"That the reason why they are not fallen already, and do not fall now, is only that God's appointed time is not come. For it is said, that when that due time, or appointed time comes, their foot shall slide. Then they shall be left to fall, as they are inclined by their own weight. God will not hold them up in these slippery places any longer, but will let them go; and then at that very instant, they shall fall into destruction; as he that stands on such slippery declining ground, on the edge of a pit, he cannot stand alone, when he is let go he immediately falls and is lost.
"The observation from the words that I would now insist upon is this. "There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God." By the mere pleasure of God, I mean his sovereign pleasure, his arbitrary will, restrained by no obligation, hindered by no manner of difficulty, any more than if nothing else but God's mere will had in the least degree, or in any respect whatsoever, any hand in the preservation of wicked men one moment." -- Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God -- Jonathan Edwards
Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 2, 2012 7:40 AM
The next president may have to call himself Ichabod.
Posted by: Jewel at October 2, 2012 7:56 AMNo, if Obama is elected it is we who should call ourselves Ichabod:
1 Sam. 4 21-22:
And she named the child Ichabod, ... "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured."
Posted by: Fat Man at October 2, 2012 6:22 PMExactly my point.
Posted by: Jewel at October 2, 2012 7:57 PM"It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood." -- Karl Popper N.B.: Comments are moderated to combat spam and may not appear immediately. Comments that exceed the obscenity or stupidity limits will be either edited or expunged.
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