http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/blog/theology/?p=236 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/blog/theology/?p=236&cpage=1#comment-447 Pam Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:50:18 +0000 http://hv.thevillagechurch.net/blog/theology/?p=236#comment-447 Hi Geoff, I enjoyed reading these articles. I'm never quite certain if I am understanding it all correctly, especially when I read them late at night, but I truly appreciate the time you and the other men take to explore and explain the depth of scriptures. I know it is not this simplistic, but it seems to come down to God being all knowing of the heart. He knows if someone is truly sorrowful for their sin, and is genuinely seeking His forgiveness. I don't think I had realized that even then only God is able to change the heart. He chooses whose heart He will turn toward Him. Only those hearts that He chooses will genuinely seek knowledge of Him and salvation? Is that right? I thought it was interesting to learn that (I'm not sure if I understood this right, so let me know if I didn't) God knows a person, but does not always know what a person will do. I guess that involves our "gift" of free will? I read the article you mentioned, How an Unbeliever Believes, a long time ago, but will reread it again soon to help clarify. Take care. Hi Geoff,
I enjoyed reading these articles. I’m never quite certain if I am understanding it all correctly, especially when I read them late at night, but I truly appreciate the time you and the other men take to explore and explain the depth of scriptures. I know it is not this simplistic, but it seems to come down to God being all knowing of the heart. He knows if someone is truly sorrowful for their sin, and is genuinely seeking His forgiveness. I don’t think I had realized that even then only God is able to change the heart. He chooses whose heart He will turn toward Him. Only those hearts that He chooses will genuinely seek knowledge of Him and salvation? Is that right? I thought it was interesting to learn that (I’m not sure if I understood this right, so let me know if I didn’t) God knows a person, but does not always know what a person will do. I guess that involves our “gift” of free will? I read the article you mentioned, How an Unbeliever Believes, a long time ago, but will reread it again soon to help clarify. Take care.

]]> http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/blog/theology/?p=236&cpage=1#comment-440 Jacob Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:54:06 +0000 http://hv.thevillagechurch.net/blog/theology/?p=236#comment-440 This is very good stuff. All who desire to repent will be saved. If you want to repent, do it! That's God drawing you to Himself. This is very good stuff. All who desire to repent will be saved. If you want to repent, do it! That’s God drawing you to Himself.

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