April 4, 2006

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind James 1:5-6

Needless to say... if it had been predetermined we wouldn't need to ask... We're admonished to believe, meaning it is an action we must accomplish, not one we were preprogrammed to accomplish. It does not mean we had a hand in our own salvation. The act resulting in our salvation was accomplished by Jesus at the cross...

This passage tells me that we were created with the inherent desire to seek Him. Something Calvinists claim we have no possibility of ever desiring on our own. Well, thats true to a point, but God planted the desire in all of us.

Also notice James says "...ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." That tells me that God does indeed wants "all" to know Him and to accept Jesus. James does not say that God makes a distinction between mankind.

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