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Did the ancient Israelites in Egypt have "freewill" to walk away from their bondage to Pharaoh?

Hmm...It didn't work like that when God rescued the ancient Israelites from Egypt. In fact, after Moses confronted Pharaoh for the fist time, and Pharaoh responded by turning up the heat on his slaves, the Jews wanted nothing to do with being rescued. BUT...as you probably know, God that...

Do you believe that all four of man's faculties (intellect, affections, conscience and volition) reside in man's heart?

You're alluding to the parable of the Four Soils (Luke 8), which represents four types of human hearts. And the devil was active in only one of those soils! But the with the two bad soils, those hearts needed no help from the devil. They managed well on their own, responding to Gospel...

Why can't there be a third option: Why can't the issue at stake still be sin, while Christ also laid down his life for many (not to be confused for "all")?

It's ironic you bring up circumcision. I've been in the process today of updating a large file I created years ago that deals with all the faculties that are situated in the heart, and I came across this verse in the file: Deut 30:6 6 The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the...

And since free willers can raise themselves up from their own spiritual graves, they must be also be able to raise their bodies up from their graves, as well, at the end of the age.

Yeah...but look at the "bright side" of this picture: If I were a free willer, I would boast about Jesus omitting the will from his words. In the loony world of free willers, the center of man is NOT the heart! Rather, it is his "sovereign free will". :rolleyes: It's no wonder at all that...

Yes, they did because the thoughts and intentions of their HEART were evil continually!

So...in your world God is just in punishing sins twice over: Once upon the Last Adam and once upon all those who never made it out of the First Adam? Even the ungodly world knows that double jeopardy is unjust. But you...not so much, heh?

Oh...so that's how the nation of Israel became apostate: They made all the wrong choices.

I've never in my life have read such insane thoughts. JH, evidently, think that the will is somehow detached from man or that it's totally autonomous and immune to evil influences. Yet, scripture teaches that the will is situated in man's heart -- a heart that is desperately wicked, evil...

OH NO! God does FORCE his will on us! And look what this passage says: Ezek 36:22-27 22 "Therefore, say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD," It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where...

How can man's volition, which is situated in his corrupt vile heart be "perfect"? You're another one who seems to think that man's will is immune to our sin nature. And how did did God's command in your quoted passage work out for the Israelites who for the most part were an apostate nation?

Do or do you not believe that the heart is the seat of all four of man's faculties: mind, will, emotions and conscience?

You truly are the king of heresies. Unbelief is not sin!? Are you for real!? John 16:7-9 7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will convict the world...

So...you think man's will is immune to the power of sin even though man's heart is the fount of all evil (Jer 17:9; Gen 6:5; 8:21, Ps 51:5, etc.)?

Think of it as being biased -- and not for good!

As moral agents, all mankind has the knowledge of good and evil and, therefore, know right from wrong. Everyone can justly be judged by God because Adam is the federal head of the human race; therefore his sin is imputed to us. And Adam came into this world with distinct advantages none of us...

Well....one thing is for certain: Whoever doesn't believe in Jesus not only stands condemned already but when that person dies he will be judged for the all the sins he committed in this life. John 8, therefore, clearly refutes universal atonement, since God would never unjustly require double...