Doing so was an act of free will.
A will that has been made free by God's grace, controlling the flesh as to not interfere and prohibit the desires of the Spirit for advancing the believer's spiritual life into gaining phenomenal amounts of knowledge from God's Word.
Knowledge from understanding many passages, not just the few pet doctrines, that some raise their banners of delusional victory about to rally together around.
We are not to remain spiritual babies as many do today.
There is much more to learn than many can imagine.
Therefore, let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God."
Hebrews 6:1
I've lost count of amount false images you've projected here, so much negativity from a biblical truth I share with you.So what?
How does knowing that (if it were true) get you to being mature and knowing the other 99.999999% of the Bible?
You guys are stuck in one tiny little spot.
You never grow beyond it.
Come back in ten years? You'll still be harping on the same banner of your self-glorying in what you think you know.
It's stupid!
For... No one can win such an argument.
It's a vicious cycle in reasoning.
And, that’s all they argue about.
I think Satan has a bunch of believers trapped in a no-growth state.
And, he likes it that way.
Keep in mind.
God has provided a few good teachers who are always growing.
They will be leading others as they themselves mature to join them in maturing in Christ.
This is dumb.
No spiritual growth.
Only an introspective, subjective, delusion of getting stronger and stronger in their one doctrine mentality.
And, ironically. They do it all by their free will to do so.
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Like I said the pricked conscience it works just in the unsaved as it does the saved people.
It must do, if your saved and your response is to respond like this from a few simple truth you must me kicking against your prick, you must be.
You can't kick against my prick only I can do that.
It ls like this God chooses you and he also gives fruit, and he will give you enough fruit to last.
You can't give your self the fruit in your saved condition just like you can't prick your own conscience in your unsaved condition.