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1 | What We Mean by Choice | Col 1:21 | EdB | 242911 | ||
"You, being a rational person, will always choose what seems to you to be the right thing, the wise thing, the most advisable thing to do" This is the fly in the oniment, "what seems to you". What seems correct,smart and logical to me or you may not seem the same to others and vice versa. Through years of ministry I have seen people make decision / choices that to me were horrendous, illogical, and totally without merit. Yet they thought it was the correct, most logical and the choice with the most merit. I have seen people which in my opinion literally destroyed their life yet they were never able to see the problem or that something they did went wrong. Likewise I have seen people make decisions that I viewed as the worst possible but worked in ways I never thought possible. I have seen people faithfully and sacrificially serve God for 20 - 25 years or longer only to walk away. To me it makes no sense, I can't understand how it happens but it does. They simply stop presevering something scripture warns against in more than one place. |
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2 | What We Mean by Choice | Col 1:21 | DocTrinsograce | 242912 | ||
Dear Ed, Jonathan Edwards treats of this, as to what feeds the mind, resulting in a choice, of a thing that "seems right." You describe it correctly: that our knowledge (correct or otherwise), our affections (fixed on God or something else), our reason (sound or otherwise), contribute to the choices we make; i.e., the mind in action (the will). Plus there is the world, the flesh, and the devil. There's a synergistic aspect of our faith: We pursue Him (1 Corinthians 9:24-27; 2 Timothy 2:5; Colossians 1:29), because He is the author and finisher of our faith (Psalm 138:8; 1 Corinthians 1:7-8; Philippians 1:6; Hebrews 12:2a). To that end we petition Him daily (Mark 9:24; Luke 17:5) that He would grant grace (power) to persevere. This is also why we examine ourselves (1 Corinthians 11:28; Galatians 6:4) to insure that we are in the faith. The book of Hebrews treats of this thing that could happen, turning away from Christ, back to the old, comfortable, idols.; a loosening of our grip, like the church in Ephesus. Thank you for the anecdotes. I've seen the same sort of things (in churches, in prisons, and in friendships). I still pray for many of these who have slipped away into apostasy. Perhaps they will return to our Lord. In Him, Doc |
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