An Article on free will

[Kermos]

The Word of God, Isaiah 45:7 = YHWH. Well done. TYVM>.

Why don't you answer the question in the post that was directed to you?

John 15:16 emphasizes that Jesus chose His disciples, not the other way around, and appointed them to bear lasting fruit, assuring them that whatever they ask in His name will be given by the Father. This verse highlights the concept of divine selection and the purpose of their mission.
“You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.
Tell us @Kermos.. What were YOU appointed to do?
Where were you appointed to go?
And what fruit have you born that shall remain?
John 15:19 “If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.
Now, pay close attention to the following @Kermos .
John 15:20 " Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

These verses are not for everyone, or every Christian. Jesus is telling his disciples that they will face the same treatment as him: persecution if they obey him, and obedience if they disobey him.

I do wish you people would find different verses to make your point because these do not cut it.

In response to your questions, I boast In Christ alone (Galatians 6:14). Christ chose me to be His friend, and appointed and sent me to testify face to face with Muslims and Buddhists and Sikhs and Hindus and atheists and others and get the Word of God into the hands of such people in their native language by personally handing the Holy Bible into their hands - all of this I did in Christ. The Christ of us Christians says “he who practices the Truth comes to the Light, that his works may be revealed, that they are having been worked in God” (John 3:21).

Salvation and sanctification are exclusively caused by the great glorious loving Lord Jesus Christ who reached down into this hell to redeem His own people unto Himself.

You go around this site with the moniker of "Redemption", yet you reject that it is exclusively Christ, the Acquirer, that pays the acquisition of every single Christian without any input from the acquiree.

We Christians believe Christ says to all His own sheep in all time that He is the exclusive Chooser of Christians unto salvation - He is who He says He is - for His word is “you did not choose Me, but I chose you” (John 15:16) and “I chose you out of the world” (John 15:19, includes salvation).

Like God had me post previously, even in the post to which you replied, you free-willians reject applicability to yourselves regarding these treasured fully independent clauses of Christ by way of your heart's treasure (Matthew 15:16-19, Matthew 6:21) of "These verses are not for everyone".

Now, I have a question for you.

Do you think Jesus calls you friend?

Jesus says "you" with reference to His friends as recorded in John 15:14-19, and Jesus says "you" with reference to His exclusively chosen ones as recorded in John 15:14-19.

The blessing by Jesus to the "you" as recorded in John 15:14-19 is to all believers in all time.

You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. This I command you, that you love one another. If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you
(John 15:14-19, KJV, NASB1995, and YLT)
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All glory to God! All praise to the Bread of Life! God alone does all to save the children of God from the wrath of God, and man, who does absolutely nothing to contribute, is the blessed recipient of God’s mercy and God's grace for man's salvation.

 

[civic]

I believe Lord Jesus Christ is Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)! Do you?

yep

 

[Redemption]

Why don't you answer the question in the post that was directed to you?

I used the arrow to go back to the post you said had a question for me.

It took me here. Can you tell me what question there is? I do not see one.

Oh @atpollard,

I don't consider the Word of God to be a dead horse, and I wouldn't want you to, either. In fact, I consider the Word of God more valuable than this life.

"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I, YHWH, do all these things."
(The Word of God, Isaiah 45:7)

The Word of God, Isaiah 45:7 = YHWH. Well done. TYVM>.

The Lord God Almighty explains the complimentary comparison of light and peace.

The Lord God Almighty explains the complimentary comparison of darkness and evil.

The Lord God Almighty explains the contrast of light and darkness.

The Lord God Almighty explains the contrast of peace and evil.

The Lord Jesus Christ's Will be done,
Kermos

In response to your questions, I boast In Christ alone (Galatians 6:14). Christ chose me to be His friend, and appointed and sent me to testify face to face with Muslims and Buddhists and Sikhs and Hindus and atheists and others and get the Word of God into the hands of such people in their native language by personally handing the Holy Bible into their hands - all of this I did in Christ. The Christ of us Christians says “he who practices the Truth comes to the Light, that his works may be revealed, that they are having been worked in God” (John 3:21).

Salvation and sanctification are exclusively caused by the great glorious loving Lord Jesus Christ who reached down into this hell to redeem His own people unto Himself.

You go around this site with the moniker of "Redemption", yet you reject that it is exclusively Christ, the Acquirer, that pays the acquisition of every single Christian without any input from the acquiree.

Have no worries on my moniker for the reason it was used is from Miriam Webster.

The term "redemption" as a username signifies a desire for renewal, recovery, or a fresh start, often reflecting personal growth or overcoming challenges. It can also relate to themes of forgiveness or reclaiming one's identity.

But since you find it so offensive it will be off in a very short time.

We Christians believe Christ says to all His own sheep in all time that He is the exclusive Chooser of Christians unto salvation - He is who He says He is - for His word is “you did not choose Me, but I chose you” (John 15:16) and “I chose you out of the world” (John 15:19, includes salvation).

Like God had me post previously, even in the post to which you replied, you free-willians reject applicability to yourselves regarding these treasured fully independent clauses of Christ by way of your heart's treasure (Matthew 15:16-19, Matthew 6:21) of "These verses are not for everyone".

Now, I have a question for you.

Do you think Jesus calls you friend?

Certainly not. You dont and Jesus would not want to be offended by you if you did. No worries.

Jesus says "you" with reference to His friends as recorded in John 15:14-19, and Jesus says "you" with reference to His exclusively chosen ones as recorded in John 15:14-19.

The blessing by Jesus to the "you" as recorded in John 15:14-19 is to all believers in all time.

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You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. This I command you, that you love one another. If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you​

(John 15:14-19, KJV, NASB1995, and YLT)​

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All glory to God! All praise to the Bread of Life! God alone does all to save the children of God from the wrath of God, and man, who does absolutely nothing to contribute, is the blessed recipient of God’s mercy and God's grace for man's salvation.

 

[Kermos]

yep

Then why did you post:

Jesus said to the Father- not my will but your will be done.

hmmmmm

In response to the following:

Oh @atpollard,

I don't consider the Word of God to be a dead horse, and I wouldn't want you to, either. In fact, I consider the Word of God more valuable than this life.

"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I, YHWH, do all these things."
(The Word of God, Isaiah 45:7)

The Lord God Almighty explains the complimentary comparison of light and peace.

The Lord God Almighty explains the complimentary comparison of darkness and evil.

The Lord God Almighty explains the contrast of light and darkness.

The Lord God Almighty explains the contrast of peace and evil.

The Lord Jesus Christ's Will be done,
Kermos

 

[civic]

Then why did you post:



In response to the following:

I believe both passages do you ?

 

[Kermos]

I used the arrow to go back to the post you said had a question for me.

It took me here. Can you tell me what question there is? I do not see one.

The question was in an unanswered post to you, and it was pasted below "Why don't you answer the question in the post that was directed to you" for your convenience. I see that you found and answered the question, below.

The Word of God, Isaiah 45:7 = YHWH. Well done. TYVM>.



Have no worries on my moniker for the reason it was used is from Miriam Webster.

The term "redemption" as a username signifies a desire for renewal, recovery, or a fresh start, often reflecting personal growth or overcoming challenges. It can also relate to themes of forgiveness or reclaiming one's identity.

But since you find it so offensive it will be off in a very short time.

Please reconsider your interpretation, I didn't convey that I find the moniker nor the concept of "redemption" offensive.

According to Christian teaching, the concept of redemption is:

KJV: deliverance, redemption
NASB: redemption, release
Word Origin: [from a compound of G575 (ἀπό - since) and G3083 (λύτρον - ransom)]

1. (the act) ransom in full
2. (figuratively) riddance
3. (specially) Christian salvation

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance​

deliverance, redemption.
(as found on biblehub.com/greek/629.htm)
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Biblically speaking, the word "redemption" indicates that one (buyer/redeemer) pays the price for (redeems) another one (acquisition/redeemed), and God's blessed Redemption is solely at Christ the Redeemer's discretion. I am delivered from the wrath of God by the Christ of God without any input from me, and so it goes with every one of us Christians, because the King of Glory says “you did not choose Me, but I chose you” (John 15:16) and “I chose you out of the world” (John 15:19, includes salvation)!

Your Merriam-Webster definition of "often reflecting personal growth or overcoming challenges" (implication: the redeemed's contribution to payment) and "reclaiming one's identity" (implication: the redeemed's contribution to payment) is absent from the Christian's solid rock foundation (Matthew 7:24-25)!

Certainly not. You dont and Jesus would not want to be offended by you if you did. No worries.

There is your answer of "Certainly not" to the question to which I referred, "Do you think Jesus calls you friend".

There are only two mutually exclusive states of being for a person, being a friend of Jesus or being an enemy of Jesus (Matthew 12:30).

I am a friend of Lord Jesus by the Christ's exclusive choosing of me for He tells me and every Christian "I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. You did not choose Me but I chose you" (John 15:15-16)!

Do not be deceived, Christ's love controls us Christians (2 Corinthians 5:14).

Free-will is a conjured concept of the traditions of men (Matthew 15:9).

In Truth (John 14:6), the Almighty God is Sovereign (Genesis 1:1) in man's salvation and affairs of man (Daniel 4:34-35)! PRAISE JESUS!!!