture we find the word " all " ... " they shall
all be taught of God. " from the context in which it is found, as
well as the context of the Bible as a whole, " all " does not mean
' men of all tribes and nations ' ...
but rather, ' men out of every tribe and nation, kindred
and tongue ' for Universalism is a pagan lie. only those who have
" heard " from God as in " he who has an ear " ( Rev. 2:7,11,17 )
.... that spiritual ear into which the Living God speaks to those whom
He made alive in Christ, ever hear the voice of the Good Shepherd.
Joh. 10
to the rest, God is dead. God is not living. God does not exist.
these are correct in saying God does not exist. their saying so
stems from their belief, as deeply imbedded in them, as the knowing
God is in those who have been made alive by the grace of God in
Christ. the unbeliever himself verifies Universalism is a pagan lie.
God is the God of the living ( Mt. 22:32; Mk. 12:27 )... not the
God of the dead. Satan is the god of the dead. 2 Cor. 4:3,4
holding to the conclusion that the Living God does not exist is the
result of being passed by for salvation... abiding in spiritual
death... a realm in which the God of the Living does not tread.
Mt. 22:32
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