John 4:10—“[Christ] … the gift of God”

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water (John 4:10).

 

WELL-MEANT OFFER ARGUMENT

“This passage says that Christ is a gift from God … Christ is a gift from God to the whole world, including the reprobate … Even if people do not receive the gift, He is no less, as John 4:10 says, ‘the gift of God.’”

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Rev. Angus Stewart

This is an example of “special pleading”—an argument in which the speaker deliberately ignores aspects of the passage that are unfavourable to their point of view—for in John 4, the woman was elect! (And what is the “well-meant offer”? A desire of God to save … the reprobate!)

Besides, the argument is also absurd. Christ, a gift to the reprobate? (AS, 15/11/2019)

 

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More to come! (DV)