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God is the Potter... ALL of mankind are His pots formed from the same lump of clay.
That is a very basic statement, and should be easily understood.
Unfortunately, the passage from Romans 9 seems to have been skimmed over rather than being chewed on and digested by Christian Theologians.
Let me post the passage as stated in the KJV:
Rom 9:13-24 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
So then it is NOT of him that wills, NOR of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.
For the Scripture says unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show My power in thee, AND that My Name might be declared throughout ALL the earth.
Therefore has He mercy on whom He will have mercy, and whom He will He hardens.
You will say then unto me, Why does He yet find fault? [He doesn't!] For who has resisted His will [NOBODY!]?
Nay but, O man, who are you that replies against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him that formed it, Why have You made me this way?
Has not the Potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?
What if God, willing to show His wrath, and to make His power known, endured with MUCH long-suffering [patience] the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: [what if He did? What's it to you?!]
And that He might MAKE KNOWN the riches of His Glory on the VESSELS of MERCY, which He had afore prepared unto glory, even us, whom He has called, not of the Jews only, but ALSO of the Gentiles?
This passage pretty much explains what I've been trying to express in these blogs.
Could it be any more clear?
God, the Potter, does not owe an explanation to the pot as to why He created the pot in the way that He desired!
And God desires to make some pots honorable and some pots dishonorable.
Why?
Because He is a mean and nasty God?
No.
Because He has a perfect plan, a purpose, and intent for all of the pots, and a plan to deal Righteously with ALL of His pots in the end.
He chooses to use pots of dishonor to make known His Glory to His pots of honor and the entire world!
See my blog entitled "Why?". Again, one can't truly understand good, unless you experience, and understand evil - etc... This is also why He created Satan as His adversary!
God created EVIL... not only in the form of "vessels of dishonor", not only in Satan His adversary, not only in the Tree of the knowledge of good AND evil... which God intentionally PLACED in the middle of the Garden, but...
God created ALL forms of evil!
Isa 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do ALL these things.
That IS the "WILL" of God!
If you will continue reading Romans chapters 10 and 11, you will plainly see that those dishonorable pots will ALL be saved in the end.
What is the conclusion of the whole matter—and I mean THE WHOLE MATTER?
How skillful is God with pottery?
Is He a mediocre Potter? Does He make mistakes? Did He accidentally end up with dishonorable pots? Did the pots damage, disfigure, or blemish themselves? Did they voluntarily enlist to become dishonorable pots? Will He have to destroy most of His pots for all eternity?
I dare say that He created MORE dishonorable pots than He did honorable!
Jesus said:
Mat 7:13-14 Enter ye in at the strait [narrow] gate: for WIDE is the gate, and BROAD is the way, that leads to destruction, and MANY there be which go in thereat:
Because strait [cramped] is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and FEW there be that find it.
The honorable pots are no better than the dishonorable pots... they were all formed from the same lump of clay! Each were created according to His desires, and each have their separate roles to play in His plan!
If God is the Potter and we are the pot, how can the pot be responsible for ANYTHING? We're all just part of a lump of clay that He has intentionally formed... how are we responsible for who we are?
Answer: we're not... God, the Potter alone is responsible.
Seriously, can a pot be responsible for ANYTHING?
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God WILL save ALL of His pots!
"ALL Israel shall be saved":
Rom 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written...
In my blogs, concerning the different resurrections, I've pointed out that at the end of the 1,335 days the "whole house of Israel" will be resurrected back to physical life and "ALL Israel shall be saved".
Now... stop and think about this for a second.
Christendom tells us that ANYONE who does not confess Jesus as Lord will burn endlessly in hell.
What do you do with the verse above Christendom?
Do you say, "oh, well... ahem - Israelites are God's chosen - THAT's a different story!"
Not only have they NOT confessed Jesus as Lord, but they explicitly DENY Him to this day!
They don't claim to be agnostic, or even atheist - they go out of their way to explicitly deny Jesus as The Christ... The Messiah!
How is that NOT worse than someone who's never even heard the Name of Jesus, or someone who simply "chooses" to not "believe"?
Israel outright DENIES Jesus!
God calls them "enemies":
Rom 11:28 As concerning the gospel, they are ENEMIES for your sakes...
Shouldn't their fate be to burn in your revered and endless "hell" Christendom?!
Shouldn't ALL of Israel actually burn in the HOTTEST parts of "hell" Christendom?!
Why should the "whole house of Israel" get preferential treatment Christendom?!
Because:
... they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Who do you think made them enemies? God intentionally blinded them!
Rom 11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber [confusion], eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) UNTO THIS DAY.
No...
Israel, nor anyone else, will suffer endlessly in Christendom's BLASPHEMOUS hell-hole...
The whole nation of Israel will be saved, from the least to the greatest - they will know God and they will become the light of the world as they were always intended to be.
Rom 11:29 For the GIFTS and CALLING of God are without repentance.
Meaning, God never regrets any favor He has shown to anyone. He has not once regretted creating His dishonorable pots either!
No nation, or individual whom He calls EVER disappoints Him, for He knows full well what they are and what they will do. He formed the clay! Of course He knows!
Not only shall "ALL Israel be saved" but also ALL of the Gentiles shall be saved as well:
Rom 11:30-36 For as you [Gentiles], in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their [Israel's] unbelief: Even so have these [Israel] also now not believed, that through your [Gentiles] mercy they [Israel] also may obtain mercy.
For God has concluded them ALL [Israelites AND Gentiles] in UNBELIEF, that He might have mercy upon ALL.
O the depth of the riches both of the Wisdom and Knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are His Judgments, and His ways past finding out!
For who has known the Mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? Or who has first given to Him, and it shall be recompensed [repaid] unto Him again?
For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are ALL things: to Whom be glory for ever. Amen.
God's purpose is for ALL nations. No matter what their present attitude is toward Him.
It is all a part of His fantastic plan and a preparation to display the all-inclusive grandness of His Mercy!
These pots don't choose to be stubborn, they didn't choose to be dishonorable... God, Himself "locks them up" in unbelief.
"For God has concluded them ALL in UNBELIEF, that He might have Mercy upon ALL."
Nobody chooses to burn endlessly in hell either!
Mercy can only be shown to those who need it... WHO needs His Mercy?
ALL of His pots need His Mercy!
Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is NONE righteous, NO, NOT ONE:
God is the source of ALL, the channel of ALL, and the object of ALL.
God is the One Force backing ALL the movements of ALL mankind. This reveals the goal of all things.
God is so guiding ALL of His pots that eventually... He will become their ALL. I AM THAT I AM!
1 Cor 15:28 And when ALL things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son [Jesus] also Himself be subject unto Him [The Father] that put all things under Him, that God may be ALL in ALL.
God has not changed His ways... His plan was put in place from BEFORE the foundation of the world.
You can't un-ring a bell...
Mal 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change NOT...
Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ THE SAME yesterday, and today, and for ever.
His plan has ALWAYS been to save ALL of His created pots - He alone is responsible for those pots... the pots have NOTHING to do with the way they were created.
1 Tim 4:9-11 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we TRUST in the Living God, Who IS the Savior of ALL MEN, especially of those that believe.
THESE THINGS command and teach.
How will The Father SAVE all men?
1 Tim 2:3-6 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
Who WILL have ALL men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the Truth.
For there is One God, and One Mediator between God and men...
... the Man Christ Jesus; Who gave Himself a RANSOM for ALL, to be testified [evidenced] in due time.
When is the "due time" in which the evidence will be known?
1 Cor 15:22-23 For as in Adam ALL die, even so in Christ shall ALL be made alive [G2227 - zoopoieo]. But EVERY man in his OWN ORDER...
Rom 5:18-19 Therefore as by the offence of one [Adam] judgment came upon ALL men to condemnation [G2631 - katakrima, an adverse sentence];
Does judgment come upon ALL men? What is the penalty, the "adverse sentence" for sin?
Rom 6:23 The wages of sin is death.
Do "the wages of sin" - death come upon ALL of mankind?
Of course! ALL men are subject to death, EVEN SO:
Rom 5:18 ... even so by the Righteousness of One [Jesus] the free gift CAME UPON ALL MEN unto justification [G1347 - dikaiosis, acquittal] of life.
What part of ALL MEN and the ACQUITTAL (justification) of ALL MEN does Christendom not understand?! It's clear! It's in black and white in the verse above!
Are these the same ALL men just mentioned in the previous statement concerning Adam?
Of course they are... ALL men, means exactly what it says: "ALL men".
Rom 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience [Adam] many [ALL men] were made sinners [were ALL made sinners?]...
What part of "many" were "made sinners"? Does the word many mean that only some were made sinners?
No... how does Scripture answer this question?
Rom 3:23 For ALL [there are MANY of us!] have sinned and come short of the Glory of God.
So, by one man [Adam] "many" were made sinners.
Does "many" in this case exclude anyone?
No, there are not some left-over from the "many" who are not sinners... Rom 3:23.
We are ALL sinners and there are MANY of us throughout the history of the world!
Or, does "many" include everyone?
Of course it does - there are MANY of us that are sinners! There are MANY of us that need Mercy!
Most importantly, there are MANY of us that SHALL BE MADE RIGHTEOUS!
... SO by the Obedience of One [Jesus] SHALL many [ALL men] be made righteous.
Not... "might be made righteous", not "I desire all to become righteous", not "if only they would accept Me in this life", etc. ...
NO!
"SHALL be made righteous"!
You can take that to the bank and cash it in! It SHALL be accomplished!
The same MANY in Adam are the exact same MANY as those to be made righteous by the obedience of One - Jesus!
The Savior of THE WORLD... not the Savior of only some... but the Savior of MANY! ALL of the "many"... count them, there are MANY!
Col 1:19-20 For it pleased the Father that in Him should ALL fullness dwell; and, having made peace through the Blood of His Cross, by Him to reconcile ALL things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
Do ALL things include the MANY? Yes - ALL things... both in heaven and of the earth.
2 Cor 5:18-19 Now ALL these things are from God, Who RECONCILED us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ RECONCILING THE WORLD to Himself, NOT counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
Again - are there MANY in the WORLD? Yes - Jesus RECONCILING the WORLD, the entirety of ALL creation, believers and unbelievers alike... our tresspasses are NOT counted against the MANY... none of the MANY!
There are tons of Scriptures which state the exact same thing as those above... when do you ever hear these preached on?!
It's amazing... [sigh...]
Well, you're about to hear - in upcoming parts!
If you believe for one second that the puny will of man can ever overcome the Will of God, can ever thwart His Perfect Plan (which He's had in place since before the foundations), can ever go against His Sovereignty...
... then you make yourself the Potter instead of the clay.
I'm going to drive this home with example after example in following parts to "God is the Potter".
If you're not convinced by the time we get through these Potter blogs, I'll be at a loss...
My prayer is that you will ALL come to understand the absolute Supremacy, and Love of God, and how His perfect plan was indeed a ZERO RISK plan from the beginning... it's the most amazing story throughout the History (HIS-story) of the world.
To me - this is worth more than a ga-zillion dollars in my bank account! I would rather have this treasure than any man-made treasure on earth!
Mat 13:44 Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto Treasure hid in a field; the which when a man has found, he hides, and for joy thereof goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
Mat 6:21 For where your Treasure is, there will your heart be also.
God's plan will not fail!
1 Jn 4:8 ... God IS Love
1 Cor 13:8 Love NEVER fails...
God created His pots in the exact way that He desired and He Loves ALL of His pots.
Scripture tells us that No man can come to the Father except:
John 6:44 No man can come to Me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw [G1670 - helkuo, drag] him...
Well guess what? One day ALL men will be dragged to Jesus!
John 12:31-32 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world [Satan] be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, WILL draw [G1670 - helkuo, drag] ALL MEN unto Me.
Jesus commands US to:
Luk 6:35-36 But LOVE YOU YOUR ENEMIES, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again [expect nothing in return]; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Highest:
For He is kind unto the un-thankful AND to the evil.
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is Merciful.
If Jesus commands us to "love your enemies" is God somehow not held to the same standard as this Divine commandment instituted for us?
Of course not... God is the Author of Love - He IS Love. He IS the Standard!
Do some within Christendom "love their enemies" or do you sense their almost giddiness, and joy of revenge in seeing those nasty, evil, sinning, god-forsaken, dishonorable pots burn in hell for ALL OF ETERNITY in "which they rightfully DESERVE!!"?
Believe me... I've personally witnessed the attitude portrayed above directly from the pulpit... it's SICK and it's BLASPHEMOUS!
Which gate will you pass through?
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Watch for Part 2 soon... we'll be looking at examples of those who thought their will could displace God's will...
Some of these excerpts are from my personal notes copied from 30+ years of studying... some of these notes are direct copies of various sources - I do not claim to have authored every word of this... it's just a mass collection I've tucked away over the years for my own personal studies... I didn't consider a bibliography at the time I directly copied small excerpts from various authors. Also, any emphasis (underlines, bold text, all CAPS, etc.) noted above was only meant to capture my personal attention as I studied...
CLICK HERE! for an index to previous blogs.
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God is the Potter... ALL of mankind are His pots formed from the same lump of clay.
That is a very basic statement, and should be easily understood.
Unfortunately, the passage from Romans 9 seems to have been skimmed over rather than being chewed on and digested by Christian Theologians.
Let me post the passage as stated in the KJV:
Rom 9:13-24 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
So then it is NOT of him that wills, NOR of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.
For the Scripture says unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show My power in thee, AND that My Name might be declared throughout ALL the earth.
Therefore has He mercy on whom He will have mercy, and whom He will He hardens.
You will say then unto me, Why does He yet find fault? [He doesn't!] For who has resisted His will [NOBODY!]?
Nay but, O man, who are you that replies against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him that formed it, Why have You made me this way?
Has not the Potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?
What if God, willing to show His wrath, and to make His power known, endured with MUCH long-suffering [patience] the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: [what if He did? What's it to you?!]
And that He might MAKE KNOWN the riches of His Glory on the VESSELS of MERCY, which He had afore prepared unto glory, even us, whom He has called, not of the Jews only, but ALSO of the Gentiles?
This passage pretty much explains what I've been trying to express in these blogs.
Could it be any more clear?
God, the Potter, does not owe an explanation to the pot as to why He created the pot in the way that He desired!
And God desires to make some pots honorable and some pots dishonorable.
Why?
Because He is a mean and nasty God?
No.
Because He has a perfect plan, a purpose, and intent for all of the pots, and a plan to deal Righteously with ALL of His pots in the end.
He chooses to use pots of dishonor to make known His Glory to His pots of honor and the entire world!
See my blog entitled "Why?". Again, one can't truly understand good, unless you experience, and understand evil - etc... This is also why He created Satan as His adversary!
God created EVIL... not only in the form of "vessels of dishonor", not only in Satan His adversary, not only in the Tree of the knowledge of good AND evil... which God intentionally PLACED in the middle of the Garden, but...
God created ALL forms of evil!
Isa 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do ALL these things.
That IS the "WILL" of God!
If you will continue reading Romans chapters 10 and 11, you will plainly see that those dishonorable pots will ALL be saved in the end.
What is the conclusion of the whole matter—and I mean THE WHOLE MATTER?
How skillful is God with pottery?
Is He a mediocre Potter? Does He make mistakes? Did He accidentally end up with dishonorable pots? Did the pots damage, disfigure, or blemish themselves? Did they voluntarily enlist to become dishonorable pots? Will He have to destroy most of His pots for all eternity?
I dare say that He created MORE dishonorable pots than He did honorable!
Jesus said:
Mat 7:13-14 Enter ye in at the strait [narrow] gate: for WIDE is the gate, and BROAD is the way, that leads to destruction, and MANY there be which go in thereat:
Because strait [cramped] is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and FEW there be that find it.
The honorable pots are no better than the dishonorable pots... they were all formed from the same lump of clay! Each were created according to His desires, and each have their separate roles to play in His plan!
If God is the Potter and we are the pot, how can the pot be responsible for ANYTHING? We're all just part of a lump of clay that He has intentionally formed... how are we responsible for who we are?
Answer: we're not... God, the Potter alone is responsible.
Seriously, can a pot be responsible for ANYTHING?
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God WILL save ALL of His pots!
"ALL Israel shall be saved":
Rom 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written...
In my blogs, concerning the different resurrections, I've pointed out that at the end of the 1,335 days the "whole house of Israel" will be resurrected back to physical life and "ALL Israel shall be saved".
Now... stop and think about this for a second.
Christendom tells us that ANYONE who does not confess Jesus as Lord will burn endlessly in hell.
What do you do with the verse above Christendom?
Do you say, "oh, well... ahem - Israelites are God's chosen - THAT's a different story!"
Not only have they NOT confessed Jesus as Lord, but they explicitly DENY Him to this day!
They don't claim to be agnostic, or even atheist - they go out of their way to explicitly deny Jesus as The Christ... The Messiah!
How is that NOT worse than someone who's never even heard the Name of Jesus, or someone who simply "chooses" to not "believe"?
Israel outright DENIES Jesus!
God calls them "enemies":
Rom 11:28 As concerning the gospel, they are ENEMIES for your sakes...
Shouldn't their fate be to burn in your revered and endless "hell" Christendom?!
Shouldn't ALL of Israel actually burn in the HOTTEST parts of "hell" Christendom?!
Why should the "whole house of Israel" get preferential treatment Christendom?!
Because:
... they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Who do you think made them enemies? God intentionally blinded them!
Rom 11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber [confusion], eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) UNTO THIS DAY.
No...
Israel, nor anyone else, will suffer endlessly in Christendom's BLASPHEMOUS hell-hole...
The whole nation of Israel will be saved, from the least to the greatest - they will know God and they will become the light of the world as they were always intended to be.
Rom 11:29 For the GIFTS and CALLING of God are without repentance.
Meaning, God never regrets any favor He has shown to anyone. He has not once regretted creating His dishonorable pots either!
No nation, or individual whom He calls EVER disappoints Him, for He knows full well what they are and what they will do. He formed the clay! Of course He knows!
Not only shall "ALL Israel be saved" but also ALL of the Gentiles shall be saved as well:
Rom 11:30-36 For as you [Gentiles], in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their [Israel's] unbelief: Even so have these [Israel] also now not believed, that through your [Gentiles] mercy they [Israel] also may obtain mercy.
For God has concluded them ALL [Israelites AND Gentiles] in UNBELIEF, that He might have mercy upon ALL.
O the depth of the riches both of the Wisdom and Knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are His Judgments, and His ways past finding out!
For who has known the Mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? Or who has first given to Him, and it shall be recompensed [repaid] unto Him again?
For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are ALL things: to Whom be glory for ever. Amen.
God's purpose is for ALL nations. No matter what their present attitude is toward Him.
It is all a part of His fantastic plan and a preparation to display the all-inclusive grandness of His Mercy!
These pots don't choose to be stubborn, they didn't choose to be dishonorable... God, Himself "locks them up" in unbelief.
"For God has concluded them ALL in UNBELIEF, that He might have Mercy upon ALL."
Nobody chooses to burn endlessly in hell either!
Mercy can only be shown to those who need it... WHO needs His Mercy?
ALL of His pots need His Mercy!
Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is NONE righteous, NO, NOT ONE:
God is the source of ALL, the channel of ALL, and the object of ALL.
God is the One Force backing ALL the movements of ALL mankind. This reveals the goal of all things.
God is so guiding ALL of His pots that eventually... He will become their ALL. I AM THAT I AM!
1 Cor 15:28 And when ALL things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son [Jesus] also Himself be subject unto Him [The Father] that put all things under Him, that God may be ALL in ALL.
God has not changed His ways... His plan was put in place from BEFORE the foundation of the world.
You can't un-ring a bell...
Mal 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change NOT...
Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ THE SAME yesterday, and today, and for ever.
His plan has ALWAYS been to save ALL of His created pots - He alone is responsible for those pots... the pots have NOTHING to do with the way they were created.
1 Tim 4:9-11 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we TRUST in the Living God, Who IS the Savior of ALL MEN, especially of those that believe.
THESE THINGS command and teach.
How will The Father SAVE all men?
1 Tim 2:3-6 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
Who WILL have ALL men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the Truth.
For there is One God, and One Mediator between God and men...
... the Man Christ Jesus; Who gave Himself a RANSOM for ALL, to be testified [evidenced] in due time.
When is the "due time" in which the evidence will be known?
1 Cor 15:22-23 For as in Adam ALL die, even so in Christ shall ALL be made alive [G2227 - zoopoieo]. But EVERY man in his OWN ORDER...
Rom 5:18-19 Therefore as by the offence of one [Adam] judgment came upon ALL men to condemnation [G2631 - katakrima, an adverse sentence];
Does judgment come upon ALL men? What is the penalty, the "adverse sentence" for sin?
Rom 6:23 The wages of sin is death.
Do "the wages of sin" - death come upon ALL of mankind?
Of course! ALL men are subject to death, EVEN SO:
Rom 5:18 ... even so by the Righteousness of One [Jesus] the free gift CAME UPON ALL MEN unto justification [G1347 - dikaiosis, acquittal] of life.
What part of ALL MEN and the ACQUITTAL (justification) of ALL MEN does Christendom not understand?! It's clear! It's in black and white in the verse above!
Are these the same ALL men just mentioned in the previous statement concerning Adam?
Of course they are... ALL men, means exactly what it says: "ALL men".
Rom 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience [Adam] many [ALL men] were made sinners [were ALL made sinners?]...
What part of "many" were "made sinners"? Does the word many mean that only some were made sinners?
No... how does Scripture answer this question?
Rom 3:23 For ALL [there are MANY of us!] have sinned and come short of the Glory of God.
So, by one man [Adam] "many" were made sinners.
Does "many" in this case exclude anyone?
No, there are not some left-over from the "many" who are not sinners... Rom 3:23.
We are ALL sinners and there are MANY of us throughout the history of the world!
Or, does "many" include everyone?
Of course it does - there are MANY of us that are sinners! There are MANY of us that need Mercy!
Most importantly, there are MANY of us that SHALL BE MADE RIGHTEOUS!
... SO by the Obedience of One [Jesus] SHALL many [ALL men] be made righteous.
Not... "might be made righteous", not "I desire all to become righteous", not "if only they would accept Me in this life", etc. ...
NO!
"SHALL be made righteous"!
You can take that to the bank and cash it in! It SHALL be accomplished!
The same MANY in Adam are the exact same MANY as those to be made righteous by the obedience of One - Jesus!
The Savior of THE WORLD... not the Savior of only some... but the Savior of MANY! ALL of the "many"... count them, there are MANY!
Col 1:19-20 For it pleased the Father that in Him should ALL fullness dwell; and, having made peace through the Blood of His Cross, by Him to reconcile ALL things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
Do ALL things include the MANY? Yes - ALL things... both in heaven and of the earth.
2 Cor 5:18-19 Now ALL these things are from God, Who RECONCILED us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ RECONCILING THE WORLD to Himself, NOT counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
Again - are there MANY in the WORLD? Yes - Jesus RECONCILING the WORLD, the entirety of ALL creation, believers and unbelievers alike... our tresspasses are NOT counted against the MANY... none of the MANY!
There are tons of Scriptures which state the exact same thing as those above... when do you ever hear these preached on?!
It's amazing... [sigh...]
Well, you're about to hear - in upcoming parts!
If you believe for one second that the puny will of man can ever overcome the Will of God, can ever thwart His Perfect Plan (which He's had in place since before the foundations), can ever go against His Sovereignty...
... then you make yourself the Potter instead of the clay.
I'm going to drive this home with example after example in following parts to "God is the Potter".
If you're not convinced by the time we get through these Potter blogs, I'll be at a loss...
My prayer is that you will ALL come to understand the absolute Supremacy, and Love of God, and how His perfect plan was indeed a ZERO RISK plan from the beginning... it's the most amazing story throughout the History (HIS-story) of the world.
To me - this is worth more than a ga-zillion dollars in my bank account! I would rather have this treasure than any man-made treasure on earth!
Mat 13:44 Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto Treasure hid in a field; the which when a man has found, he hides, and for joy thereof goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
Mat 6:21 For where your Treasure is, there will your heart be also.
God's plan will not fail!
1 Jn 4:8 ... God IS Love
1 Cor 13:8 Love NEVER fails...
God created His pots in the exact way that He desired and He Loves ALL of His pots.
Scripture tells us that No man can come to the Father except:
John 6:44 No man can come to Me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw [G1670 - helkuo, drag] him...
Well guess what? One day ALL men will be dragged to Jesus!
John 12:31-32 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world [Satan] be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, WILL draw [G1670 - helkuo, drag] ALL MEN unto Me.
Jesus commands US to:
Luk 6:35-36 But LOVE YOU YOUR ENEMIES, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again [expect nothing in return]; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Highest:
For He is kind unto the un-thankful AND to the evil.
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is Merciful.
If Jesus commands us to "love your enemies" is God somehow not held to the same standard as this Divine commandment instituted for us?
Of course not... God is the Author of Love - He IS Love. He IS the Standard!
Do some within Christendom "love their enemies" or do you sense their almost giddiness, and joy of revenge in seeing those nasty, evil, sinning, god-forsaken, dishonorable pots burn in hell for ALL OF ETERNITY in "which they rightfully DESERVE!!"?
Believe me... I've personally witnessed the attitude portrayed above directly from the pulpit... it's SICK and it's BLASPHEMOUS!
Which gate will you pass through?
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Watch for Part 2 soon... we'll be looking at examples of those who thought their will could displace God's will...
Some of these excerpts are from my personal notes copied from 30+ years of studying... some of these notes are direct copies of various sources - I do not claim to have authored every word of this... it's just a mass collection I've tucked away over the years for my own personal studies... I didn't consider a bibliography at the time I directly copied small excerpts from various authors. Also, any emphasis (underlines, bold text, all CAPS, etc.) noted above was only meant to capture my personal attention as I studied...
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