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41 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 33800 | ||
Again, Zach can speak for himself, but let me respond to your response to me. I said "free will or CHOICE". I assume you know what the word choice means. Dictionaries often use a word in the context of a sentence to help the reader understand the meaning. Free will implies that, once God offers the gift of salvation to us, we have the CHOICE to accept or reject it. I hope this clears up what I was trying to say. Blessings Curt |
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42 | please include specific scripture. | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 33863 | ||
Denise Here are a few verses: Exodus 20 (The 1st of the 10 Commandments) 2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 "You shall have no other gods before me. 4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. Exodus 34 13 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles. 14 Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. 15 "Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices. Deuteronomy 4 34 Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by miraculous signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes? 35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other. Deuteronomy 5 6 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 7 "You shall have no other gods before me. 8 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. Deuteronomy 6 13 Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. 14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you; 15 for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land. Deuteronomy 28 (sounds like your teacher) 64 Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods--gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. 65 Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart. Psalm 16 3 As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips. 5 LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. Isaiah 44 7 Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and lay out before me what has happened since I established my ancient people, and what is yet to come-- yes, let him foretell what will come. 8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one." 9 All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind; they are ignorant, to their own shame. Jeremiah 25 5 They said, "Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and your evil practices, and you can stay in the land the LORD gave to you and your fathers for ever and ever. 6 Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them; do not provoke me to anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you." John 14 6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. On being afraid: Psalm 34 8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. 9 Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing. 10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. Isaiah 41 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 11 "All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. Psalm 23 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 1 Peter 3 13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened." 15 But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, Romans 8 31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Revelation 17 14 They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings--and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers." Hope this helps! Curt |
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43 | DO you minister or teach the word of God | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 33884 | ||
Denise Glad to help! We worship The One and Only Mighty God who is our protector and strength! I am but a humble servant, an elder in my church. My strength comes from the Word of Him who loves me... and you... and your children. His Word is the mighty Sword of the Spirit! Ephesians 6 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Hebrews 4 12 For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Revelations 1 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. Wow... He is AWESOME! Blessings Curt |
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44 | WHAT A BLESSING!! | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 33951 | ||
Denise I have just prayed that prayer for you and yours, and trust that God will answer according to His sovereign grace! Blessings to you Curt |
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45 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34047 | ||
Charis I absolutely agree with you. You misunderstood the two posts previous, in which I was trying to define the doctrine of free will for someone else. The first post juxtaposed free will vs pre-destination or election. I am a five point Calvinist, and have actually been pretty vocal on this forum about election. Iwas, however, trying to define free will for the other person without prejudice as to what I believed. Maybe I was a little too casual. Blessings Curt |
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46 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34048 | ||
Zach Not to be too dogmatic, but can you support that with scripture? Blessings Curt |
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47 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34050 | ||
Hank, my friend Am I understanding your question right? What price do you think Jesus paid for us? (I'm not asking this rhetorically). When Jesus hung on the cross and asked the Father, "Why have You forsaken Me" ... what did He mean? Isn't separation from God one characteristic of hell? Could Jesus really pay for our sins any other way... would any other way be sufficient payment for all the sins of everyone throughout history? Certainly physical death on the cross wasn't the sum total of the payment... there had to be a spiritual element to it as well? Help me out here... I want to understand what you think. Blessings Curt If this was already answered in previous posts, my apologies, as it is late and I dont have time to read all. |
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48 | Thoughts on Romans 9 | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34053 | ||
Exactly... BUT... I believe God chooses each one that He chooses for a purpose... a particular call. Not enough time to flesh this out with scripture, but wanted to register the thought. Blessings Curt |
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49 | please include specific scripture. | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34174 | ||
The flaw in you logic is that you appear to hold God accountable for the sins of man. That aside, are you trying to say that Native Americans were peaceful? If so, you should review the history of the Iriquois, Shawnee, Sioux and others Native American warriors who were constantly at battle with each other, often brutally. The truth is that there are no people groups that have a spotless past. Should we then say that there is no hope? Of course not. We should continue to work toward improving the relationships between people groups. The past cannot be changed, but a better future is within our grasp. Blessings Curt |
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50 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34176 | ||
Thanks Hank I've read enough of your stuff to know better than to doubt you on key theological points... you just threw me for a loop with the wording. Thanks for the clarification! I agree wholeheartedly with your closing comment. Blessings Curt |
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51 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34182 | ||
It's comforting to know that, while I am sleeping, you are guarding the forum with wise counsel and Scripture! :-) I know what you mean about keeping up with posts... I have learned pretty quickly that there is a pyramid effect (for every post I write, four come back for comment... for every comment, four more for further comment, etc, ad nauseum). Apology not necessary... I just wanted to set the record straight for foundational purposes :-) so as not to be confused in future discussions. Hope you are sleeping comfortably as I write this! zzzzzzzzzzz Blessings in Him Curt PS I am a five point Calvinist, with occasional brain hiccups. |
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52 | please include specific scripture. | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34302 | ||
God given right? Why did Native Americans fight among themselves? Different gods giving different rights to different tribes? No, they fought over the land like humans everywhere have done throughout history... no different than the Europeans who came here... peacefully at first, but not peacefully as conflicts arose. Plenty of blame to go around. Your logic seems to say "whoever is here first wins." Using this logic, white people should not permit black people to move into their neighborhood. Is this the white person's "God-given" right? No, we learn to put our differences behind us and live together. Love your neighbor as yourself... this is our God-given right. Admittedly, we have failed many times at this... but we don't lower the bar... we continue to teach love, strive for it, and hope we do better. Curt |
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53 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34309 | ||
Hi again! I see where you are going, but I think that we have to separate the question of salvation from other activities when we consider "free will" and "election". If one were to believe in the doctrine of election, that we are "elect" or "chosen" by God for salvation, that does not necessarily imply that we must be robots in other activities. Is that a fair distinction to draw? We can be elect in salvation and have free will to live and make choices beyond that. Thoughts? Cur† PS: I liked you cross so much, I plagerized it for my signature... if its ok with you! |
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54 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34327 | ||
Zach I was ok debating you... a little harder debating A.W. himself! I still am not 100 percent on this question, and will continue to work on it. Blessings Cur† |
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55 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34346 | ||
OUCH! I'm jumpin in here, Zach and Hank. Is it not man's sin that punched our ticket to hell? God, in his mercy, gives us a transfer token. Curt |
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56 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34372 | ||
Zach But did you chooses to, or did the conductor throw you off for mis-conduct? Lol Curt |
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57 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34442 | ||
Greetings Lion I am not a "free willer" and was simply trying to explain the concept ... perhaps poorly. Since I am not a "free willer", I probably cannot do justice to the definitions, and as such, maybe I should let someone who is a "free willer" answer your question. There seem to be plenty around. I believe that we only come to Christ when God puts it on our heart to do so. My salvation is the result of God and His grace through Christ, period. I am the very fortunate beneficiary... not the initiator, not the chooser... I was chosen. Praise God fot that! Curt |
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58 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34445 | ||
Here is another Tozer quote... (I think it might square with your theology): "Christian theology teaches the doctrine of prevenient grace, which briefly stated means this, that before a man can seek God, God must first have sought the man. Before a sinful man can think a right thought of God, there must have been a work of enlightenment done within him; imperfect it may be, but a true work nonetheless, and the secret cause of all desiring and seeking and praying which may follow. We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit. We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit. "No man can come to me," said our Lord, "except the Father which hath sent me draw him," and it is by this very prevenient drawing that God takes from us every vestige of credit for the act of coming. The impulse to pursue God originates with God, but the outworking of that impulse is our following hard after Him; and all the time we are pursuing Him we are already in His hand: "Thy right hand upholdeth me." In this divine "upholding" and human "following" there is no contradiction. All is of God, for as von Hegel teaches, God is always previous. In practice, however, (that is, where God's previous working meets man's present response) man must pursue God. On our part there must be positive reciprocation if this secret drawing of God is to eventuate in identifiable experience of the Divine. In the warm language of personal feeling this is stated in the Forty-second Psalm: "As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?" This is deep calling unto deep, and the longing heart will understand it." ------------------- Tozer was a CMA (Christian Missionary Alliance) pastor, a church with Calvinistic doctrine. He did strongly articulate that believers respond to God because of God. This follows the concept presented in Eph 2:10 (often not quoted with 2:8-9, but equally important). Ephesians 2 10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Thus, we are not saved by our works, or anything we do, but we were created to do good works, that God might be glorified. Blessings Curt |
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59 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34546 | ||
Lion, Regarding the extent to which God influences our "choices", here is some food for thought. My focus recently has been on the sovereignty of God... questioning in my own life whether I really view God as sovereign over everything in my life, or just over my salvation. Bear with me here, as this takes a bit to develop. First, as to our ability to seek after righteousness, Paul says: Romans 3 10 As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; 11 there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. We cannot seek God unless He puts it on our heart to do so. Even after salvation, if we desire to do good, we are powerless to do it: Romans 7 18 I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing. After salvation, our power to be righteous comes from God's spirit within us: Romans 8 6 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; … 9 You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. Not only is it God's power, but we are controlled by His spirit Romans 1 5 Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. Our obedience come from faith, not "self righteousness" (ie choosing to do good) Romans 3 22 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. Our obedience (righteousness) is the result of His sovereign will: Philippians 2 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. God effects His will in and through us. 2 Corinthians 4 6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. Paul teaches us that our power over the things of this world comes from God, not our own ability to do good. Ephesians 3 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, Our righteousness is not evidence of "choosing wisely", it is evidence of God's power within us… His sovereignty. 1 Corinthians 2 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power. Faith is the result of God's power, not the wisdom of men. Thus, that which flows from faith is also the result of God, not us. Galatians 2 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Our life is not one of wise choices, but one of faith... of Christ in us, living through us. Living a life of righteousness is not a matter of us making wise choices, but a matter of living by faith that "the one who is in us is greater than the one who is in the world". It is He who is our strength. Therefore, the key to "working out our salvation" is asking God for more faith... trusting that He is sovereign over my life and the world. It is not by my own power that I choose to do good, but by the power of Christ who lives in me. I ask myself... Do I really believe this, or do I try to do it all myself? If God is sovereign... really sovereign... why do I rely on me to overcome sin? It is He who is sovereign over my life, not me. If I rely on myself to make "right choices", am I not denying God's power and sovereignty? Should I not, rather, ask God for more faith and thereby rely on His power in my life to be righteous and holy? Finally, I will concede that, at some point, I must "choose" to do the right thing. But... and this is a big but... I think I have been operating under a misconception that "choosing to do good" is the result of my "trying harder", rather than the result of God's gift of faith and power working in me. I am coming to believe that this is a denial of God's sovereignty in my life, and the likely cause of my failure to overcome sin. The good news is that, whatever we ask in HIS name, He will give us. It seems to me that it is not a matter of aligning our will with His... its a matter of opening the door wide, letting Him in, and letting our will be replaced by His. Then righteousness happens. Thoughts? Curt |
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60 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34552 | ||
And yet... According to Paul, "no one seeks God". "there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God." Romans 3:11 Can we hear Him knock unless God turns on our ears? Is not our faith itself a gift from God? You had asked, "Does this mean that the one that is being drawn has to accept the gift of Salvation?" I think when God chooses us... its a done deal. Jesus said, "For many are invited, but few are chosen." Matthew 22:14 and... "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name." John 15:16 Can we say "no" to His divine calling? Is He sovereign? or are we? My view is this: If left up to us, we'd choose wrong every time. God chose us, and boy am I glad! We may not understand it, but thanks be to God for His all-sufficient grace! ;-) Curt |
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