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NASB | Ezekiel 36:26 "Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ezekiel 36:26 "Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. |
Bible Question:
Hi, I'm new here, and this is my first post. I have a question for whoever may know about this... Does the sovereignty of God (from a Calvanistic stance) abolish man's free will? Because if it does, then that means that nobody is to be blamed for ending up in Hell, since God did not choose those people to be able to accept His gift of grace. Maybe I'm a little off on what the Calvanistic doctrine teaches, but to the best of my understanding it says that God chose who would end up in heaven or hell. So how is this fair if it's true? |
Bible Answer: Short answer? No, God's sovereignty does not eliminate free will. Our natural depravity (resulting from the Fall), however, means that we will never WANT to choose God apart from our regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, our sinfulness and our deserving of Hell completely rests on our shoulders, not God's. However, in His sovereignty, God stepped in and replaced our "hearts of stone" with "hearts of flesh" (Ezekiel 11:19; 36:26), and we then desired to embrace Christ. However, since I can almost hear the collective groaning of those who see another Calvinism/Arminianism debate coming across here, I would recommend that you use the search feature and type in the words "free will" to see the discussion that has preceded your arrival. By the way, welcome to the Forum! --Joe! |
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