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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: zach† Ordered by Verse |
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21 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34335 | ||
Curt; I'm still seeking God's direction myself concerning all the questionable texts that Christian's discuss. There are no easy answers to be sure In Christ zach† |
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22 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34368 | ||
Curt; I know all about tokens. I use to ride subways and trains. And sometimes I decided to get off before I reached the end of the rail. In Christ zach† |
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23 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34376 | ||
Curt Sometimes I chose to, one other time I fell off. But no one ever threw me off. But either way I got off before the final destination. In Christ zach† |
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24 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34433 | ||
Lionstrong; "The Bible is the revelation of an infinite mind that presents all sides of the truth ... We are not to try to explain away the clear teaching of the Word of God as to the sovereignty of God on the one hand, nor the clear teaching of the Word of God as to the freedom of the human will on the other hand." (Dr. R.A. Torrey: The Importance and Value of Proper Bible Study). All offers of salvation in the NT are directed to the will, of the being that has been made alive at the time of regeneration All men are invited to accept the salvation that God has provided in Jesus Christ. “Whosoevr will” (Rev. 22:17) means just what it says (Dr. Harry A. Ironside) Rev. 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Lets dig into that verse… 1. the Spirit calls us to “come” (that’s the Spirit’s invitation, He inititates the whole salvation process, not we) 2. those that hear call back in response “Come” (come into my heart Lord Jesus) 3. let those who are thristy come 4. “whosoever will” let him take the water of life freely (notice we must reach out and take what we have been invited to take, and that is the free gift of life. 5. “whosoever will” means whosoever will, and on the negative side of this it means whosoever won’t, nevertheless, the offer is extended to all. How can man be held accountable to God for his actions in judgment without freewill? Do those who die unbelivers get judged for something that they could not be responsible for? What kind of God would judge someone for his or her inability? Is it fair to send someone to hell for sins he was forced to commit having no freewill? John 5:40 And YE WILL NOT COME to me, that ye might have life. "the work of conversion is the response of the heart and mind to the conviction. the Spirit's work is to convict, but He never forces the person who is convicted to respond to conversion against his own will. Man is a free moral agent. He has the precious heritage of liberty, a gift from God, and the Holy Spirit of God respects that right. " (L. Strauss) "Whosoever believes shall be saved" John 3:16 (Not whosoever God makes a believer) |
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25 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34480 | ||
Lionstrong; Rather than get into a heated debate with you on this subject, because God has called us to peace, I will leave off this subject with you. I have posted scripture ONLY, in a reply to etta, and you said my view was unBibical. Now I have posted the comments of Mr. A.W. Tozer, a man most of the Evangelical Christian world considered a godly man, who went home to be with the Lord in 1963. But even this man of the faith's words you have called Arminian hogwash. So if Scripture is unBibical to you, and great men of the faith are considered inferior to your thinking then my appeal on this subject has come to a halt] In Christ zach† |
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26 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34481 | ||
Curt; Thank you very much for this post. Yes I agree with what A.W. Tozer says here, and I find nothing unBibical in his writtings. I hope Lionstong gets a chance to read this also. In Christ zach† |
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27 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34482 | ||
Lionstong Basically, being given the ability to choose In Christ zach† |
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28 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34513 | ||
-Joe! I agree with you on much of what you stated. I believe that is a misunderstanding of our part to try to convey to each other what we really mean doctrinally when we discuss theological issues. First, I am not an Arminian, although those of the Reformed faith accuse me of being so. I am an ex-Calvinist who after many years of careful study of God's word could no longer accept all the teachings of Calvinism, especially the teaching of Limited Atonement which I personally find to be unBibical. I simply prefer to be called a Christian ... a follower of Christ Jesus my Savior and Lord. I prefer not to be labeled a follower of mortal men like Calvin, Arminius, Luther, Wesley, Spurgeon, etc. etc. I say this to help you better understand where I am coming from. I agree 100 percent with your following statements in your post. "man's inability and unwillingness to come to Christ unless persuaded to do so by the Holy Spirit. Those persuaded to do so will willingly embrace Him, and those not persuaded to do so will willingly reject Him. Our wills are constrained by our nature, and our sinful natures must be changed supernaturally" "We do have free will, and our depraved nature makes us want nothing but sin (Romans 3:10-18). Until God changes us, that is all we will ever want, and we are unable to want anything else" "Effectual calling is the work of God's Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our will, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the gospel." ", it is God who enlightens our minds (not us), God who enables us to embrace Christ (not us), and God who renews our wills (which were previously contrained by our fallen, depraved natures), and God who persuades us to trust in Christ (we trust, but it is God who must persuade us to do so" Just so you know I am not in total disagreement with you. With the love of Christ zach† |
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29 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34541 | ||
Joe! Thats true, and if I offended you I apologize. In Christ zach† |
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30 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34542 | ||
Tim; Great examples :) In Christ zach† |
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31 | Book of Jasher | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34550 | ||
Brother Tim: I am relatively new to this forum and was reading some of your past posts which I find to be very Bibically based. Concerning this post and the mention of the lost Book of Jasher, I have found this site which has the entire work and also warns of false versions of the same book. I have been cautiously reading this non-Cannonized book, and find it very interesting to say the least. I don't see where any poetry can be found in it. But then again I am only about half-way through reading it. Maybe you could check it out at the following web-site address http://www.ccel.org/a/anonymous/jasher/home.html If you ever get the time to look into it please let me know your thoughts concerning this find. In Christ zach† |
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32 | Book of Jasher | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34571 | ||
Brother Tim; Thank you for your speedy response. I am looking forward to other response from you. From what I have read from your posts so far, I believe that you express my very thoughts on the subjects in a much plainer and better outlined way than I could. With the love of Christ zach† |
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33 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34609 | ||
Lionstrong Free .... having liberty, to liberate, able to move in any direction, unhindered, able to choose, free as opposed to enslaved, to release from bondage, or free without cost. |
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34 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34610 | ||
Lionstrong I welcome all honest inquiries and discussions on this topic, not expecting others to agree with my position, even though I believe I have scriptural support for the topics I discuss. I believe ALL scripture is given by inspiration of God. 2 Tim. 3:16. Not just the verses I pick and choose. And I know and believe you feel the same way also. Thank you In Christ zach† |
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35 | Is sanctification a joint effort? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34634 | ||
Concerning the topic of sanctification I want to ask; 1) Is sanctification complete in the believer? 2) What is the difference between positional and progressive sanctification? 3) Is sanctification entirely a work of God, or does the believer have to co-operate in the sanctification process? 4) Is sanctification ever complete in this life within any individual? 5)Are the Bibical commands which call us to holiness and perfection, commands to the individual which involve joint effort on the part of God and the believer? I know thats a mouthful, but hopefully I can receive some excellent feedback from this forum on this topic In Christ zach† |
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36 | Is sanctification a joint effort? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34685 | ||
Benjamite; Thank you for your response, and also for the scripture references. Can you, or anyone else reading this, go into anymore detail about the following part of my initial question? Can you provide any scripture references to answer this? Is sanctification entirely a work of God, or does the believer have to co-operate in the sanctification process? In Christ zach† |
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37 | Is sanctification a joint effort? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34704 | ||
Benjamite; I enjoyed your response. I hope you don't mind if I ask another question or two. Do we surrender, submit , and yield ourselves to His molding influences? Can we refuse to daily submit to what He wants to accomplish in us and through us? Is surrender a once done act, or is it something which needs to be done daily? I would appreciate your sediments on this, because I believe it continues to relate to what we have been discussing. In Christ zach† |
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38 | Is sanctification a joint effort? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34732 | ||
Searcher; I find it interesting that you state that the work of sanctification is entirely a work of God. Are you referring to positional sanctification or progressive sanctification or both? Then you stated that you believe that the Bibical commands to holiness and perfection involve joint effort on the part of God and the believer This would lead me to ask 1) How would you define sanctification, and 2) how would you define holiness and perfection In Christ zach† |
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39 | Is sanctification a joint effort? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34734 | ||
Benjamite Once again I need to say, I am enjoying this discussion with you. So I hope you forgive me for asking more questions, which continue to help me collect my thoughts. Concerning the maturity part of the life of a believer, I think you will agree that growing in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus takes time, which is to say it too is a process. When we are born again, we are not born as mature Christian's but as spiritual babes in Christ. And a baby needs time to grow and mature. New-borns need milk and are unable to chew meat. They crawl instead of walk or run. But give them time and they begin to mature. The same can be said of fruit. Fruit begins with a bud, advances to become a flower, then appears the young fruit. But it is not mature, it needs to be watered and exposed to the sun, before it can be said to be ready to harvest. So we too need to be watered and our exposure is to the Son. Let me throw out a Tozer quote that may relate to this. Tozer said: "To any who might object that we cannot fashion ourselves, that God alone can fashion us, we offer this explanation: A young man decides he wants the benefits of a healthy tan. Now, does he tan himself or does the sun tan him? Of course the answer is that he tans himself by exposing himself to the sun. He has to bring himself into contact with the sun's rays and the sun will take care of the rest. So we fashion ourselves by exposing our lives to the moulding influences. good or bad, that lie around us. I would appreciate your further comments In Christ† |
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40 | Is sanctification a joint effort? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34756 | ||
Searcher; I am new to this forum and am still just beginning to learn about the search feature. Hopefully in a short time I will not ask repeat questions. Thank you once again for your response In Christ zach† |
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