No person can come to Christ by their own freewill !

brightfame52 said:
The Word and His Power and it results in Jn 6:45

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. 1 Thess 1:5
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John 6:45 (LEB) — 45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who hears from the Father and learns comes to me.

Those who believe Moses
John 5:46 (LEB) — 46 For if you had believed Moses, you would believe me, for that one wrote about me.

Those who had God as their father
John 8:42 (LEB) — 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I have come forth from God and have come. For I have not come from myself, but that one sent me.

Those desiring the will of God
John 7:17 (LEB) — 17 If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or I am speaking from myself.

Those who were God’s and have kept his word

John 17:6 (LEB) — 6 “I have revealed your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me, and they have kept your word.

Believers who were God's were given to Christ.
 
Paul was asking Philemon for the favor of keeping Onesimus, who was Philemon's slave, that he might minister to him in his imprisonment. Paul knew he could order Philemon to allow his slave to stay with Paul, but instead he said: "but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.
We know that Paul imitated Christ and here we see him allowing Philemon to exercise his "own free will" (Philemon 14), "for love's sake"(Philemon 9).
So we see here that Paul plainly states that Philemon, and of course all of us, have our own free will.

One of many verses that are not on your side, brightfame52.
 
brightfame52 said:
The Word and His Power and it results in Jn 6:45

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. 1 Thess 1:5
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Still, it was by hearing and learning they came to Christ

There is no mention in the text speaking of your theology of unconditional election.
 
TomL said:
Those who were drawn had heard and learned

John 6:45 (NASB95) — 45 “It is written in the prophets, ‘AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT OF GOD.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.
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Jn 6 44 and 45 go together and run concurrently, cause and effect.
 
brightfame52 said:
Cornelius was saved, a regenerated God fearing man b4 he heard the Gospel. One who fears God is saved job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Cornelius was saved like Job, a just man and feared God Acts 10 22

22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
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Afraid not

Acts 11:13–14 (LEB) — 13 And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is also called Peter, 14 who will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’
 
TomL said:
Afraid not

Acts 11:13–14 (LEB) — 13 And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is also called Peter, 14 who will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’
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Right be saved not get saved. Peter was sent to give him assurance. Cornelius was already a regenerate Just and God fearing man
 
TomL said:
Afraid not

Acts 11:13–14 (LEB) — 13 And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is also called Peter, 14 who will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’
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See if a person fears God, which none do by nature Rom 3:18 and does works of righteousness as Cornelius did, then they have already been accepted of God, saved. So Peter says of Cornelius Acts 10:35

35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

Cornelius was a saved accepted man before he met Peter
 
brightfame52 said:
See if a person fears God, which none do by nature Rom 3:18 and does works of righteousness as Cornelius did, then they have already been accepted of God, saved. So Peter says of Cornelius Acts 10:35

35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

Cornelius was a saved accepted man before he met Peter
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Adam feared God after he ate the apple as he hid from God.

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Romans 1:20

The Old Testament, does tell us about a fear of God, and this is an awareness of his awesomeness, his greatness, and his power.

Non-Christians are afraid of God. It is dangerous to try to even approach a morally perfect being.
 

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