Cheryl Schatz

Peter, You wrote: I could just as easily point out the example of Paul. He was someone who believed in God and yet did not believe in Jesus. As such, he was not one who it could be said that He was given to Jesus by the Father. Paul was not someone who truly feared God. He did not belong to the Father. Paul gave his testimony in 1 Timothy 1:13 of what he WAS and WHY he was saved. 1 Timothy 1:13 (HCSB) one who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief. Paul did not say that he was a godly, God-fearing man. He said he was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. He found mercy not because he belonged to the Father, but because he acted ignorantly in unbelief. Next comment will deal with a soldier.