An intercarnactic phenomenon developed among the free willians.
The free willians repeatedly advocate Adam had free will to choose away from God in the creation account (Genesis chapters 1-3); however, the free willian advocation serves absolutely nothing to support the free willian philosophy that Adam could choose toward God.
The creation account exposed Adam's action against God, not toward God, but opposition to God (Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:17).
The main point is Adam was incapable of causing himself to be right with God.
The free willians apply illogic by arguing that because Adam could and did choose to eat of the tree against God then that proves Adam could choose God.
An opposite does not prove it's opposite.
Furthermore, the Word of God unequivocally illuminates that Adam acted not willingly when he ate of the forbidden tree as well as the Woman's voice was the cause for Adam's eating of the prohibited tree (Genesis 2:16-17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:17, Romans 8:20), and the following paragraphs scripturally explain this in detail.
Despite the Creation account in Genesis 1-3 being silent about man's "will", there exists Apostolic teaching on the matter of man's "will" with regard to the creation account.
Adam did not exercise willpower to disobey God's command not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:16-17) for Paul wrote "the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly" (Romans 8:20, NASB); therefore, Adam did not make a choice, not a willing choice, to eat.
A "choice" by Adam is explicitly excluded by using scripture with scripture referencing, in fact, "the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly" (Romans 8:20, KJV), so Adam acted not willingly but rather acted subject to vanity in his eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
"Not willingly" indicates "not choice".
"Not willingly" indicates "not free will".
Some people may claim that Paul was referring to a timeframe exclusively after what they call "the fall" (after Adam ate of the tree [Genesis 3:6]), but the continuity of the passage of Romans 8:20-22must be taken as a whole.
Paul left no room for disputing to the timeframe for which "not willingly" applies, for Paul also wrote "we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now" (Romans 8:22), and the phrase "until now" is the timeframe's most recent limiting factor which memes that all times prior to "now" are included, so "the whole creation" includes the moment after God breathed into Adam's nostrils the breath of life (Genesis 2:7) until Adam ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:6); therefore, we can be certain that Paul includes the timeframe that Adam ate of the tree in the travailing/groaning because Paul wrote of all of this in the same passage, i.e. Romans 8:20-22.
Paul includes the "not willingly" (Romans 8:20-22) to apply to the time that Adam ate of the tree (Genesis 3:6).
After Adam ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:6), to Adam, God said "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you will eat the plants of the field; By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return." (Genesis 3:17-19).
The word "because" inherently indicates cause in (Genesis 3:17), and the word "because" is the first word that God said to Adam in Genesis 3:17-19.
God declares the cause as being that Adam listened to the voice of his wife.
God LITERALLY stated that the CAUSE was Adam LISTENED to Adam's wife's voice; moveover, free will choice is NOT included as a CAUSE; therefore, the Apostle Paul's conveyance that Adam "not willingly" ate of the tree (Romans 8:20) is in accord with the recorded Word of God in Genesis 3:17.
God declares the effect as being that the ground would be cursed because of Adam as well as to dust Adam would return.
Just as the original post shows richly in scripture, Adam was not imparted free will, and no man thereafter was imparted free will neither.
The free willians repeatedly advocate Adam had free will to choose away from God in the creation account (Genesis chapters 1-3); however, the free willian advocation serves absolutely nothing to support the free willian philosophy that Adam could choose toward God.
The creation account exposed Adam's action against God, not toward God, but opposition to God (Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:17).
The main point is Adam was incapable of causing himself to be right with God.
The free willians apply illogic by arguing that because Adam could and did choose to eat of the tree against God then that proves Adam could choose God.
An opposite does not prove it's opposite.
Furthermore, the Word of God unequivocally illuminates that Adam acted not willingly when he ate of the forbidden tree as well as the Woman's voice was the cause for Adam's eating of the prohibited tree (Genesis 2:16-17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:17, Romans 8:20), and the following paragraphs scripturally explain this in detail.
Despite the Creation account in Genesis 1-3 being silent about man's "will", there exists Apostolic teaching on the matter of man's "will" with regard to the creation account.
Adam did not exercise willpower to disobey God's command not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:16-17) for Paul wrote "the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly" (Romans 8:20, NASB); therefore, Adam did not make a choice, not a willing choice, to eat.
A "choice" by Adam is explicitly excluded by using scripture with scripture referencing, in fact, "the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly" (Romans 8:20, KJV), so Adam acted not willingly but rather acted subject to vanity in his eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
"Not willingly" indicates "not choice".
"Not willingly" indicates "not free will".
Some people may claim that Paul was referring to a timeframe exclusively after what they call "the fall" (after Adam ate of the tree [Genesis 3:6]), but the continuity of the passage of Romans 8:20-22must be taken as a whole.
Paul left no room for disputing to the timeframe for which "not willingly" applies, for Paul also wrote "we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now" (Romans 8:22), and the phrase "until now" is the timeframe's most recent limiting factor which memes that all times prior to "now" are included, so "the whole creation" includes the moment after God breathed into Adam's nostrils the breath of life (Genesis 2:7) until Adam ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:6); therefore, we can be certain that Paul includes the timeframe that Adam ate of the tree in the travailing/groaning because Paul wrote of all of this in the same passage, i.e. Romans 8:20-22.
Paul includes the "not willingly" (Romans 8:20-22) to apply to the time that Adam ate of the tree (Genesis 3:6).
After Adam ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:6), to Adam, God said "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you will eat the plants of the field; By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return." (Genesis 3:17-19).
The word "because" inherently indicates cause in (Genesis 3:17), and the word "because" is the first word that God said to Adam in Genesis 3:17-19.
God declares the cause as being that Adam listened to the voice of his wife.
God LITERALLY stated that the CAUSE was Adam LISTENED to Adam's wife's voice; moveover, free will choice is NOT included as a CAUSE; therefore, the Apostle Paul's conveyance that Adam "not willingly" ate of the tree (Romans 8:20) is in accord with the recorded Word of God in Genesis 3:17.
God declares the effect as being that the ground would be cursed because of Adam as well as to dust Adam would return.
Just as the original post shows richly in scripture, Adam was not imparted free will, and no man thereafter was imparted free will neither.
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