Subject: Why does God love the world (us)? |
Bible Note: Greetings Sir Pent, I believe you posted to me, when you meant to post The Cynic. It seems as I have given you a mistaken impression of the reformed view of "free will". "By free will we mean that man's will is not coerced. We mean that man's will is not forced by some external force greater than himself to do something he does not want to do. We mean that man is free to do what he wants to do within the limits of his ability." (G.I. Williamson) You wrote: "Therefore, assuming that mankind was created with a “free will”, it would only make sense that God who created them had “free will” as well. In addition it is logical that a God, who is “almighty”or “all powerful” would have the ability to do anything." Heb 6:18 so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. Now, just as the God who created us cannot act contrary to his nature, fallen man cannot act contrary to his. When someone chooses to do A or B, he chooses based on the ultimate desire of his heart. Fallen man is spiritually dead and his heart is wicked. In his heart he has no desire for God. Rom 3:9-13 What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin; as it is written, "THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE; THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD; ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE." This is why I believe that it was God who had chosen me . If he had not I never would have chosen him because of my rebellious fallen nature. I was free to choose him, but the absence of desire for Him made me unable. God Bless, John |