abc [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to memes@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 months agoJesus tells the story of a man with a vineyard who went out to hire men at different times of the day. At the end of the day, how much did each man get paid?hexbear.netimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1102file-text
arrow-up1102imageJesus tells the story of a man with a vineyard who went out to hire men at different times of the day. At the end of the day, how much did each man get paid?hexbear.netabc [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to memes@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepsivchazlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoFrom the text: “The only reason anyone turns to God is because He gave us that grace.” Sounds like predestination to me. Or perhaps they mean to say that God changed his mind at the last minute? Or something. It’s not super clear.
minus-squaresoiejo [he/him,any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoYea, I can see now how it can be interpreted that way. “Conversion only comes from a divine act of God” does sound closer to the belief in predestination than the interpretation of the parable I’m more familiar with
minus-squaresoiejo [he/him,any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agodeleted by creator
From the text: “The only reason anyone turns to God is because He gave us that grace.”
Sounds like predestination to me. Or perhaps they mean to say that God changed his mind at the last minute? Or something. It’s not super clear.
Yea, I can see now how it can be interpreted that way. “Conversion only comes from a divine act of God” does sound closer to the belief in predestination than the interpretation of the parable I’m more familiar with
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