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Everyone dies bodily. Are you planning to physically live forever? You'll be the first I guess?

But this speaks of us letting God work in us. Not seeing any connection.

Of course the ability to repent comes from God. Why would this indicate that we don't have freedom? He convicts and we repent, or not. The very fact that the verse says " perhaps" tells me God acts according to the heart condition of the person. If someone is in opposition, he has to have a will...

I don't judge those who do this as unbelievers. That's not my call. Only God knows their hearts and struggles. If someone is angered by my theology being different, because they don't accept free will and I do, I tend to find it amusing these days. Because they are fighting against something...

Pharaoh rejected God multiple times on his own before God hardened his heart. Yeah there's people who reach the point of no return to God, but they initially do it to themselves. If God uses an unrepentant person who has had the opportunity to repent, so be it. That doesn't negate the person's...

Well if I believe I'm elect and you aren't, I would have a reason to think I'm better than you. But if I believe that God's grace frees my will to choose, I'm just like you. The Bible is clear that humility is rewarded. Humility is not me being better, it's me surrendering because I recognize my...

What does that mean? I don't get it.

There was for the people Jesus was speaking to. And yes, there was an abomination of desolation. “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart...

I don't find opposing ideas. I find opposing interpretations. I wonder if most of this has to do with how a first-century Christain would read the verses as opposed to an American. We are hyper-individualistic people. They were not. When the Bible says we are predestined to do good works, for...

So one incident where God stopped someone from sinning in order to protect his servant makes God all controlling? Please! Yes, God works in human affairs. If he didn't why would we pray for his will to be done?. But the very fact that we are told to pray that shows us that his will is often not...

Enabling someone to do some thing is not the same as choosing for them. Am I enabled to avoid sinning? Yes, but do I always do so? No.

What do you mean I'm not acknowledging them? Are you acknowledging that the ones I posted make my point?

Who is upset? I just do not understand how anyone can deny that the Bible confirms free will. The " everything is predestined" crowd make all of God's commands unnecessary. If God is causing everything, we have no choice in anything and God causes our sin. That's absurd and fatalistic.

If there's no free will thinking about things is pointless. Faith is a choice. ‘Where is your faith?’ he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement, they asked one another, ‘Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.’” Come to me, all you who are weary and...

There no where that God isn't.

Only that is pointless too, because pray does not do anything in his theology of everything being predestined.

Which is impossible to ask for unless you have the freedom to ask.

Why would we be told this other than giving us the choice who to let control us? Which can only happen if we have freewill. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.” John 1:1-3 These are incredible verses. I know, we use words like incredible and amazing...

Exactly. This is so simple, I don't understand the confusion. Knowledge isn't causation.