Heb 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many...
Eph 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
*From the beginning, it was his will and pleasure that we, being Gentiles, would be adopted into the kingdom by the redemption of his blood.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise of salvation: he is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Pet. 3:9) That is why he gave us a plan that we could be forgiven by the shedding of his blood. (Acts 2:38)
*There is no such thing as fate or luck. We cannot suppose that if we are predestined or preordained that we will be saved no matter what.
Acts 2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
*This does not mean that if you are saved then your household will be saved: It means that the promise of salvation is offered to all who will obey.
Rev 22:17 ...whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Mk. 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
*We were born to die ...Our life is not about our time here on earth...It is only temporal... Our life starts with eternity.
2 Cor 4:16 ...though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
*Choice is the act of choosing. We have the freedom to make our own decisions.
Life is all about choices:
Our choices lead us down different paths.
Some paths can be avoided - some cannot.
We find ourselves in some situations & difficulties & hurts because of our choices.
Sometimes we find ourselves in places because of stumbling blocks & because of choices others have made. (drunk drivers- deceptive people – thieves – abusers – all being used by satan.)
In order for healing to take place in our lives ... In order for us to change, to make our lives pleasing to God, first, we must obey his word, then we must forgive others & we must forgive ourselves.
Jn. 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
2 Tim. 1:12 I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
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