tdowns
Puritan Board Junior
I have a question, someone brought up in Sunday School, about Total Depravity?
If, no one seeks God, no not one, and without Regeneration, we would never choose God, even if we saw miracles, etc....then, why does the Lord use examples (I can't find any right now) like.....If these people would have seen these miracles, they would have repented, or if I would have gone in this city, they would have repented, etc......implying that, God withheld himself from these people, so that they would not know God, but, if Total Depravity is true, God would not need to withhold anything (but Regeneration), he could be there, show his power, miracles, etc., and the reprobate would Hate God anyway, without regeneration......so he may choose not to go there, but what is the purpose of those scriptures, that seem to imply, that God withheld signs and wonders, so they would not believe, if in fact, Total Depravity, says we all would not believe anyway, unless Born from Above....regenerated????
if that makes sense.....
I need to find the scripture references........Help!
If, no one seeks God, no not one, and without Regeneration, we would never choose God, even if we saw miracles, etc....then, why does the Lord use examples (I can't find any right now) like.....If these people would have seen these miracles, they would have repented, or if I would have gone in this city, they would have repented, etc......implying that, God withheld himself from these people, so that they would not know God, but, if Total Depravity is true, God would not need to withhold anything (but Regeneration), he could be there, show his power, miracles, etc., and the reprobate would Hate God anyway, without regeneration......so he may choose not to go there, but what is the purpose of those scriptures, that seem to imply, that God withheld signs and wonders, so they would not believe, if in fact, Total Depravity, says we all would not believe anyway, unless Born from Above....regenerated????
if that makes sense.....
I need to find the scripture references........Help!