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How so?No, that verse seems to be different.
I believe that man is free to make free choices based on his nature. I also believe that God is sovereign over all choices.Then you stated
it sure sounds like a direct contradiction:
Can you very plainly state what you believe about free will - Please?
In Matthew 26:33-35, Peter confidently declares that he will never deny Jesus, even if everyone else does. Jesus, however, predicts that Peter will deny Him three times before the rooster crows. This passage highlights Peter's initial overconfidence and subsequent failure, which serves as a lesson in humility and the need for divine strength.How so?
Is man able to make choices that are in direct conflict with the Sovereign will of God? I believe there are numbers of Scripture that plainly show God's Sovereignty did NOT over ride man's free will.I believe that man is free to make free choices based on his nature. I also believe that God is sovereign over all choices.
Do you not think that Peter’s denial was planned?In Matthew 26:33-35, Peter confidently declares that he will never deny Jesus, even if everyone else does. Jesus, however, predicts that Peter will deny Him three times before the rooster crows. This passage highlights Peter's initial overconfidence and subsequent failure, which serves as a lesson in humility and the need for divine strength.
Acts 2:23, on the other hand, speaks about Jesus being handed over according to God's predetermined plan and foreknowledge, and being crucified by lawless men. This verse emphasizes the divine orchestration of Jesus' crucifixion and the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan, rather than focusing on Peter's denials.
The question of whether Peter could have "stuck to his guns" and proven Jesus wrong is more of a hypothetical one. The narrative shows that Peter's denials were part of a larger divine plan, illustrating human weakness and the necessity of relying on God's strength.
Did He foreknow that He’d foreknow?Christ foreknew Peter's choice...that night.
No - there is nothing to show it was -Do you not think that Peter’s denial was planned?
I believe all of that is under God’s control.Is man able to make choices that are in direct conflict with the Sovereign will of God? I believe there are numbers of Scripture that plainly show God's Sovereignty did NOT over ride man's free will.
Matt 23:36 37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
Example of God's Sovereignty NOT over riding man's free will
John 5:39 39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. 40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
Example of God's Sovereignty NOT over riding man's free will
Any Scripture to support that - or is it just your opinion?I believe all of that is under God’s control.
No - there is nothing to show it was -
Matthew 28:18Any Scripture to support that - or is it just your opinion?
Yes, Jesus knew what was going to happen - even quoted scripture to base it on. - Zech 13:7Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.’
— Matthew 26:31
He chose to deny Christ .... yes he could have chose otherwise .... Jesus knew what Peter's choice would be. Shows how even our best intentions can be foiled by our weakness and fear.So Peter had no choice.
Yes, Peter could have done differently, and Jesus would have known.
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’”
— Isaiah 38:1
Could this have happened differently to Hezekiah? Yes indeed... it did!
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, “Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David, “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
— Isaiah 38:2-5
It seems to know a fulfillment...Did He foreknow that He’d foreknow?
Like I said. I believe man has the ability to choose A or Not A, based on his nature. And I believe that God is sovereign over every choice.Yes, Jesus knew what was going to happen - even quoted scripture to base it on. - Zech 13:7
Peter in his bravado boasted he would not - in reality he got scared -
54 Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed at a distance. 55 Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. 56 And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man was also with Him.”57 But he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”58 And after a little while another saw him and said, “You also are of them.”But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”59 Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a Galilean.”60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!”Immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster [c]crows, you will deny Me three times.” 62 So Peter went out and wept bitterly.There is NOTHING there saying that God circumvented Peter's will
Because not everyone is as obedient as they should be.Matt 28: 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Then why are all believers not making disciples?
Where then is God’s sovereignty?Because not everyone is as obedient as they should be.
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