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The problem with those Israelites who perished in the wilderness was that although they heard, they "did not combine it with faith" (Heb. 4:2).

Let's re-read that......."The problem with those Israelites who perished in the wilderness was that although they heard, they "(place work here)." (Heb. 4:2). Notice it is mans ability you keep focusing on?

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Re John 1:12-13: Those who were born of God (regenerated) first believed in his name. Faith first, then regeneration.

Could you exegete that passage? It must be regeneration first, lest none could come, John 6:44.


God bless,

william