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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
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1 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 32860 | ||
While I believe that Scripture is clear that the illumination from our spiriutal dead state is all God's doing, because a corpse cannot impart life to itself, but once made alive by God, we are enabled by God to see ourselves as He sees us. As sinners who need to repent and believe. God's part in salvation is the spiritual awakening, and at that point man's part is to repent and believe. Scripture says: Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Repenting is something God commands the one whom He has awakened spiritually. God does not do our repenting or believing for us. Each person is responsible to repent of their sins. God didn't do our sinning for us, and He cannot do our repenting for us. But I must also say that Scripture says: the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance (Rom. 2:4) So God leads us up to the point where we are enabled to do the actual repenting. But the choice to repent is wholly our responsibility. | ||||||
2 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 32912 | ||
It is comforting to know that you acknowledge God does play some small part in our salvation. | ||||||
3 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 33358 | ||
kalos; God plays the major part in our salvation. Before salvation we are dead spiritually. And the dead cannot bring itself to life. Being raised from the dead, whether physically or spiritually is an act that only God can accomplish. So without God raising our dead spiritual corpses there would not be any salvation, because if salvation was dependant upon us, it could never come about. Only God has the power able to raise the dead. | ||||||