Can We Really Exercise Free Will?

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Bible_Highlighter said:
Why do you keep putting the letter “m” repeatedly in your sentences?
Why no capitalization or proper spelling?
You know, you can easily fix that using ChatGPT.
I just don’t understand why you want others to suffer so needlessly when reading your posts.
I say this again not to wound you, but to help you become a better communicator.
Do you want people to respect you more and actually hear what you have to say?
Unfortunately, people tend to take others more seriously when they know how to type correctly. It’s just the way the world works.

Again, what is your education level?
Is English your primary language?
How old are you?



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Please don't be so rude to my brother!

He's British, so of course English is his primary language!
 
Bible_Highlighter said:
I’m glad to hear that, brother.

You might be interested to know that I defend the Johannine Comma in my free PDF available at my website: www.affectionsabove.com.

It’s on page 13 of the PDF.

May the Lord Jesus bless you greatly.


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While researching it a number of years ago, I found a tons of quotes from early people who lived long, long, ago who either alluded to it or mentioned part of it. I can’t post them all here as it’s too many, but I’m sure you have read them.
 
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Magenta said:
More of your logical fallacies.

Did you not look up aphasia as suggested? Are you that unteachable??

You are not my boss, and you do not get to dictate how I choose to participate here.

You free willers are so delusional and arrogant you want to dictate my own testimony!
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You said, I quote: "they attempt to fight against the Scriptures" in reference to us who do not agree with you on this topic.
Seeing you brought up the Scriptures, I decided to see if your statement had merit.
A word-for-word commentary on 2 Thessalonians 2:10 KJV would help to make great strides in giving merit to that statement.
If not, don't worry about it. So far, no Reformed believer has given me an answer on this over the years.
Not even John Calvin properly explains what it plainly says.

May the Lord Jesus bless you.



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Believer08 said:
While researching it a number of years ago, I found a tons of quotes from early people who lived long, long, ago who either alluded to it or mentioned part of it. I can’t post them all here as it’s too many, but I’m sure you have read them.
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Ah, yes. The early church writers. I refer to Mike Fernando's academic research paper that has a ton of them in there.
However, the videos in my PDF defending the Comma are my favorite.
They are a must watch if you love the Comma.




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Bible_Highlighter said:
You said, I quote: "they attempt to fight against the Scriptures" in reference to us who do not agree with you on this topic.
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I said that logical fallacies was one of the main ways you attempt to fight against the Scriptures you do not like...

when not rewriting them, contradicting them, and/or outright denying them.

I have seen it done many times. Certain verses? Repeatedly.

1 Cor ch 2 v 14 is a favourite target, and Romans 1 v 16 gets butchered often, also.
 
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Bible_Highlighter said:
Ah, yes. The early church writers. I refer to Mike Fernando's academic research paper that has a ton of them in there.
However, the videos in my PDF defending the Comma are my favorite.
They are a must watch if you love the Comma.




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John Gill observes: “it is cited by Athanasius (a) about the year 350; and before him by Cyprian (b), in the middle, of the “third” century, about the year 250; and is referred to by Tertullian (c) about, the year 200; and which was within a “hundred” years, or little more, of the writing of the epistle; which may be enough to satisfy anyone of the genuineness of this passage; and besides, there never was any dispute about it till Erasmus left it out in the first edition of his translation of the New Testament; and yet he himself, upon the credit of the old British copy before mentioned, put it into another edition of his translation.”
 
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Magenta said:
I said that logical fallacies was one of the main ways you attempt to fight against the Scriptures you do not like...

when not rewriting them, contradicting them, and/or outright denying them.
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Yes, I quoted just part of your post. If you want to play ball, then 2 Thessalonians 2:10 awaits you.
If not, you can join the hordes of other Reformed believers who have simply passed it by while making similar claims.



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Bible_Highlighter said:
Yes, I quoted just part of your post. If you want to play ball, then 2 Thessalonians 2:10 awaits you.
If not, you can join the hordes of other Reformed believers who have simply passed it by while making similar claims.
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I am still waiting for you to prove you base your beliefs on the Bible, as you claimed.

So far you have not. Lots of eisegesis and opinions. That does not count.

Also majorly concerning that you question God's integrity.
 
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Believer08 said:
John Gill observes: “it is cited by Athanasius (a) about the year 350; and before him by Cyprian (b), in the middle, of the “third” century, about the year 250; and is referred to by Tertullian (c) about, the year 200; and which was within a “hundred” years, or little more, of the writing of the epistle; which may be enough to satisfy anyone of the genuineness of this passage; and besides, there never was any dispute about it till Erasmus left it out in the first edition of his translation of the New Testament; and yet he himself, upon the credit of the old British copy before mentioned, put it into another edition of his translation.”
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Yes, I am well versed on the big names who quoted it among the early church writers.
I was going to provide my best list in my PDF, but seeing the Academic paper has them, I did not want to be repetitive.
I also want to move on to other projects, as well.
I have one more major PDF to do on this website (along with a few small companion ones).
My extensive work is a free gift to the body of Christ to the glory of Jesus.




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Magenta said:
I am still waiting for you to prove you base your beliefs on the Bible.

So far you have not. Lots of eisegesis and opinions. That does not count.

Also someone concerning that you question God's integrity.
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I am working on a PDF that refutes TULIP in Reformed Theology.
I am creating it as a favor for a fellow brother in Brazil.
One of my favorites in that write-up is 2 Thessalonians 2:10.
In other words, a good offense is a good defense.
If you explain 2 Thessalonians 2:10 in a satisfactory way, I would be happy to explain things for you.
If not, then wait for the PDF.



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OLDBUTNEW said:
Good question, sister! Well I think and hope that I'm born again!
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How did you come to believe it is something you choose to have happen as opposed to something God
chooses to do for you out of His great undying love for you, as part of His unmerited favour toward you?
 
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Bible_Highlighter said:
I am working on a PDF that refutes TULIP in Reformed Theology.
I am creating it as a favor for a fellow brother in Brazil.
One of my favorites in that write-up is 2 Thessalonians 2:10.
In other words, a good offense is a good defense.



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Do people who believe in what is called TULIP, really believe God eternally decreed certain people to damnation, and they can’t do anything about it no matter if they wanted to be saved?
 
Magenta said:
How did you come to believe it is something you choose to have happen as opposed to something God
chooses to do for you out of His great undying love for you, as part of His unmerited favour toward you?
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Well, I'm not sure; One day I just felt it in my heart that suddenly, I trusted in Jesus for my Salvation.
 
OLDBUTNEW said:
Good question, sister! Well I think and hope that I'm born again!
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Read 1 John 2:3-4 KJV. Then read 1 John 5:12 KJV.
Then read 1 John 5:3-4.

Side Note: The commands mentioned in these verses would not be keeping of the Mosaic law like the Saturday sabbath, dietary laws, circumcision, holy days, and animal sacrifices (if the temple existed). Christians do not follow Moses but they follow Jesus Christ and His disciples. We follow their instructions.


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