(December 31, 2013 at 12:20 pm)Drich Wrote:(December 27, 2013 at 10:39 am)StoryBook Wrote: Wow this was on the Christian radio station. I work a farm that plays this station every morning.
So this was the title of today’s preaching: God is god and we are not god.
He went on to say the god controls our lives and we do things at his will, bla bla bla …Let god guide us/you throw life… I kinda toned the rest of it out, but I got thinking.
What happen to Free Will? Can’t they (Christians) get their story straight?
"free will" as most understand it is a greek philosphy and not a biblical concept. Matter of fact we are told several times in the bible we are slaves who's master is sin. (Meaning we can not help but to sin.) That is why Christ died to provide attonement. In this life we are only free to make one real choice and that is to accept attonement or not. In essence to be freed from sin.
Can't say I totally agree. I'm thinking about the parable of the Strong Man. Evil may have the run of the house but some good remains in you. This good let's you call on the Lord to drive the evil from your heart. If you follow him he remains to give you Victory. I see atonement and repentance as the beginning of regeneration during which we work out our salvation with fear and trembling.
