Free will ? Is it always a choice
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Pharoah hardened his own heart until God hardened it for him.
Each of these situations I delineated were where these people believed they had no choice left but to do as they did. Up to their "critical moments" they could make any choice possible. Much of which was caused by lots of small choices leading up to decisive moments that sent them on a path of slavery to their sins.
Sure, I'm sure they felt like they had free will....but had been out maneuvered long before.
Each of these situations I delineated were where these people believed they had no choice left but to do as they did. Up to their "critical moments" they could make any choice possible. Much of which was caused by lots of small choices leading up to decisive moments that sent them on a path of slavery to their sins.
Sure, I'm sure they felt like they had free will....but had been out maneuvered long before.
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Free from what?
Here are some things the Bible doesn’t say:
And deliver THE WILLS WHICH through fear of death were all their EXISTENCE subject to bondage
no WILL can come unto me, except it were given unto IT of my Father
If the Son therefore shall make YOUR WILL free, YOUR WILL shall be free indeed
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made MY WILL free from the law of sin and death
WHATSOEVER WILL committeth sin is the servant of sin
Being then made free from sin, YOUR WILLS became the servants of righteousness
Don’t get a person and their will mixed up.
Here are some things the Bible doesn’t say:
And deliver THE WILLS WHICH through fear of death were all their EXISTENCE subject to bondage
no WILL can come unto me, except it were given unto IT of my Father
If the Son therefore shall make YOUR WILL free, YOUR WILL shall be free indeed
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made MY WILL free from the law of sin and death
WHATSOEVER WILL committeth sin is the servant of sin
Being then made free from sin, YOUR WILLS became the servants of righteousness
Don’t get a person and their will mixed up.
Your comment makes no sense.
Scripture plainly states that people are slaves to sin, yet you want to believe they are free.
That they have "free will," which is a concept nowhere found in the Bible.
Having the ability to make choices does not mean your will is free.
The will is constrained by many factors.
Scripture plainly states that people are slaves to sin, yet you want to believe they are free.
That they have "free will," which is a concept nowhere found in the Bible.
Having the ability to make choices does not mean your will is free.
The will is constrained by many factors.
Since you reject the Scripture I gave on it, why don't you see if you can fly yourself to the moon?
No? Right. The laws of physics constrain your will, also. Try to will yourself into not having to eat
or drink or sleep ever again. No? Right. Your will is constrained by your biological imperatives, too.
Man is born into sin, is bound to sin, and is a slave to sin until set free through a Spiritual rebirth.
No? Right. The laws of physics constrain your will, also. Try to will yourself into not having to eat
or drink or sleep ever again. No? Right. Your will is constrained by your biological imperatives, too.
Man is born into sin, is bound to sin, and is a slave to sin until set free through a Spiritual rebirth.
Thank you for clarifying, John .
. And good morning! .
I am at my daughter's place right now and have four cats to feed while keeping
three of them away from my own .. It is quite the juggling act LOL
. And good morning! .I am at my daughter's place right now and have four cats to feed while keeping
three of them away from my own .
. It is quite the juggling act LOL
Its not like God comes to us for advice and consent on His plans. We don't tell God what to do. We need God. God definitely doesn't need us. So....we are either subservient to God or subservient to sin.
On a side note:
My house came with 2 cats.
Or as they like to believe that their house just got 2 new humans.
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In the gospel spiritual possession was an issue that caused a lot of things we call disorders and mental illnesses
Just an example of an evil spirit causing someone to. Ot be able to speak or hear and along with many other issues
“And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; and wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.”
Mark 9:17-18, 20-27 KJV
Jesus asked how long since it came upon him ?
I think spiritual issues are prevalent but no one believes it anymore so we take pills to mask these deep spiritual issues and they never get healed just hidden
In the gospel spiritual possession is a common thing that caused an array of physical and mental problems but they n modernity we think it’s silly to consider spiritual causes of things
my point is there is circumstance and then there is free Will after
Just an example of an evil spirit causing someone to. Ot be able to speak or hear and along with many other issues
“And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; and wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.”
Mark 9:17-18, 20-27 KJV
Jesus asked how long since it came upon him ?
I think spiritual issues are prevalent but no one believes it anymore so we take pills to mask these deep spiritual issues and they never get healed just hidden
In the gospel spiritual possession is a common thing that caused an array of physical and mental problems but they n modernity we think it’s silly to consider spiritual causes of things
my point is there is circumstance and then there is free Will after