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Adopted said:
For what does "put Christ first" mean if we do not give the Scriptural reason why He came with the Gospel to this earth in the first place? The Scriptural answer is; To find and redeem God's elected children from sin and damnation, as this world has already been judged to be depraved, dead and deserving of Hell.
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The non-Reformed population has the erroneous notion that everyone comes into this world with some degree of "neutrality", i.e., they are all universally given the "chance" to be saved by making a "decision for Jesus". And ONLY if they reject the gospel are they damned. However, the Bible is all too clear that ALL are under sin and God's wrath and have been judged already in Adam; Original Sin. (Jh 3:18, 19; Rom 5:12-18) Rejecting the Gospel, assuming that God has even been gracious enough to bring it to one's ears, only adds to their condemnation. People are sent to Hell because of WHO THEY ARE BY NATURE and not because of anything they do or not do.

In His grace,

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simul iustus et peccator

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