free will

Blessings Brothers and Sisters, Does anyone have articles or links they can send me on the early Church’s’ interpretation of Romans 9? What I have found thus far is the early Church did not look at Romans 9 in a double predestination sense. I have not found many articles though, very few...

We understand that the Law and the 10 Commandments are good. They are Holy. They are Pure. But, because they are Holy, they show us that we are not.... as that is the main purpose of the Law and 10 Commandments. They are a Spiritual Mirror, a HOLY Mirror that reflect God's Righteousness...

I asked something similar in another post, but didn’t want to overcrowd it since this technically is a different question. I understand now that Calvinism is not a denomination but a belief system. So my question is, is the Calvinist belief system, the only Christian belief system that denies...

I have questions around omniscient and omnipotent. I do believe God is both of these, but I do not believe in hard determinism. I read a lot of articles from folks who know a lot about this stuff, and have beliefs on both sides. I also see folks writing formula looking explanations. I guess my...

My mother, who is a spiritual woman, has always talked about God's free will with humanity. One of the things she talks about is how some people have children that they weren't really supposed to have, which is part of God's "free will". So my question is this: Does God even care about the...

I post this as an expression of my faith, what I believe about our pre-conception existence (PCE), not as proof I am right. PCE does solve some of the blasphemies the orthodox churches must embrace to keep their 'created on earth' based theologies working but that is not proof of its...

I'm posting this under Kitchen Sink, because I want those not claiming Christianity to be able to contribute. Within what I say here, I want it understood, though, that I am assuming the meaning of 'God' to be, among other things, the absolute Omnipotent, a person, (i.e. not a mere mechanical...

Many times, in many threads concerning, in particular, the question of whether God deciding all things makes him the one to blame for sin, and turns erstwhile free-willing agents into robots programmed to 'choose' what they do, and makes their choices mere illusion. In these threads, I have...

Calvinism is not the only theology that sees some sinners as condemned before conception. The theology of our Pre-Conception Existence (PCE) contends that all persons created in HIS image were created before the creation of the physical universe* with a free will and an equal ability and...

I have received this notification when I tried to answer something @wendykvw said to someone else, but can't find why: Christian Forums - Error You do not have permission to view this page or perform this action. So I'm here opening another thread: @wendykvw said, "We have a common goal. To...

From the topic: Not Redeemable??? Discussion in 'Requests for Christian Advice' started by SpeckOdust, Feb 27, 2017. I suggest that GOD created everyone in HIS image with a free will and and equal ability and opportunity to accept, by faith, (an unproven hope), HIS claims and proposal of...

I don’t quite understand. There is several verses in romans that sounds a lot like predestination. There is also a ton of verses that talk about making the choice to follow Christ. I want to believe free will. The idea that God decides who is gonna follow Him and who He’s gonna throw in Hell I...

I am making this thread because of this: Feel free to look at that thread if you want. Now, I can basically summarize my position on Free Will like this: We have Free Will, but most of it has to do with coming across NEW information that we have to process based on God's Providence. Now, our...

Everyone (or almost everyone?) agrees with Eph 2:8-10 Ephesians 2:8-10 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good...

IF we have no free will we are not guilty of the evil choices we make yet scripture asserts we are guilty over and over and over... IF we have no free will then GOD created us to do evil and is the source of our evil yet HE claims to be loving and holy... thus my evidence for the necessity of...

Before I begin, I want to mention that the reason I identify myself as Reformed is not because I agree with them, but that what they believe more closely resembles what I believe than any other theological line does. Please do not judge what I mean to write by the nomenclature. There is...

I always ponder which side was correct. Everyone always debates this. In Christianity, I wonder why there are so many disagreements, denominations as well as opinions when we are to not to be confused. I don't think God would make these matters this confusing and hard for us to understand. I...

Is Satan/Mephistopheles/the devil real? Or is this just flaws in our own humanity that lead us to do bad things? This is open to any religions, and what I have below is just my own ramblings about this topic, not apologetics. I'm simply laying out my beliefs & asking you to do the same. The...

Getting away from BLM and ACAB (All Cars are Big?)... So, we believe God gives us free will but God being personal with us and the world would not mean he is interference in a certain way and conflicting with "free will"? Wouldn't us free will require God being deistic, even when it goes...

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