Serious question- God’s unconditional election: I fear calling God into question, knowing that His will is good and perfect. But I am having difficulty coming to terms with Scripture stating God “Wants ALL people to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth,” but throughout the entirety of the Bible, God calls upon His elect who were set aside before the foundation of the wo... »
“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,... »
Abraham’s Belief in GOD Abraham’s faith grew as God revealed himself. By the time we see him in Genesis 12 he is a monotheist, a worshipper of one God. He apparently used two words for God — El, the generic Canaanite name for the cosmic deity and Yahweh. Yahweh is sometimes translated “Jehovah” in the KJV and expressed as the “LORD” in the KJV, NIV, RSV, N... »
In the bible OT, God tested Abraham. (Genesis 22:1). God told Abraham about a place in Moriah, where his only son, Isaac, was to be offered as a burnt offering. (Genesis 22:2). Abraham had faith in God to return his only son after death (Hebrews 11:17-19), from his words to his servants (Genesis 22:5) and from his words to his only son (Genesis 22:8). God showed Abraham the place for the burnt off... »