13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
...that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Wow. Among men of Arminian persuasion, what is highly esteemed? Is it not “accepting Christ” as their personal Lord and Savior? Is it not repenting of their sins? Would it not be “putting their faith and trust in Christ?” ALL of these things are highly esteemed among men who believe they got saved by “accepting” Jesus Christ as their Savior.
Well the same Jesus Christ has news for them and it’s called the Holy, inspired, infallible, inerrant Word of God.
God knows the hearts of men because He formed the hearts of men (Psalm 33:15). God turns hearts as He sees fit to accomplish His purpose (Proverbs 21:1). God is the one who takes out the heart of stone and replaces it with a heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26). He gives His people a heart to know Him (Jeremiah 24:7) and fear Him for their own good and for the good of their children (Jeremiah 32:39). God opens hearts and keeps hearts closed (Acts 16:14). God turns hearts to hate His people, whether they be children of Israel or Christians (Psalm 105:25). And He does all of this while making men believe they have free will!
So you see, God is sovereign and does whatever He wants with His creation. The myth of a free will among Christians is simply a carry-over from the unredeemed life as ALL the lost, each and every one, believes they have a free will. It is a believer who is still hanging on to his flesh who believes he has a free will and who does not believe God’s Word.
...that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
This is why a man in the flesh can not please God (Romans 8:8), it is an abomination to Him - and every lost man is in the flesh.
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