Richard King
Puritan Board Senior
Today I had lunch with a friend.
He and I both have mutual former friends who have broken up a marriage and in general been very devious and evil and a poor picture of what a believer should be.
Though they claim to be believers and one even teaches a Bible class...
they are just sorry people I would never trust.
But who among us hasn't been a poor picture of a believer? I never stole anyone's wife
but I am as wretched as the next guy. Pick any. I am easily as wicked but for what God does in me by the Holy Spirit. I think they could see the error of their ways if they got the slats knocked out from under them.
I asked my buddy why he thought it was that God hasn't corrected these guys. Let them reap what they have sown.
How do they continue to scheme, prosper and even strut about basically untouched and unphased?
His response was:
" Maybe they aren't God's people. I don't think they ever were.
God is only concerned with His sheep. He lets the other sheep do as their leader bids them.
They are not his concern anymore."
Does this sound Biblical? In your opinion is God basically done with the non elect?
He and I both have mutual former friends who have broken up a marriage and in general been very devious and evil and a poor picture of what a believer should be.
Though they claim to be believers and one even teaches a Bible class...
they are just sorry people I would never trust.
But who among us hasn't been a poor picture of a believer? I never stole anyone's wife
but I am as wretched as the next guy. Pick any. I am easily as wicked but for what God does in me by the Holy Spirit. I think they could see the error of their ways if they got the slats knocked out from under them.
I asked my buddy why he thought it was that God hasn't corrected these guys. Let them reap what they have sown.
How do they continue to scheme, prosper and even strut about basically untouched and unphased?
His response was:
" Maybe they aren't God's people. I don't think they ever were.
God is only concerned with His sheep. He lets the other sheep do as their leader bids them.
They are not his concern anymore."
Does this sound Biblical? In your opinion is God basically done with the non elect?