Can We Really Exercise Free Will?

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Psalm 16 v 2, 5, 8, 11 ~ I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. You have made known to me the path of life.
 
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1 Corinthians 1 v 20-25 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
 
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Maybe you were describing yourself.

Once God...His grace...

Sounds like God should get the glory and not man.

Yet, man should glory in His grace.....

You "guys"(guise) are hiding in a feigned process of self flagellation in what you claim for yourselves.

Yet?

You will openly glory amongst yourselves when putting down others that you erroneously label "free willers."

That means what?
You glory within yourselves!

Hypocrites!
 
Yet, man should glory in His grace.....

You "guys"(guise) are hiding in a feigned process of self flagellation in what you claim for yourselves.

Yet?

You will openly glory amongst yourselves when putting down others that you erroneously label "free willers."

That means what?
You glory within yourselves!

Hypocrites!
was it free will that decided project more unfriendly behaviour towards a child Of God ?

Or was it Gods grace ?
 
was it free will that decided project more unfriendly behaviour towards a child Of God ?

Or was it Gods grace ?

Is it free will that makes you to choose to ignore the truth I stated!?

You are glorying in what you are doing right now.
You are taking pleasure and glorying in defending your false doctrine of anti-freed will. ('freed" - not free)

Why not besmirch us "free willers" some more? Go ahead! Self glory!

HYPOCRISY!
 
Is it free will that makes you to choose to ignore the truth I stated!?

You are glorying in what you are doing right now.
You are taking pleasure and glorying in defending your false doctrine of anti-freed will. ('freed" - not free)

Why not besmirch us "free willers" some more? Go ahead! Self glory!

HYPOCRISY!
ok well that statement and question, would you say if it was free will that decided to ignore the truth you stated

Would that mean I was a free willer
 
That's probably a wise decision bro.
I would stick to that decision too if I was you.
right ... that way @Cameron143 won't have to provide the post submitted by him wherein he told me "God sheds His love abroad in people's hearts".

And for the record my intent is not to pull "all that know to be true to bits day on an day out" ... sad you believe that ... but a lie nonetheless.
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ok well that statement and question, would you say if it was free will that decided to ignore the truth you stated

Would that mean I was a free willer


"Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. "

No free will? You do not know the Son! John 8:36


Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
But he who hates correction is stupid.

(Proverbs 12:1)​
You won't read it... to understand it.​
 
right ... that way @Cameron143 won't have to provide the post submitted by him wherein he told me "God sheds His love abroad in people's hearts".

And for the record my intent is not to pull "all that know to be true to bits day on an day out" ... sad you believe that ... but a lie nonetheless.
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well you know two people constantly in disagreement can effect both people so I'm sure and confident that cam would be able to acknowledged that.

So with that maybe on this occasion you might take notice
 
What God would like His children to know concerning the love of Christ:

Ephesians 3:

14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.


How God would like His children to behave once we know the love of Christ:

Ephesians 4:

20 But ye have not so learned Christ;

21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 Neither give place to the devil.

28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
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"Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. "

No free will? You do not know the Son! John 8:36


Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
But he who hates correction is stupid.

(Proverbs 12:1)​
You won't read it... to understand it.​
ok so your only free when the son makes you free.

So what about before then
 
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well you know two people constantly in disagreement can effect both people so I'm sure and confident that cam would be able to acknowledged that.

So with that maybe on this occasion you might take notice

Who controls your brain?

How much sound and accurate Bible doctrine do you really know?

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Yet, man should glory in His grace.....

You "guys"(guise) are hiding in a feigned process of self flagellation in what you claim for yourselves.

Yet?

You will openly glory amongst yourselves when putting down others that you erroneously label "free willers."

That means what?
You glory within yourselves!

Hypocrites!
Can you show me where you believe I have done this?
 
Who controls your brain?

How much sound and accurate Bible doctrine do you really know?

.................
sir come on, let's just be respectful here to each other.

One note sir is any brain is controlled by the breath of life.
 
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1 Timothy 6 v 3-5, and from 2 Corinthians 11 v 13 ~ If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching, he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions, and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain. Such men are deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
 
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1 Timothy 6 v 3-5, and from 2 Corinthians 11 v 13 ~ If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching, he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions, and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain. Such men are deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
This is we must be respectful to each other 😂.
 
This is we must be respectful to each other 😂.
We are to cast out the false teachers from among us. That means identifying them first. Of course nobody can cast anyone out here.
They are allowed to continue spreading their falsehoods as long as they please regardless of how wrong they are, and the fact they have zero Biblical support for their "free will" belief stacked against a plethora that teaches the opposite of their claims. For the time has come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. A man that is a heretic after the first and second admonition reject... put away the evil from your midst.
 
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