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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Here in His holy House of Prayer we may come on our day of rest, and be safe, if we will, from any thoughts but those of the world to come. Here we gather together for no earthly business, but for a purpose of one sort only; and that purpose is the same for which saints and angels are met together in that innumerable company before the throne of God. If there is a place on earth which, however faintly and dimly, shadows out the courts of God on high, surely it is where His people are met together, in all their weakness and ignorance and sin, in their poor and low estate, yet with humble and faithful hearts, in His House of Prayer (Richard Church).

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The pre-sight view of election makes God seem absurd in His language if not somewhat dishonest. You see, God has gone to great lengths to say that some are elected, chosen, foreordained, predestined as part of His eternal purpose. For God to say that He saw those that would choose Him and then He calls them elect (select from a number) is linguistic trickery. It is like the Queen decreeing that the sun will rise in the morning, as others have said. God’s words about His action toward man would mean nothing but could only be construed as a way of presenting an authoritative front that God is in charge, whereas the decisions of eternal life and death are really within man alone. Apply this to prophecy. Much of prophecy is presented to us as that which God determines to do in the future. Is this the truth of it? Did God prophesy that John the Baptist would be the forerunner of the Messiah (Isa. 40:3-5; Luke 3:3-6) on the basis of pre-sight, and then declare that it would happen? Doesn’t language lose all meaning to say that? Does it not make sense of the language to say that the action predicted was based on God’s determined plan and not just what He saw happening?

Jim Elliff

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Tropical Crunch Snack Mix

January 25, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Snacks, Gifts	11	Cups

INGREDIENTS

12	oz	Honey roasted peanuts
10	oz	Salted cashews
10	oz	Dried banana chips
8	oz	Dried pineapple pieces
6	oz	Coconut chips

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.  Store in airtight container.
Source: Quick Gifts of Good Taste
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #220
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 14:59:43 -0500
From: pickell@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell)

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