Subject: Does God have free will? |
Bible Note: I think Free Will means the ability to act ACCORDING to our nature. God's nature has been, is, and always will be morally incorruptible, not fallible in the slightest. Man's initial nature was perfect, but fallible or corruptible (Genesis 1-2). After the Fall, man's nature was corrupted and now sinful (Romans 5:12). When the Holy Spirit regenerates us, He gives us a new nature, which allows us to please God once more (Romans 8:8). We are still corruptible, but we are now capable of pleasing Him and serving Him as well. Therefore, God acts according to His nature. The unsaved act according to theirs, and the believer has two competing natures. In the case of the Christian, depending on which one is "fed" the most, that nature will be the one whose will is carried out. Man, of course, does not have the power, perspective, and soverieignty of God; so by our very nature as creatures we do not have the ability to carry out our purposes the way God does His. That's a good thing considering our nature... :) Tag, you're it! |