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"None cried out...until I preached election boldly."

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  1. KenH

    KenH Well-Known Member

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    A letter written by William Tiptaft on April 30, 1830.


    My dear Brother,

    My sermon seems to be received among you much in the same manner as I expected. Nature is the same in Rutland as in Berks. I rejoice to say that the doctrines which I preach receive the very testimony which the gospel always did, and always will. You will find that scarcely three respectable people will speak well of it, and very few of the poor. But there shall be a remnant to say, "It is the truth." When I read the Scriptures, I daily discover that the little I know of the word of God is as a drop in a bucket compared to the whole. The Bible to most is a sealed book.

    What Ahab said to Elijah, "Are you he who troubles Israel?" may be said of me at Sutton. The Lord has been pleased to enable me to speak such things that I have troubled Sutton and the neighboring villages. Some have learned that they are wrong; whether I am or not, they are sure they are. The Lord is making me useful, by bringing many to a knowledge of the truth. But I caused none to cry out, "What must I do to be saved?" until I preached election, &c., boldly. My old nature fought against the truths for a long time, but when the Lord teaches, we must learn. Read your Bible; get well acquainted with it.

    Yours very affectionately,
    William Tiptaft.
     
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    Van Well-Known Member
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    Once again the above is posted falsehood. How does the Lord teach? Through His inspired word. Must everyone who reads and studies His word learn the message accurately? Nope. Some do not. Clearly William Tiptaft did not!

    Is there only one view of Election for salvation? Nope, several different views exist.

    What must we do to be saved?


    John 6:28-29 (NET)
    So then they said to him, "What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?" Jesus replied, "This is the deed God requires - to believe in the one whom he sent." ​


    What part of salvation does our individual election play?

    When and if God credits our faith in Christ, He gives us to Christ meaning He transfers us from being "in Adam" to the kingdom of His Beloved Son. (Colossians 1:13) Therefore election for salvation occurs during our physical lifetime, after we have been not a people chosen for God's possession, (1 Peter 2:9-10) and we have placed our faith in the truth, 2 Thessalonians 2:13.
     
    #2 Van, Jul 22, 2022
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