Quote Originally Posted by Billyray View Post
Erik this is your position as I see it

Prior to your conversion you were spiritually dead. Despite being spiritually dead you sought out God, you repented on your own, and you develop your own faith (conversion) leading to salvation BEFORE God has awakened your spirit. How is this possible? When a person is spiritually dead the things of God are foolishness to them. That is why BigJ et al don't understand things when your try and teach them because they are spiritually dead. Until God gives them spiritual life (awakens them spiritually) they will think that the things you are talking about are foolishness. Just ask BigJ what she thinks of the Trinity and I bet she will tell you that it is foolishness.

1 Corinthians 2
14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
You keep putting words in my mouth Billy. I did not seek out God. He knocks and calls and when one hears the preaching and is presented the Gospel, one then responds either in acceptance or rejection..Do you believe its foolishness that Jesus says anyone who comes to me I will never drive out? Do you think it foolishness that God wants everyone to repent? Is it foolishness that Christ died for all, not just some. This is what the Scripture teaches.

You act as if its too late for Julie. As long as she is still living its never too late. You are forgetting about prayers and the Holy Spirit. Each seed we plant to the lost can lead to illumination which gets brighter. This is why we must be very careful that we only teach what the Scriptures says.