Bible Question: If some people are chosen for salvation and some are chosen for hell how come the Bible says that God didn't make hell for people but only for satan and his angels, and how come we seem to be able to choose to sin even after we are saved. This would seem to go against God's will for His children. any help on this one would be much appreciated. |
Bible Answer: All men have a free will, the freedom to make choices. It is a natural part of who God made us to be. The issue on free will is not if we have it or not, but what we can do with it or not. Every choice we EVER make in out entire lives is based upon a greatest desire at the moment we make the choice. Think hard about that. I'll offer that you cannot truly think of an exception to that. The problem for an unsaved person is that they do not have a desire for Christ. They are dead in sin, enemies of God, not able to abide by His commands and not able to please Him. Hence the problem is not that we don't have a freedom to choose, but that we don't have the capacity or desire to choose Christ. This begins to get into the idea of election which requires a careful study. See the post on that for more information. |