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Matthew 9:36Every time (and I mean every time) any discusion where Reformed theology is brought up, some sort of "but man has free will" argument arises, as if the secular humanistic view of free will is some sort of counter argument.
So my question is this. Can the natural man do anything that's spiritually good? Or to ask another way, can the natural man do anything to glorify God?
disclaimer: the questions may br modified if they aren't clear enough
But when he (Jesus) saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.
By my nature, I am incomplete. If I follow God like a shepherd, I may learn of spiritual things. Jesus had a body like we have bodies. He overcame temptation.
John 5:30
Jesus said, "By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me."
I have free will. I may decide to follow or turn away on my own. What happened to the sheep lost outside of the sheepfold at night? He was a dead sheep if a pack of wolves found him.
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