Wigs Word of God Today 8-3-2013
May God be gracious to us and bless us; may His face shine upon us. So shall Your way be known upon the earth, Your victory among all the nations. May the peoples praise You, God; may all the peoples praise You! Psalm 67:2-4
Leviticus 25:1, 8-17, Psalm 67 & Matthew 14:1-12
Finding God’s grace and blessings are automatic or not? Doesn’t God bless us by giving us life? Now is it totally up to us or will He grace us in our obedience to living in faith? From the beginning of time hasn’t God communicated with us through the Prophets of Old laying the Foundation allowing us to reach the point of needing complete repentance from the disobedient life of sin? We are drawn to living in this Truth because Truth feels right and we know the only Way to receive His grace and blessings is to praise Him He Who brought the Way out of this ugliness of slavery, self-centeredness and self-importance to feel the blessings of living in Charity’s Divine Light.
Charity to me is living God’s grace and blessings allowing a peace unlike any I’ve ever felt before. I often feel remorse for the hell I put myself, my family and my friends through aching I didn’t allow my all to share God’s grace with my children until the day I surrendered well into their twenties. This has been the praise of purpose in practice enjoying the Bible as the continual guide sharing prayer in the silence of my heart often saying their names aloud in proclamation to anyone, anytime and anywhere. What I regret I celebrate by living aloud for placing God First. The Carolina Emmaus comes to mind as their third weekend is in full-swing as I ask the LORD to send His Holy Spirit down to grace each man with a blessing of Christ’s faith, hope and love of Charity’s Salvation. Amen.
We ask in prayer: Dear LORD, we pray Your grace falls upon us to bless us by our love of Your Son Jesus. Novena prayers day one for Margie K and her family. Novena prayers day eight for Jon. Novena prayers day nine for Llourdes Capelo. Novena prayers day three for my cousin Cheryl. Prayers for Dr. Cruz-Peluca. Greg Bishop has our constant prayers. LORD from Psalm 97:10-12, I chant- “You who love the LORD, hate evil, He protects the souls of the faithful, rescues them from the hand of the wicked. Light dawns for the just, and gladness for the honest of heart. Rejoice in the LORD, you just, and give thanks at the remembrance of His Holiness.” In Jesus Name we pray. Amen.
I am yours in Christ,
Thomas Cruz†Wiggins
†Spirit led God inspired Christ fed†
Ephesians 6:17-20
For luck is a wish of grace He blesses those in submission– Psalm 67
Imagine a song in strings
Delicate and lively as wings
Seeking grace and mercy to bring
His Face shine upon you like cool bling
As the strings ring we pray
Asking God’s Way be known in praise
Asking all to give the LORD His Ways
As He judges in fairness to guide our days
Rejoice all nations and listen
Harvest is full and christened
Blessings from praise our life’s mission
Revered grace in Heaven and earth no wishing
For luck is a wish of grace He blesses those in submission
© Thomas Joe Cruz†Wiggins August 3, 2013 @ 5:03 AM EST
I AM NOT A CALVINIST!
I BELIEVE IN PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS, BUT I AM NOT A CALVINIST!
It is impossible to proclaim a belief in perseverance of the saints, also know as once saved always saved and eternal security, and at the same time declare you are not a Calvinist.
The Calvinistic T.U.L.I.P explained.
T-Total Depravity. Means that sin is in every part of one’s being, including the mind and will of man. Therefore men are without free- will. Men are saved by grace alone.
U- Unconditional Election. God predetermines who will be saved and who will spend eternity in hell.
L-Limited Atonement. The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross was only for the predetermined elect.
I-Irresistible Grace. God selects men to be saved and then forces then to believe in Jesus.
P-Perseverance of the Saints. The people God has chosen for salvation cannot lose their salvation.
Perseverance of the saints is the culmination of the T.U.L.I.P.
Without the first four points of the Calvinistic T.U.L.I.P there cannot be a fifth point.
You either embrace all 5 points of the T.U.L.I.P or none of the points.
Yes, all five T.U.L.I.P points are contrary to Scripture.
T-Total Depravity.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.(NKJV)
All men who hear the gospel can choose to accept God’s grace or reject it.
U-Unconditional Election.
Faith: John 3:16
Repentance: Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19
Confession: Romans 10:9
Water Baptism: Acts 2:38. Mark 16:16
There are conditions that need to be met in order to receive salvation.
L-Limited Atonement.
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold ! The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.(NKJV)
Jesus died for the sins of all men.
I-Irresistible Grace.
Acts 7:51 “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.(NKJV)
Men did and still do resist the Holy Spirit. Grace is not irresistible.
P-Perseverance of the Saints.
Luke 8:13…who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.(NKJV)
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrine of demons.(NKJV)
The Holy Spirit says men will fall away from the faith. Who do you believe the Holy Spirit or John Calvin?
It you believe in perseverance of the saints, once in grace always in grace, eternal security, then you are a Calvinist.
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GBU,
Thomas