the only way to obey yahweh(god) is to submit to him fully, just as it is written. literally, k
we each are either a slave of sin and death,
or a slave of righteousness. a willing joyful slave of yahweh by grace in yahshua.
as it is written even of yahshua, "HE DID NOTHING OF HIMSELF" and "SOUGHT NOT HIS OWN WAY". neither in actions nor in words.
even "every thought brought into subjection to yahshua(JESUS)" when we belong to HIM, when we are
born from above,
so, as, like>>
1 John 3 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
3 See what love the Father has lavished on us in letting us be called God’s children!
i.e. we have "free will" to obey yahweh if yahweh permits it, and grants it, in yahshua's grace and faith in him.
otherwise, our thinking we have 'free will' is a deception of hasatan and the flesh, and people who are
not born from above (born again, by the will of the father in heaven)
are continuing to continue to be slaves in every way, especially in their thinking,
and they are deceived into thinking they are making their own choices, but really are subject to t
he prince of the power of the air(the devil, hasatan),
not able to do anything actually on their own (except and until they turn to yahweh if he permits)..
(Ephesians) (which see) --- as even believers today, alive in christ jesus, "ALL ONCE WERE" (slaves of the devil, no matter what they did or thought).... ((with perhaps some 'leeway' if / as GOD'S WORD allows when children have believing parents and thus may be protected/ sanctified/ consecrated some way, in GOD'S WAY (not man's religious way, ever).... ))....
but, GOD'S WORD remains overall clear --- everyone is a slave. either of evil or of righteousness.
the one choice the remnant gets is to be a slave of yahshua instead of remaining dead in sin and trespasses.
oh, we have wonderful and great freedom in christ jesus after being made alive in him,
and
WILLINGLY AND JOYFULLY AND WITH PEACE, learn to do all we think and say and even feel, in HIM, in YAHWEH, in HIS PERFECT PLAN and PURPOSE, in HIS BODY, fulfilling HIS PURPOSE FOR US.....
instead of selfishly, carnally, religiously, or any other way of man, demon or flesh or sin.
Hey Jeff 56. Your last paragraph suggested that these men who wrote in the Bible had no will of their own. ....
the men willingly and joyfully and with overwhelming and overflowing JOY gave over their whole lives to yahweh in yahshua to do with as HE PLEASES, no exceptions, no holding back, no hesitation even but
completely with abandon TRUSTING HIM FOR ALL,knowing whatever HE CHOOSES IS not just BEST, but PERFECT and COMPLETE, lacking nothing --- nothing missing, nothing broken, IN HIS SHALOM (YAHSHUA)...