Thank you for these examples, for we have their stories in scripture to read.Are you serious ? Paul ? Moses ? David, Samuel ? Lydia ? Jacob ? Abraham ?
Paul, after the great revelation of the Lord, was told "but rise, and enter the city, and it shall be told you what you must do." Afterward we have scripture showing us that he indeed made a decision to go: "And Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus."
Moses made a similar decision: "So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight--why the bush does not burn up."
Samuel, when called by the Lord, answered.
Lydia we are told that the Lord opened her eyes to respond, and she responded. A response is an act of the will, an act of the will is a decision.
Jacob: "Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me food to eat and garments to wear, and I return to my father's house in safety, then the LORD will be my God." Gen 28:20-21
Abraham: "Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you..." "So Abram went forth as the LORD had spoken to him". Gen 12:1, 4.
You may think I am trying to glorify man's decision. I am not. I am merely trying to establish the fact that a decision of the will is behind every direction taken in life. Faith in Christ never glorifies Self, faith in Christ always glorifies God for it is opposite of faith in one's self. And that goes whether we call it a decision, choosing, receiving, accepting, or if we need to say "He invaded me and arrested me."
And my point is that this thing about a decision to trust Christ being wrong is a straw man.
Blessings,
H.
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