OVERVIEW OF IS FREE WILL BIBLICAL?
By Dennis Schmidt 8/2011
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This paper discusses such topics as God's sovereignty, man's goodness, who Jesus died for, free will scriptures, and what we are to do with predestination. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.
INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:
THEME: God is the Sovereign ruler of the universe to do whatever He wills, to whomever He wishes, in any way He wants, without any input from man by non existing free will.
Romans 9:15-19
PURPOSE: God is sovereign to save, whomsoever he wants to save with no man having an input by free will which does not exist.
Ephesians 1:9-11
KEY VERSE:
Romans 9:20-21
WHO: God written mostly by Bible authors John, Luke, and Paul
TO WHOM: Elected Christians
WHAT: God predestinated plan to save the Elect and allow the sinners to be lost
Ephesians 2:7 The elect will praise God forever
WHY: For God’s own purpose and pleasure (His love and His glory)
Ephesians 1:5 Predestinated by God for His will
WAY: God’s grace to the Elect Christians by His predestination plan of salvation, sanctification, perfection, & glorification
Romans 8:29-30 God does it all without man’s efforts or his will. Foreknow->Predestinate->To Jesus image->Called->Justified->Glorified
WHEREAS: Christians should enjoy God’s love and live their life in praises and thanks.
Romans 8:31 God chooses who to be savd, and no one can succeed against God’s Elect
WHERE: Heaven and earth
WHEN: Before the foundation of the world, after the creation, and forever
Ephesians 1:4 Before creation
WHILE: Mankind thinks they are in control of their salvation by non existent free will.
PAPER OUTLINE:
I) IS GOD TRULY SOVEREIGN?:
II) DOES MAN ACCEPT OR RECEIVE JESUS AS SAVIOR?:
III) DOES GOD FORESEE MAN'S GOODNESS AND REWARD HIM WITH ETERNAL LIFE?:
IV) WHO DID JESUS DIE FOR?:
V) WHAT ABOUT THE FREE WILL SCRIPTURES?:
VI) WHAT DO WE DO WITH PREDESTINATION?:
OTHER PAPERS THAT DISCUSS THESE TOPICS SEE:
I) IS GOD TRULY SOVEREIGN?:
Sovereignty = God's power to govern without man's intervention.
God created people for wrath and destruction or created people for eternal life. Following are examples of God's sovereignty, for His purpose, without any determination from those chosen:
[1] ABRAHAM: While living with people who worshipped many gods.
Genesis 12:1-3
[2] JEWISH NATION: Chosen above all people. What happen to other nations? They were lost and God's people were the only blessed people. Israel will be blessed again in the future.
Deuteronomy 14:2
Romans 11:25-27
[3] JEREMIAH: Appointed to be a prophet before his existed.
Jeremiah 1:5
[4] JOHN THE BAPTIST: He was given the Holy Spirit while unborn.
Luke 1:15
[5] ALL BELIEVERS: Appointed unto eternal life before creation.
Ephesians 1:4
[6] PAUL: He was killing Christians when God called him. This shows God's mercy & grace. Grace = God's unmerited favor to us.
Acts 9:15
[7] JUDAS ISCARIOT: His attitude and life prior to Jesus' betrayal.
John 6:70-71
[8] ESAU: God's choice not based on his future good and bad deeds.
Romans 9:10-16
[9] PHARAOH: God's choice for showing His own glory, power, and authority. Pharaoh was made for ruin without any reply to God.
Romans 9:17-25
II) DOES MAN ACCEPT OR RECEIVE JESUS AS SAVIOR?:
Does man accept Jesus as Savior or does God choose man to be saved? The bible states that man receives only when God offers.
John 1:12
John 6:40-45
III) DOES GOD FORESEE MAN'S GOODNESS AND REWARD HIM WITH ETERNAL LIFE?:
These scriptures show man is only evil and can not do good.
Man is born a sinner and then will sin as his natural self and his evil will does. How can evil do not good? How can an omniscient God look down the ages to see some one who will believe except He intervene with changing the person by His grace?
Psalms 14:1-3
Psalms 53:1-3
Isaiah 53:6
Isaiah 64:6-8
Romans 3:10-18
The men who can not follow God are doing their natural evil, self-centered, and fleshly acts which is because of their being born with sin and are sinners. They can not do good because the scriptures show they are evil.
John 8:44-47
The order to follow God is you can hear God's words and believe on Jesus. This applies to making a choice for good for God or having faith which is from God to man just as grace is from God to man.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
Scriptures show man's total depravity. Grace is one way from God towards man. We can only receive the gift when God send it.
Ephesians 2:8-9
IV) WHO DID JESUS DIE FOR?:
One drop of Jesus blood is sufficient to save all man. No one in hell was saved by Jesus blood. Jesus died for Christians only.
Isaiah 53:11-12
John 3:16
V) WHAT ABOUT THE FREE WILL SCRIPTURES?:
Webster's defines will as: determination and controlling one's actions. Since, all men are not saved, then who are all men?
Matthew 3: 5-6 All Judaea did not go out Herod. All must refer to many or different kinds of people: Jews, Gentiles, rich, poor and Kings.
1 Timothy 2:4
1 Timothy 2:1-6
2 Peter 3:9
If God is not willing, who can stop God's will? The text show that God to be patient.
VI) WHAT DO WE DO WITH PREDESTINATION?:
We do not know who God elected for eternal life. God gave us the commission to tell others and He will respond on His part. Those save, should then praise God's for his grace toward them.
Mark 16:15-16
This last verse sums up God's order. First man hears the word. Then those God ordained, elected, and called will believe.
Acts 13:48
HOW TO BE SAVED:
John 3:16
Romans 3:23-25
Romans 3:27-28
Romans 10:9-10
Romans 10:13
Man deserves death and punishment, separation from God, for sin. God's love and grace has saved some and all other's will be lost.
Those that are the saved, will repent (change) of their sins and will call upon the Lord. They will pray to Jesus something like this: Father, I know I am a sinner. I asked for your forgiveness and help me to repent. Come in to my life and be my Lord. Help me to speak to others about your paying for my sins on the cross. In Jesus name I ask this. Amen.
If you prayed that pray and trusting in the promises of God's word, the Bible, you are one of the called, elected, and chosen.
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