Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-07-30
Five Points Of calvinism.
Editor News;

| i thought i would write "a short ar
ticle on the way TO God, or the Eve
points called Calvinistic but apostolic.
u For whom he did foreknow tg)
He also did predestinate; moreover,
whom he did predestinate t3) then he
also called and whom he called t4)
them He also justified. and whom He
justified 90 these He also glorifed.
rom 3:99-3O.
Things necessary to salvation:
First, hearing; second, conviction;
third, cody sorrow for sin; fourth,
repentance; fifth, faith. These bring
| justification.
do not try to limit the foreknowl-
edge of God that underlies all of His
acts. 1t has been revealed to man
that i'll the determinate course of etern-
ity, foreknowledge did preside, (Acts.
2, 2:3) where mercy and. truth meet
together and righteousness and peace
kissed each other, Psalm 35:10. These
four attributes of God all center in
Christ and all center in tue five points
and were fixed unalterable and immov-
able But this is where the question
comes:
Are they conditional or uncondition-
all All men and women are by nature
exactly alike, the children of wrath.
Now is it possible for either God or
man to take choice Of two equals? We
take one and leave the other, but does
God do thatr Do these FIVE points
teach that the sinner can in and of
himself at any time or place, repent
aud believe? Predestinate means to
mark at first or before hand This is
admitted right by all right thinkers tc
be correct. But did God pick out re-
gardless Of condition. No. mercy
would have objected. The parable Of
the sower, Matt. 1881 teaches that
three-fourths of the world will be lost
choked, smothered dried out, but il
God did take one out Of four regardless
of condition. it looks to me that the
3 mercy of God would be partial sine,
Gods mercy like Queen Esther inter
: cedes for her people and all have equa
i chance. The King granted mercy an'
so does justice grant mercy's request
Then He also called or commando,
all men everywhere to repent Jesu
said: II come not to call the righteou
but sinners to repentance. Mark 2:
: ~ This call is connected and associa
q ted with the command to all men ev
q erywhere to repent, Acts. 11:30) "An
I" except we repent We shall likewise per
|; ish for many are called but few ar
8 chosen. Matt 2O16).
All are called or asked to repent bu
few do it. What is the reason2 BE
n cause have called and ye refused t
8 repent Prov. 1:24). "All' NEAR
g the whole number everywhere in ever
. place. The command to repent an
d the call of sinners to repent is univel
i sal "Ye do always resist the Hol
Ghost AS your fathers, so do We.
Acts. 7:51.
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means to make or declare right. Ho
could God declare wicked and ungo(
ly sinner right. while refusing Il
call, disobeying his commands, and II
sisting the Holy Ghost, who has II
proved and lighted up every ma
that cometh into the world.
Them He also glorified. Whi
blessing or honor from the Holy Gho
does resisting and disobedient slime
merit? The Holy Spirit convicts tt
worst sinners of sin John 1879 The
I Jesus calls in this way. God works
! them both to will and to do, phil. 2
1 49, Cody sorrow worketh repentanC
: to salvation, rom. 2:4) Offering
! give repentance unto life, Acts. 5;3t
( See God means and power apple
to save sinners. Behold sinners stiff
J wicked, resisting the Holy Ghost, +
/ fusing and will not consent to be sa'
| ed. Refusing to be persuaded to a
| cept Christ through repentance an
! faith, "Almost thou persuadeth me
Z be christian Acts. 1928. sc
1 Jerusalem Jerulalem how ofte
1 would have gathered thy children t
| gether as hen gathereth her CHECKER
| under her wing and ye would not. -
4 Matt 23:37.
| Christ had often called this people
repentance and they had as often +
! fused The last call was made and T
- in mercy turned them over to JUST
to apply the penalty. Was it tn,
could not understand the decree
God, and could not comply with i
Or they would not, each with I
equal chance to be saved? The who
truth is, God is the doner and man
the recipient Of repentance if he wi
God wileth the death of no man b
p that all men should come unto roper
ance and live. WATCHMAN
Tatesville. Tenn.