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Joe k said:
Can anyone conclude their reprobation whether or not they are a Calvinist? I believe Scripture attests to the fact that those Hardened are blind to recognize it regardless of theological labels.
Joe,

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I agree with you completely and that was my first point in my reply to Henry, where I wrote:


No one is capable of knowing what God has decreed concerning His unconditional election of sinners.



A person who says that they KNOW that they are reprobate is simply, perhaps unconsciously, making an excuse for their life of sin and refusal to repent and be reconciled to God. One cannot use God's decree of predestination as an excuse for not believing upon Christ. And, on the other side, one cannot profess to be a believer and use predestination as an excuse to go on sinning either.


"The secret things belong unto Jehovah our God; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law." (Deut 29:29



It is for us to repent and believe upon Christ but not to presume or conclude that God has either elected us or rejected us. Although, we are instructed to make our calling and election sure, which is simply saying to continue to live a life of faithful repentance and holiness before God.

In His Grace,

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simul iustus et peccator

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