Predestination And Free-Will

Sheep Versus Goats

 
One point that can help us to understand this matter of “who accepts whom” has to do with Bible references to sheep and goats. Here are some related verses: “And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall… Continue reading →

Predestination And Free-Will

Can A Person Resist God’s Grace?

 
Do you think in a test of wills, that man can overpower the Almighty? I think not!
 

Acts 6:10 – “And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

Romans 9:19 – “Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?“

1Corinthians 3:6 – “I have planted, Apollos watered; but… Continue reading →

Predestination And Free-Will

Are People Saved Against Their Own Will?

 
Nothing is too difficult for God. He is capable of saving people in spite of their own will, as it was with the apostle Paul who was quite busy going about his work of persecuting Christians when God decided it was time to convert Saul to Paul on the road to Damascus. Luke describes what happened to Paul in Acts chapter 22:
 

Acts 22:4-14 – “4 And I… Continue reading →

Predestination And Free-Will

Can We Give Birth To Ourselves?

John 3:3 – “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

 
We have about as much to contribute towards our spiritual birth as we had with our physical birth. God is the potter. We are the clay. He makes us without our help:
 

Romans 9:21 – “Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one… Continue reading →

Predestination And Free-Will

What Kind Of Will Is Man Born With?

 
The Bible declares that man is born with a predisposition – a will – to sin:
 

Psalm 58:3 – “The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.”

 
Children go astray as soon as they are born. They do not need to be taught sin. It is their nature to sin. That is curse of Adam. It… Continue reading →