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Would you say it’s an emotional one? I’m not so sure anymore.Then does that the choice to follow Jesus is an emotional one?
Look up David Wood's testimony on YouTube and I think he has a video specifically talking about how his sociopathic nature has no impact on his decision.
Spell check may have made my meaning unclear. However, my point would be that emotions can change and therefore a decision made based on emotions can be unmade the same way. It is possible someone makes an emotional choice and eventually decides it is the right one, but the choice is the important thing and emotions can get in the way of that.Would you say it’s an emotional one? I’m not so sure anymore.
Predestination is the same as a rough description of Daoism where a person's life path is set at the moment of birth according to conditions in the universe at the moment. The path is set but side trips can be many. People are carried along in the flow in the way people see themselves as carried along by the will of God.
Predestination in either setting would have the same navigation system leading to the same destination. Whether we stop off for a beer, take detours or decided to camp off road somewhere permanently is still a choice in either. Both systems also allow for purposes to be served along the way, in the way scenery changes on a long journey.Predestination refers to having had one's final destination chosen for him. It does not mean that everything in the person's life has been scripted in advance, which however is how you've described Daoism here.
Predestination in either setting would have the same navigation system leading to the same destination. Whether we stop off for a beer, take detours or decided to camp off road somewhere permanently is still a choice in either.
Then Jesus lied in the Parable of the Sower? The seeds were good, their outcome not always so. They were scattered, not meticulously planted. But there is no denying some of us seem addicted to the pursuit of the knowledge of God.No, it's not.
You think so?Then Jesus lied in the Parable of the Sower?
This observation doesn't disprove predestination, but my point didn't intend to take a stand one way or the other about the truth or falsity of predestination anyway.The seeds were good, their outcome not always so.
Theology or taught by Jesus? I've never been one to put much faith in mankind, beings who like to self justify themselves.It was simply a comment intended to advise people that, theologically speaking, predestination means just what it says, i.e. one's destination in eternity is pre-set. IT DOES NOT MEAN that every act and thought and experience in life has been preprogrammed.
Predestination refers to having had one's final destination chosen for him. It does not mean that everything in the person's life has been scripted in advance, which however is how you've described Daoism here.
But why would the Potter want a pot factory made rather than one that didn't first stand the test of a firing? All are destined for the Kingdom. Few make it.
Yes the original pot was substandard but upon finding His Kingdom within us a new pot of the old material we form in His image rather than our own.As for the kingdom... it is within you.
Can you define what the will of man/God is?The choice is not in following the Christ but listening to His Gospel of the Kingdom and choosing whether to reject the will of man over the will of God, or to retain it.
To put it simply, man is about self, while God is about others. The original sin was self awareness. Before that man functioned for others, which is what loving all as self involves. If it is good for you it is good for them, If it is bad for you it is bad for them. All through the Bible God promotes His will over ours, while man building this world in our own image, continually puts our will before His, often using God to self justify our actions rather than change them to suit God's will.Can you define what the will of man/God is?
It was simply a comment intended to advise people that, theologically speaking, predestination means just what it says, i.e. one's destination in eternity is pre-set. IT DOES NOT MEAN that every act and thought and experience in life has been preprogrammed.
What are your thoughts on this subject.
Is following Christ Jesus Christ a choice?
Did Matthew when Jesus stated ‘follow me’ make the choice to do so? Maybe this one was predestined?
Either way, can people make the choice to follow God or completely reject him in this life? Or is it a preordained thing and only some people get to the choice to?
Well, according to that definition, not only am I not a Christian, but I also find it impossible to be a Christian. It is beyond my current abilities. How do I reconcile this realization with Jesus' statement that His yoke is easy?
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