Cont....

John 10:
27 "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand."

29. As for Jesus words about the Father giving these people to Him, well that appears not to be the whole truth of the matter. The Father being a nice sort of guy may try to give them to Jesus, - BUT we must remember that this is only within the constraints of their accepting the Father’s RSVP.

As for Jesus describing the Father as “…greater than all…” Well again we would find the freewiller to argue that point, in that He is certainly not completely sovereign when it comes to decisions about who gets in to heaven. Thus the Arminian is slightly greater than “his god” at the point of entry unto salvation.

So the record of these verses are perhaps somewhat ambiguous and presumptuous for the sinners powerful Free Will. In accordance with the Arminian doctrines.

John 10:
27 "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand."

Now one of the problems we have here is the Arminian/FW view of these verses.
Their Statement would disagree with Jesus, and they would say, quote;

27. “My sheep might hear my voice, BUT not necessarily agree with me. So they may or may not follow me.
28. I might want to give them eternal life, – but again it really depends on their acceptance of my offer. As to whether they perish or not, this is entirely dependent on their own “Free Will” which they choose to exercise. Thus if they chose salvation – then they live. Alternatively if they don’t choose the right solution to the question they get zapped to hell.

As for any man plucking them out of my hand, the most likely candidate for this action would be themselves, – since these Arminians are not convinced that God alone can keep them all the way to salvation. So again maybe it might not entirely work out for them.

However Satan is a very difficult adversary to overcome.

And don't forget what Jesus taught about the enemies "plant" in the congregations.

Matt 13:25 "But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way"

Now GG a Little exegesis for you.
Eliakim is the guy involved, here seen "prefiguring the kingdom of Christ."
Now I thought your Pope came from Peter.? Are you changing the Dogma this year.?

Col 1:18/Eph 1:22 States Christ is the ONLY Head of the Church.
But since you lot are into heresy - you can pick anybody.
Matt 23:8/9 confirms this.

2Thes 2:3-9 Shows the emergence of the Papal antichrist.

NOWHERE in Scripture is this heretical theory of an earthly head stated or indeed required. This is a direct attack upon the Holy Spirit and a fallacy practised by heretics.

This worship of the antichrist, (handkissing) is pure idolatry, but of course is all we can expect from those who know not the truth or the way in Christ.

Rom 3:31 "Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law."

Rom 7:14 "For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin."

In the 5th century there was a monk called Pelagius.
He argued that humans could "morally obey the Law of God," - Because the Scripture talked of, doing this and not doing that.

He was branded a heretic, and justly so.

The point is that no one can obey the Law. If you could then you would be perfect. And you wouldn't need Jesus.

W/C ch 19:5. "The moral law doth for ever bind all, as well justified persons as others, to the obedience thereof;(h) and that, not only in regard of the matter contained in it, but also in respect of the authority of God the Creator, who gave it(i) neither doth Christ, in the Gospel, any way dissolve, but much strengthen this obligation.(k)

All True Protestant Presbyterian Churches in Scotland list the Westminster as part of their Standards.

2. This law, after his fall, continued to be a perfect rule of righteousness, and, as such, was delivered by God upon Mount Sinai, in ten commandments, and written in two tables: the four first commandments containing our duty towards God; and the other six our duty to man.

Our task as Christians is to be a witness of the better way in Christ.
A negative Photo has both light and dark to complete the picture. This world, as you are aware, is also light and dark from a spiritual point of view.

Therefore we can't be shocked that a sovereign and omnipotent loving God, allows all that happens around us.

The Christian heart is mortified by the events of today, (and history), as Lot was vexed by the terrible state of Sodom and Gomorrah, we are as Christians vexed also by our society.

Look at the Plea in Psalm 67 -
1. "God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
2. THAT THY WAY MAY BE KNOWN upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
3. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee."

A prayer for God's will to be done around us if ever there was. So that God may be praised. Amen to that.