Can We Really Exercise Free Will?
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Not surprising to discover you use being able to choose what colour of socks to wear (which has zero to do withYou desperately seek a definition of that which you wield moment by moment as a consequence of simply being alive?
Glad I don't have that problem.....
the eternal fate of anyone's soul) to throw over a plethora of Scriptures concerning the eternal fate of one's soul.
I would say you have a very big problem. Eh. What do you care what Scripture says?
You can choose what colour of socks to wear.
Do you believe Jesus walked this world? Not asking if you believe any other claims about Him...
Actually Biblical prophecy is unfolding precisely as written and exactly on time to boot.
So good luck with your theories when all hell breaks loose.
Well that's certainly 1 view. Let me ask, why is it that you won't take the word of people who were eye witnesses 2000 years ago, but trust people who tell you the earth is billions of years old who are merely speculating? Further, they are lying to you about evolution as no species has ever reproduced except after its own kind. Nothing in the fossil record that contradicts this.
You aren't skeptical about people who aren't eye witnesses and who lie to you, but are skeptical about people who are eye witnesses and want to help you. You don't find this odd?
No, these wanna be "I am more rational than anyone who believes in Sky Daddy" people
do not find such massive discrepancies odd at all. It is their norm. They be smart, ya know.
Oops. They don't like it when people express their opinions. Only they are allowed to express theirs...
Maybe they need a safe room. This sure ain't it.
Psalm 14 verses 1-3; Job 15 verse 16 ~ The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. Man is vile and corrupt.
Those evolutionary "scientists" maybe don't have beards. He seems not to trust bearded men.
Plus they are more modern day men, possibly clean-shaven hipsters, even if they are only wildly speculating
about things which nobody alive today witnessed however many millions or billions of years ago.
John 3 verse 30, James 4 verse 10 ~ He must increase; I must decrease. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
1 Corinthians 3 v 19-21a, 1 Corinthians 1 v 19 ~ The wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” Therefore, stop boasting in men. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
Christ was crucified because he would have nothing to do with the crowd (even though he addressed himself to all). He did not want to form a party, an interest group, a mass movement, but wanted to be what he was, the truth, which is related to the single individual. Therefore everyone who will genuinely serve the truth is by that very fact a martyr. To win a crowd is no art; for that only untruth is needed, nonsense, and a little knowledge of human passions. But no witness to the truth dares to get involved with the crowd.
Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard
I believe Acts 2:37 reveals/confirms what the Lord Jesus Christ said about the Holy Spirit convicting the world. The unbelieving Jews were pricked in their hearts as Peter was preaching God's Word.
Peter did not pull any punches in his preaching. He flat out told them that Jesus was the Christ ... the Messiah spoken of by Joel, by David, approved of God by wonders and miracles. Peter told them of the resurrection and the ascension ... and he then told them in vs 36 God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
so of course they were cut to the heart ... they were convicted in their hearts ... this is God's Word working in the hearts of the unbelievers ... and to this day God sends faithful believers to preach His Word to the lost, the Holy Spirit convicts people and they either believe or suppress the truth in unrighteousness.
God's Word is the Word of life ... God breathed life into His Holy Word ... that is why it is imperative that we speak God's Word ... not man's word ... or God's Word mixed with man's word.
Only God's Word is life and life-giving and God will only bring increase to the heart of those who believe God's Word.
Proverbs 4:20-23 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
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Read Romans 1
Yes I did.
Documented. Read Romans 1
Yes I did.
Begin with Romans 1. If you want to discuss it, let me know.
Apparently to tell you to read Romans 1.
Let's see if we can get on equal footing for discussion.
From what I recall from previous discussion, we will end up at some point in John3 which is a section of the Text that Reformed tradition interprets as supporting its life > believe determinism.
You say eternal life and regeneration are not the same. At base, I'd agree. But are they interconnected?
If you don't mind, let's start here: define "regeneration" or post a verse that you think defines it or a place in the Text you want to use that you think speaks of it. Let's see if we can agree what it is.
W'all don't have a problem with the natural man. Y'all do.
Also, you're trying to tell us what is impossible for God - that God cannot make the unbeliever understand the Truth in order to make him responsible for active receipt or rejection.
Re: the Gospel, among other things, we think highly of God's power He's instilled in His Gospel and in the ability of His Spirit to convict/convince the unbeliever of what he needs to know to choose to believe God or to reject God. We think highly of Jesus' ability to draw all men to Himself.
@reneweddaybyday has covered the 1Cor2-3 Scripture well in this thread more than once. I've covered it also and @reneweddaybyday and I (and others) from what I read are in agreement. I think I've also taken it into some of the Greek wording which gives even more reason to see it as we do.
Do you care to share how long you've sat under Reformed teaching?
Your beliefs are very consistent with Reformed tradition as you say. Not only are they Reformed but they are in ways very consistent with Calvinism's TULIP.
Do you think Cameronism is different that Calvinism?