Originally posted by lee_merrill
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Though I believe this refers to a believer battling sin in his or her life, unbelievers don't delight in God's law.
No, he is talking about "us, whom he called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles" (v. 24) being chosen as objects of his mercy, while others are chosen as objects of wrath.
But not everyone responds to God's love:
"Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned." (Heb. 6:7-8)
But the point remains that our love has a cause, in the love of God, and thus is not (at least initially) a free choice on our part.
"I love, because He hears
My voice and my supplications." (Ps. 116:1)
Blessings,
Lee
No, he is talking about "us, whom he called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles" (v. 24) being chosen as objects of his mercy, while others are chosen as objects of wrath.
But not everyone responds to God's love:
"Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned." (Heb. 6:7-8)
But the point remains that our love has a cause, in the love of God, and thus is not (at least initially) a free choice on our part.
"I love, because He hears
My voice and my supplications." (Ps. 116:1)
Blessings,
Lee
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