An Article on free will

Hosanna said:
Once we choose Jesus and are saved is when we are regenerated and set free we're no longer slaves to sin and death. We have righteousness peace and joy in the holy ghost. We abide in Christ.
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Man is dead to God Spiritually, cant do nothing until Born again. Other than that, a dead sinner enslaved to the devil and our evil nature
 
Wilber said:
Free will seems to be quite the topic today. I must say it is a rather interesting talking point. For instance when we say that a person has a will is to say that a person experiences purpose, intends things, and makes decisions. Machines do not do that sort of thing, regardless how sophisticated they are. Artificial intelligence has come a long way but they're not there yet.

Discussion on free will is geared toward our ability as sinful human beings to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. With that in mind to describe the human will as free is to say something about the way it functions. So to speak of the will as free when it comes to salvation we are using our free will in a proper manner. Be careful how you deny free will: you may very well deny the will itself.

When we use the term free will we are sayin that choices are involved. Certainly none of us believe that God would be pleased with having robots to serve him. I believe he wants people that love him and choose to serve him.

“If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
Joshua 24:15
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Some view it much like you and I would see how AI works in an human cloanlke person. The AI is controlling all the predetermined actions of the android. It appears real in many ways and seems to interact freely but it’s only an illusion much like the puppet master.
 
brightfame52 said:
Man is dead to God Spiritually, cant do nothing until Born again. Other than that, a dead sinner enslaved to the devil and our evil nature
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That's not true as the Bible teaches that unsaved people can do a lot of righteous things.

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praise_yeshua said:
You're exactly right. That is exactly how some approach matters of the heart.

"A heart convinced its will is of the same opinion still"

It is nothing more than compliance. I think we've all had issues when someone just does what we say to do while giving no indication they actually agree.
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Yup... this means that the choice or decision is one that really could go either way; that we are not compelled by some force outside.
 
Richard said:
That's not true as the Bible teaches that unsaved people can do a lot of righteous things.

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What is common grace? | GotQuestions.org

What is common grace? Does God show a degree of grace to all people in all places at all times?
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Right, common grace is about the sovereign grace of God that he gives to all of mankind not just the "elect". If God gives us the grace to do good deeds before we are saved don't you think he would give us the grace to accept his free gift of salvation? To be able to make the choice To accept him as Lord?
 
Richard said:
That's not true as the Bible teaches that unsaved people can do a lot of righteous things.

www.gotquestions.org

What is common grace? | GotQuestions.org

What is common grace? Does God show a degree of grace to all people in all places at all times?
www.gotquestions.org
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Man is dead to God Spiritually, cant do nothing until Born again. Other than that, a dead sinner enslaved to the devil and our evil nature

And all his righteousness's are as filthy rags when in regards to Salvation Isa 64:6

6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
 
Wilber said:
Right, common grace is about the sovereign grace of God that he gives to all of mankind not just the "elect". If God gives us the grace to do good deeds before we are saved don't you think he would give us the grace to accept his free gift of salvation? To be able to make the choice To accept him as Lord?
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Absolutely. The goodness of God LEADS us to repentance.

No one should claim grace for themselves while denying it to others.
 
brightfame52 said:
Man is dead to God Spiritually, cant do nothing until Born again. Other than that, a dead sinner enslaved to the devil and our evil nature

And all his righteousness's are as filthy rags when in regards to Salvation Isa 64:6

6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
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I'm sorry but you're way off on this one. Unsaved people do good things all the time. Think of charities, Homeless shelters. Soup kitchens.
Our military protects our country and they're not all Christians. Paramedics, Doctors. In the list goes on. So you actually can do good things before you are born again.
 
civic said:
You didn’t answer the question . Was Adan dead in sin ( spiritually dead ) after he sinned ? Yes or no
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Is interesting question.

He did hide from God but God came looking for him.

Actually God performed the first sacrifice that was a forerunner of the last sacrifice at the Cross when he Clothed Adam and Eve in animal skins.

As he did here:
Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together. Genesis 22:8

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What is the significance of the garments of skin that God made Adam and Eve? What is the meaning of Genesis 3:21?
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brightfame52 said:
Man is dead to God Spiritually, cant do nothing until Born again. Other than that, a dead sinner enslaved to the devil and our evil nature
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The good news is that Jesus came to set us free from sin and death. Just like it says in John chapter 3

15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
All you do is believe
 
Hosanna said:
I'm sorry but you're way off on this one. Unsaved people do good things all the time. Think of charities, Homeless shelters. Soup kitchens.
Our military protects our country and they're not all Christians. Paramedics, Doctors. In the list goes on. So you actually can do good things before you are born again.
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Man is dead to God Spiritually, cant do nothing until Born again. Other than that, a dead sinner enslaved to the devil and our evil nature

And all his righteousness's are as filthy rags when in regards to Salvation Isa 64:6

6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
 

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