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Old 11-26-2007, 11:03 AM
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Is it possible for a person to want/desire to know Christ as his/her Savior and not be among the elect?
Yes. The parable of the soils speaks of this. They do not endure to the end. There are many of people as this. THe wheat and the tares also...
So how is assurance possible if we could simply be self-deceived our entire lives?

If one truly wants to know Christ as Saviour, does not the Saviour save?
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