An Article on free will

[Eternally-Grateful]

The Gospel message demands a synergy between man and God. Take Mark 1:15 for example.

“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

In this verse, Jesus commands two specific responses: repent and believe. Repent and believe are active volitional verbs. Both actions involve the will of the person and require conscious decision-making and effort.

Because repentance and belief are action-oriented commands that must be carried out by the individual in response to God’s call, this suggests a synergistic model of salvation—where human response cooperates with divine initiative. God's grace enables, but humans must respond actively. Thus, salvation, while initiated and empowered by God, is not monergistic (God alone acting) but synergistic (God and human working together).

You do not earn salvation by receiving him.

That's not God doing his part and you doing yours.

Salvation is modergistic.. By God alone. It is God who brings us to faith. God who convinces us, God who brings us to our knees.

The tax collector called out to God. Begging for Gods mercy. He did not cooperate or ern salvation by doing this

 

[civic]

You do not earn salvation by receiving him.

That's not God doing his part and you doing yours.

Salvation is modergistic.. By God alone. It is God who brings us to faith. God who convinces us, God who brings us to our knees.

The tax collector called out to God. Begging for Gods mercy. He did not cooperate or ern salvation by doing this

Faith is not works yet it is man responsibility to believe God and trust in the gospel.

 

[Eternally-Grateful]

Faith is not works yet it is man responsibility to believe God and trust in the gospel.

yes, But this is not synergistic.. This is still monergistic.

The tax collector called out in faith.. He did not cooperate or earn his salvation

 

[civic]

yes, But this is not synergistic.. This is still monergistic.

The tax collector called out in faith.. He did not cooperate or earn his salvation

Yet he responded once convicted , the same with every saved person , its by faith. Jesus spells this out in John 3:16-18

 

[Dizerner]

People define synergism incorrectly, if you believe in free will then you by default believe in synergism.

 

[Eternally-Grateful]

Yet he responded once convicted , the same with every saved person , its by faith. Jesus spells this out in John 3:16-18

Yes,

But he did not earn salvation by responding.

Not sure how to get this across.

I was lost. I needed saved. God came, and reached his hand out to me. I could respond in faith as the tax collector did. or I could reject him like the pharisee did.


I can not boast of saving myself. I did not earn salvation. God gets all the credit. because everything, including my faith depended on him.

SAynergism says we both work..

I did not work. as the calvinist tries to claim i did because I trusted God God worked in me

 

[Eternally-Grateful]

People define synergism incorrectly, if you believe in free will then you by default believe in synergism.

thats a typical fatal calvinistic view.

 

[civic]

Yes,

But he did not earn salvation by responding.

Not sure how to get this across.

I was lost. I needed saved. God came, and reached his hand out to me. I could respond in faith as the tax collector did. or I could reject him like the pharisee did.


I can not boast of saving myself. I did not earn salvation. God gets all the credit. because everything, including my faith depended on him.

SAynergism says we both work..

I did not work. as the calvinist tries to claim i did because I trusted God God worked in me

Faith has nothing to do with earning salvation. That’s a misnomer

 

[Dizerner]

thats a typical fatal calvinistic view.

Calvinists do NOT believe in Free Will or synergism.

If you were not aware...

 

[Eternally-Grateful]

Faith has nothing to do with earning salvation. That’s a misnomer

That’s why we are monergist in reality not synergist.

Synergism is legalism 101

 

[Eternally-Grateful]

Calvinists do NOT believe in Free Will or synergism.

If you were not aware...

I did not say they did. But claiming free will is synergistic is Calvinistic

 

[Kermos]

Absolutely - I fully agree, and there are even more συν- compound verbs in Paul's epistles that further reinforce this synergistic theme brother.

Greek Verb Parsing Example Translation Reference Implication
συνεργέω Verb – PAI-3S “works together” Rom 8:28 God works with those who love Him
συμμορφίζω Verb – PPM/P-1P “being conformed with” Phil 3:10 Co-suffering with Christ
συζάω Verb – PAI-1P “we shall live with” Rom 6:8 Shared resurrection life
συνεσταύρωμαι Perf. Pass. Indicative “I have been crucified with” Gal 2:20 Co-crucifixion with Christ
συνταφέντες Aorist Pass. Participle “having been buried with” Rom 6:4 Co-burial in baptism
συνανέστη Aorist Act. Indicative “He raised us up together” Eph 2:6 Co-resurrection with Christ
συγκληρονόμοι Noun – nom. plural “joint-heirs” Rom 8:17 Shared inheritance with Christ
συσταυρόω Verb – Aor. Pass. “crucified with” Rom 6:6 Joint crucifixion with old man
συζωοποιέω Verb – Aor. Act. Ind. “made alive together” Eph 2:5 Co-life-giving with Christ
συνθάπτω Verb – Aor. Pass. Ind. “buried with” Col 2:12 Co-burial in spiritual death
συνεφώνουν Impf. Act. Ind. “they agreed together” Acts 5:9 Used negatively of cooperation
συνάγω Verb – Pres. “to gather together” Eph 1:10 Uniting all in Christ
συμπολίτης Noun – masc. “fellow citizens” Eph 2:19 Shared polity with saints
συναγωνίζομαι Verb – Pres. Mid. “strive together” Rom 15:30 Collaborative intercession

These verbs affirm not monergism (divine-alone action) but synergism-God acting with, in, and through willing human agents. Each term stresses shared experience, common destiny, or mutual cooperation.

@Kermos @Eternally-Grateful

J.

You either believe Christ or you don't:

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)
​

Now, my Christian works are attributal to me as in his works, yet my works/fruit are controlled as having been worked in God, even according to the love of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:14).

Holy Spirit inspired Apostle Paul wrote of this very same concept with:

it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure
(Philippians 2:13).
​

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, good, faith (Galatians 5:22), so every aspect of good work by a Christian in Rom 8:28, Phil 3:10, Rom 6:8, Gal 2:20, Rom 6:4, Eph 2:6, Rom 8:17, Rom 6:6, Eph 2:5, Col 2:12, Eph 1:10, Eph 2:19 and Rom 15:30 is governed by the Holy Spirit of the Lord God Almighty!

Self-willed persons (2 Peter 2:9-10) daringly revile the King of Glory by those people laying Illegitimate ownership claim to fruit of the Holy Spirit. And that is a deadly place to be.

 

[civic]

That’s why we are monergist in reality not synergist.

Synergism is legalism 101

No God saves ( monergism ) the person who believes( synergism).

 

[Dizerner]

I did not say they did. But claiming free will is synergistic is Calvinistic

Free will is you doing something, right?

You seen to think synergism means "contributing merit," probably from Calvinist propaganda.

Synergism just means two parties both having a part—you are confusing meritorious and non-meritorious actions.

 

[Eternally-Grateful]

No God saves ( monergism ) the person who believes( synergism).

I see it different brother

Gid saves the one who believes is monergism because man does not Cooperate or do
Any work to add to the work
If god. It’s the work of God we believe

As John said as many as ya e recieved him. Not if the will of man etc etc

 

[Johann]

I did not say they did. But claiming free will is synergistic is Calvinistic

The way I see it, the problem is that most people here believe they had a role in God's salvation. But that doesn't necessarily exclude the idea of synergism after salvation. You get what I'm saying?

J.

 

[Eternally-Grateful]

Free will is you doing something, right?

No it is me choosing. I can chose without doing we do it all the time

You seen to think synergism means "contributing merit," probably from Calvinist propaganda.

I got that by reading the defenition. Both parties work to perform something the one could not himself. The power of both are what saves.

Synergism just means two parties both having a part—you are confusing meritorious and non-meritorious actions.

I have no part

A synergist is by definition trying to earn salvation. By adding g his work to the work of God

 

[Johann]

You either believe Christ or you don't:

​

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)​

​

Now, my Christian works are attributal to me as in his works, yet my works/fruit are controlled as having been worked in God, even according to the love of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:14).

Holy Spirit inspired Apostle Paul wrote of this very same concept with:

​

it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure​

(Philippians 2:13).​

​

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, good, faith (Galatians 5:22), so every aspect of good work by a Christian in Rom 8:28, Phil 3:10, Rom 6:8, Gal 2:20, Rom 6:4, Eph 2:6, Rom 8:17, Rom 6:6, Eph 2:5, Col 2:12, Eph 1:10, Eph 2:19 and Rom 15:30 is governed by the Holy Spirit of the Lord God Almighty!

Self-willed persons (2 Peter 2:9-10) daringly revile the King of Glory by those people laying Illegitimate ownership claim to fruit of the Holy Spirit. And that is a deadly place to be.

There is clearly a misunderstanding between you and me.

J.

 

[synergy]

You do not earn salvation by receiving him.

Who said we earn anything? Stop with the strawmen. That's a typical calvinist strawman argument.

That's not God doing his part and you doing yours.

Salvation is modergistic.. By God alone. It is God who brings us to faith. God who convinces us, God who brings us to our knees.

You mean monergistic, right? That's calvinism. Calvinism flies in the face of what the Gospel message demands of us. Take Mark 1:15 for example.

“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

In this verse, Jesus commands two specific responses: repent and believe. Repent and believe are active volitional verbs. Both actions involve the will of the person and require conscious decision-making and effort.

Because repentance and belief are action-oriented commands that must be carried out by the individual in response to God’s call, this suggests a synergistic model of salvation—where human response cooperates with divine initiative. God's grace enables, but humans must respond actively. Thus, salvation, while initiated and empowered by God, is not monergistic (God alone acting) but synergistic (God and human working together).

The tax collector called out to God. Begging for Gods mercy. He did not cooperate or ern salvation by doing this

Begging (for mercy) is an active volitional action verb that involves the will of the person and requires conscious decision-making and effort. If that's not cooperating with what Jesus demands of us in Mark 1:15 (repentance), I don't know what is. Thank you for your assistance in proving that salvation is synergistic.

 

[civic]

I see it different brother

Gid saves the one who believes is monergism because man does not Cooperate or do
Any work to add to the work
If god. It’s the work of God we believe

As John said as many as ya e recieved him. Not if the will of man etc etc

Faith is not a work but man’s responsibility as per Jesus in John 3:16-18.