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Can We Really Exercise Free Will?
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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
No, it is liar. Jesus used it when appropriate also. You do the very thing you claim you don't. You want us to believe your lies.
You intentionally try to offend people, and you don't fool me.
You say whatever nasty thing you feel like and say, oh, I said it in love.
Apparently you skipped class the day synonyms were covered, so you find them unclear?
Apparently your gift is projection, because I do none of those accusations except accidentally/occasionally
because of not being perfect, and then I apologize and try to do better. You don't think GW teaches you to do the same?
Well, I'm too busy to waste time parsing thru @Rufus posts. As soon as I hit the bogus assumptions I quit.
Wrong assumptions wrong conclusions.
(garbage in garbage out).
Jesus did not care about you and the state of your lost soul?
Oh, that's right. He had no need to since you already had everything you need... according to you.
However, Scripture does not agree with your point of view and unBiblical opinions.
Or your philosophically based vain self-exalting theology.
Doxology
Very demeaning comments by he who says he does no such thing (GWH).
They just keep coming, he has quite a collection of them for one who says he doesn't do that.
But FWers love patting themselves on the back and giving themselves credit when/where none is due.
Hello there...and welcome to the thread. I have to make this quick so I'll just very briefly touch on a few of your points.
But the first thing I would like to impress upon you is that the whole "free will" argument is a huge satanic smokescreen because the really important issue which the bible focuses on is man's heart which is the seat of all four of our faculties (mind, will, emotions, conscience), and it's the desires of the human heart that drive our choices.
Secondly, yes, Adam & Eve (A&E) were created innocent and were not encumbered with with a sin nature or depraved heart; therefore, they truly had free will. But since the Fall none of their progeny have come into this world with a will that is not imprisoned or enslaved to sin.
Lastly, as you have correctly observed "Faith and grace are gifts". Very precious gifts that are given to God's chosen covenant people under the unilateral, unconditional New Covenant promises. Under this covenant God does for his elect what no man can do for himself: raise himself from his spiritual tomb and change his own nature. No one can change his own nature -- not even God Almighty himself. Yet, subscribers to Freewill Theology (FWT) would have us believe that man can do for himself precisely what God cannot do for himself; for both God's nature and human nature are immutable. Only God has the power to change our nature and heart. However, FWT has a very dismissive view of sin and, therefore, an equally low view of God
Gotta run. But again...welcome aboard. Hope your visit here is profitable for you.
So you were forced. Glad to see you finally admit what we all knew.
No, I was not forced anymore than Lazarus was forced from his tomb! Lazarus and I were both RESCUED from DEATH! I suppose you must think that God forced the ancient Hebrews to escape from Pharaoh's clutches, as well, right?
So is every one of God's chosen! You're arguing that none us were called at a specific for a specific purpose, which is absurd on the face of it. God just arbitrarily called the Body of Christ for no particular reason.
Now, you're catching on. And this is precisely why regeneration must occur prior to the birth from above!
And by extension all the elect who were chosen in Christ in eternity -- long before the Fall! This is why the focus is on the Messiah! You would have us believe that the woman's seed is only the Head and not his Body, as well!?
Also, this interpretation fits perfectly with Adam's observation of his wife who he named Eve (cf. Gen 3:20) because that name had a specific meaning! Tell me, please: To whose seed did God consign Adam?
Well...you FWers get your turn. You guys, too, think you can do whatever you please due to the almighty power of your "freewill". So, go for it.