Could someone please explain the concept of 'free will' to me?
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Jesus died on the cross for our sins...He was sent by God the Father...and He is also God.
Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
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God could have created all Angels that obeyed and followed His ways, the Holy way, but then God would have been nothing but a Slave Driving God, which would not be Holy, so that goes against God's nature. Thus all created beings have to want to be like a Holy, wonderful, gracious God. Thus FREE WILL is a must.
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Amen. He opened the door for us. We were all born in need of Salvation. When we reach the age of accountability, He gives us the opportunity.
Romans
5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
5:15 But not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Romans
5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
5:15 But not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
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God loves you more you know, and He loved you before you love Him. And he loves everybody. and He is not willing that any should perish. And His self sacrifice on the Cross for us gives evidence of Agape love... (I can post verses for all these things, but it might take several pages.) He wants an intimate and personal relationship with you. He wants it now. You don't have to wait 'till you get to Heaven.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
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I know that God loves me and died for me. Doesn’t mean that I also believe that He’s an unconditional lover. You can come to Him how you are...but He loves you too much to let you stay that way is why I believe that He doesn’t love unconditionally. If He did, He wouldn’t change us into a new creation, but leave us how He found us.
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Nope. And that is agape love and that is what He had when He created us and that is why He went to the Cross. That is what He desires to share with every man, women, and child on this planet today and ever since the beginning.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
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Jesus is fully human and fully divine. At least it is my understanding that is the general consensus of whom Jesus is. It is also my understanding that God always is, was, and will be, thus God cannot die. The human body that God inhabited in the form 'Jesus of Nazareth' died. There is some debate on this. Some argued that the spirit of God LEFT Jesus during the crucifixion, hence him asking 'why have you forsaken me'. This makes sense, as why would God ask himself why God had left him? A is A. If 'A' is no longer A then 'A' is not A.