The Apostle John specifically disallowed your free-will to "
receive" Christ in the passage with John's words of "
nor of the will of man" (John 1:13).
John's words are "
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God" (John 1:12-13), and the word "
received" is accurately translated from ἔλαβον (
Strong's 2983 - lambanó - to take, receive), and, indeed, "
received" is Aorist and active grammatically.
Please see the attached image that shows the Greek word used by the Apostle in John 1:12.
You deceived that the Greek word παρέλαβον (
Strong's 3880 - paralambanó - to receive from) is the source word for "
received" in John 1:12.
"
Receive is paralambano" in the prior verse of John 1:11, not John 1:12-13.
In John 1:11, the Apostle used the word "
receive" to illustrate man's inability to choose to
receive [Christ] into one’s house, so to speak; therefore, the very specific Greek word that you brought up proves the error of your free-willian way.
The word "
receive" means "unavoidably enters"; on the other hand, the word "accept" means "allowed to enter".
The work of "accept" is specifically disallowed in the passage with "
nor of the will of man".
The grammatical sense of the word "
receive" indicates Christ "unavoidably enters" a joyfully receptive person according to the Power of God (1 Corinthians 1:24)!
Your heart makes false statements about God. Freewill is a conjured concept of the traditions of men (Matthew 15:9).
(The word(s) "you/your" indicates TomL as well as
@praise_yeshua and
@civic because of your Like reaction to TomL's misguided post)
In Truth (John 14:6), the Almighty God is Sovereign (Genesis 1:1) in the affairs of man (Daniel 4:34-35)! PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME!!!
