The idea for this post came about after reading a post on LinkedIn. The subject matter was Free Will and this statement caught my eye: God gave us free will so that we can either love Him or reject Him, but the decision is on us. That statement and many responses affirmed that the writers’ … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Free Will”? – 01/12/2025
We continue our “Series in “Genesis“ BEFORE READING GENESIS 13, I RECOMMEND READING JOHN GILL’S INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS GENESIS 13 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: In this chapter we have a further account concerning Abram. I. In general, of his condition and behaviour in the land of promise, which was now the land of his pilgrimage. … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/01/2023
Jeremiah 17:9-10, John 16:8-11 Spurgeon’s statement makes 5 unmistakable declarations: Human will on its own is deprave, evil and set toward mischief The Holy Spirit is critical to man’s reconciliation with God The Holy Spirit convicts men of their depravity No man will ever seek Christ on his own accord No man will ever accept … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/13/2022
Romans 7:19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. In context, Paul is speaking about the ever present struggle between the desire to do right(eous) acts and the our natural desires that are evil. This is far from an isolated … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/14/2021
Unlike the Song One Way or Another (Blondie, Sept 1978) there is only one way to eternal life. The bible is very clear you can not earn your way into Heaven it is a free gift of God Ephesians 2:8-10 otherwise man would revert to his natural state and brag upon his accomplishment. The … More One Way
Sovereign Grace and Man’s Responsibility August 1, 1858 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) “But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. But to Israel he saith, all day long I have stretched forth my hands unto … More God’s Sovereignty and Man
August 4, 2017 Second London Confession: Chapter IX The Second London Confession [2LC] affirms free will plainly. “God hath indued the Will of Man, with that natural liberty, and power of acting upon choice; that it is neither forced, not by any necessity of nature determined to do good or evil.” Continued at Source: Of Free Will
God’s Answer Last week we covered point number three of The Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689’s (TBCF1689) section on Free Will. There we looked at three main points: There was and is a consequence to sin; un-regenerated man (man without Christ) is dead in sin and opposed to doing good and because of this … More Doctrine of Free Will Part III
Man’s Inability Last time in Part I we discussed the two main schools of thought on free will, Arminianism: Free-will or human ability and Calvinism: total depravity or human inability. Utilizing A Faith to Confess: The Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 Rewritten in Modern English we looked at the first two points on … More Free Will Part II
One of the questions and debates that have plague man for many years is that of Free Will. Do I not have a choice in becoming a believer? Do I not decide to follow Jesus? If not am I nothing more than a robot? Man by nature wants to be in charge in control (or … More Free Will Part I
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