Can We Really Exercise Free Will?

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Kroogz said:
This is for believers only. Before the foundation of the world, He chose that believers(the Church) will be "in Him" and be "Holy and without blame before Him in love."

Acts 16:31~~The moment an unbeliever believes......they become a part of this predesigned plan.

Simple.
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The unbeliever believes because he was predestined to do so. Man's will is always in sync with God's!
 
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Kroogz said:
So you are a worker for salvation. You believe.

Belief has merit don't you know? Obvious sarcasm.

The reformed/calvie/tulip crowd can believe and there is no merit in it........But God forbid someone else BELIEVE, theirs came the pit of hell.

Amazing how the reformed/calvie/tulip crowd can tell us that "A is not A," "belief is not belief," 1 is not 1.".......And some fall for it.
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The Reformed believe by God's efficacious grace and atonement! What is your lame excuse?
 
Rufus said:
The unbeliever believes because he was predestined to do so. Man's will is always in sync with God's!
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The unbeliever believes because they believed his predestined plan.......Believe in the Lord Jesus and you shall be saved....
 
Kroogz said:
The unbeliever believes because they believed his predestined plan.......Believe in the Lord Jesus and you shall be saved....
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Oh...so believers are in Christ Jesus by their own doing, since by their "freewill" they chose to believe?
 
Rufus said:
The Reformed believe by God's efficacious grace and atonement! What is your lame excuse?
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Christians believe That the Lord Jesus Christ lived, died and rose again for them.

The reformed were taught their system and catch phrases AFTER they believed and were saved......Which is lame and TRAGIC.
 
Rufus said:
Oh...so believers are in Christ Jesus by their own doing, since by their "freewill" they chose to believe?
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Believers have Christ in them according to His predetermined plan.

Acts 16:31......Believe in the Lord Jesus and you shall be saved.....YOU AND YOUR HOUSEHOLD.( equal privilege and equal opportunity for ALL.)
 
Kroogz said:
This is why the Lord Jesus Christ GRACIOUSLY came to mankind.

It is the epitome of arrogance to think He came for me......And possibly for someone else.

Salvation is equal privilege and equal opportunity for ALL.....Acts 16:31

He died for ALL. Ponder this truth. Get it right. And THEN you can continue in THE faith.
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God is no Aavior. He simply provides opportunities for adult, prideful, self-reliant, self-serving, self-sufficient, self-serving sinners to decide their own eternal fate. Since you obviously do not think of yourself as a little child before God Almighty, I'd say that your eternal destiny is very much up to question, since you have NO child-like humility, which is a prerequisite to entering the kingdom of God per Jesus.
 
Kroogz said:
The harsh reality of the reformed/calvie/tulip theory?

We are lying to millions, possibly billions telling them to have a "merry" CHRISTmas.

To the calvie's, it's not very merry for many.

But thank God that is not true. He came for all and died for all.

To ALL, a very merry CHRISTmas!
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Isn't that the loving thing to do with our neighbors? To wish them well. Should we wish harm, misery, evil to our neighbors instead?
 
Rufus said:
Isn't that the loving thing to do with our neighbors? To wish them well.
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1000's of posts of our friendly neighborhood calvies trying their best to convince us that God predetermined millions, if not billions for the eternal lake of fire.

Eat. Drink and be merry. And by the way, you have been determined for the LoF for the rest of eternity. Have a GREAT day!......I will send my wife out and she will change that oil for you neighbor.

Rufus said:
Is your mind in deep freeze mode -- frozen in time? :rolleyes: I have answered your question.
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You hate sinners. I heard you.
 
BillyBob said:
What is this saying?
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it means exactly what it says, BillyBob ...

I have continuously stated that God reaches out to mankind first ... that God's Word is life ... that God's Word spoken by God's faithful believers to the unbeliever is either believed or the unbeliever suppresses the truth in unrighteousness. If the unbeliever believes the truth, God gives increase to him or her ... if the unbeliever suppresses the truth in unrighteousness, he or she will receive the consequence of having suppressed the truth.​

The Word of God is life on the lips of those who speak truth. The one who believes receives the benefit ... the one who suppresses the truth in unrighteousness receives the consequence of having suppressed the truth.

Psalm 119:130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

God's Word is more powerful than some in this thread allow.
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