2007-05-14 01:17:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes we know we all have the right to accept Jesus or not. Just like we also know it is a matter of choice to believe or not.
2007-05-14 01:21:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Don't let the ridiculous liberal/conservative divide come between you and your mom. It's bad enough it messing with our political system, it doesn't need to tear apart your family too. Look for things that bring the two of you closer together. Unless you are actually contemplating getting an abortion, it's not like the two of you really need to discuss this issue.
2016-05-17 21:33:11 · answer #2 · answered by haley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never will... the schools of thought (Arminian and Calvinist) are like the left and the right of politics. Both sides claim Biblical support, yet cannot arrive at a middle ground. My question to the ones who think that their will is being violated is this: If God knows your life, every decision, every blinking moment, beginning to end--why does that violate your free will? Without God knowing all (omniscient) God is not God. God is then god.(note small caps) Sovereign omniscience is not just a Christian thing, it's also a necessary tenet of theism.
2007-05-14 01:24:26 · answer #3 · answered by Soundtrack to a Nightmare 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
the scripture clearly teaches BOTH the sovereignty of God AND the free will of men. To deny this is irrational, and must be caused by something other than reason based on scriptural precepts.
Calvinistic theologians cringe at the suggestion of substituting the term "arbitrarily" for the phrase "by His good pleasure", in their definition of election, but surely this is a defensive equivocation born of the fact that if this definition of election is true, God also chooses/creates most knowing He will justly condemn them to hell. This is a most difficult conclusion regarding God's character which doesn't square with the scripture's teaching of His great mercy. Logic doesn't put forth, create or originate truth precepts (scripture does), but it is the tool the Lord gave us (Mark 13:30, "...mind..."; Isaiah 1:18, "...reason...") to judge error since logic's law of non-contradiction proves when some set of doctrine/syllogisms are false.
What I will label as "Classic 5 point Calvinism" states the following doctrinal beliefs, and uses the helpful acrostic (T-U-L-I-P) to remember them: T=Total Depravity of man; U=Unconditional election; L=Limited Atonement; I=Irresistible grace; P=Perseverance of the Saints. In this case, if classic Calvinism is correct, then the 'I' in particular leads to the inexorable conclusion that God creates most to send them to hell. If an individual cannot resist God's grace (the 'I'), and God elects only a few to salvation (Matt. 7:13-14), then clearly he elects most to damnation without their ever having a chance to make a genuine choice. This is tight logic with no room for equivocation and the non-contradictory Calvinist is forced to admit this. In addition, the 'L' (limited atonement, meaning that Jesus only died for those who are actually saved, and not for all people of all times) is shown to be false by many scripture, not the least of which are John 3:16, or 1 John 2:2.
2007-05-14 01:26:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
EVERY christian argument has run its course, and have all been conclusively countered.
Obviously the logical and sound answers to their claims aren't widely published within their bubble of denial..!
You can lead a horse to water, but....
2007-05-14 01:26:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Freewill will never run its course since it is part of everyday life. All free will means is that one is able to chose to make their own choice. Take that away and you take away freedom.
2007-05-14 01:26:14 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that even though there are plenty of apologetics on both sides, there will always be those trying to convince the others that they are wrong. I'm one of them. Arminianism is riddled with logical errors, and I'll keep trying to point them out.
2007-05-14 01:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by ccrider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"If you seek Me, you will find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart" & "No man can come to Me, unless the Father draws him". Anybody who says they got all that figured out is just kidding themselves. (Arminist OR Calvinest). Freewill and Predestination (Chosen before the foundation of the world) are two paralell lines that only meet in Eternity....theBerean
2007-05-14 01:38:58 · answer #8 · answered by theBerean 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I regret that I don't understand your question.
When God created humanity, He didn't create automatons who had no choice but to do God's will. That's what free will means. We have a choice whether to love, obey, honor, worship, glorify, reject, refuse, hate, object, or dismiss.
2007-05-14 01:55:29 · answer #9 · answered by mikey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kind of pathetic, all these people with no concept of free will, yet constantly using it.
2007-05-14 01:21:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. They still consider the threat of eternal damnation as 'free will'. It's kind of sad really.
2007-05-14 01:24:55 · answer #11 · answered by St. Tom Cruise 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋