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Originally Posted by armourbearer  Unbelievers ought to think about and deeply consider the endearing qualities of Jesus Christ as an all-sufficient Saviour. This is not forbidden them until they "discover" a gift of faith in their souls. Their very thinking on Christ might be the means whereby the gift of faith is given.
Further, when assurance for a believer cannot be obtained by means of self-examination, it becomes necessary to turn the heart directly towards Christ as if one were an unbeliever; and here the process is the same as above. Christ is meditated upon in the various aspects of His redemptive work in order to work the heart into an acquiescence in Him. | But they cannot. Oughts are never thoughts that bring peace to the person. Noone has ever thought of Christ as a savior who has not been regenerated by Grace of the Spirit of God. IT is forbidden in the sense they have no ability to do this in an unregenerate state. It is foolishness to them...
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N. Robert; Trinity Reformed Church RCA, Holland MI
Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right."
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