Isaiah 60:21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
John 13:32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
Romans 8:30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
2 Corinthians 1:21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
2 Corinthians 13:3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.
Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Ephesians 1:17-18 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Colossians 1:26-29 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
May your ears hear! Amen
Such an interesting dichotomy with respect to Romans 8:30 “Moreover whom he did predestinate”.
And yet, we balance the gut-feeling that we must have the power of ultimate self-determination in order to be accountable for our choices against our faith that says, “I choose to trust Christ.”
We must ultimately choose to trust that God the Father drew us to Christ and gave us the will to trust Christ. John 6:44, 65.
Ah yes, this is the blog you told me about at lunch – I love it!!!
Ern, while captivating us with His love, He did not take away free will for love without free will is slavery and that isn’t love.