Whether it is the word will that is misunderstood or the word free, together the concept of free will is not taught in the Bible at all, as we are slaves to either sin or righteousness, and this is explicitly taught, whereas nothing whatsoever is said at all about free will, which does not equate to making choices. So we have people demanding verses are given saying the natural man cannot submit and then they reject the verses that say that exact thing while they cannot give any verse at all saying what they claim. PS ~ I have been a absent a few days but did want to apologize to you for the way I last spoke to you, as it has been laying heavy on my heart, for I do have a lot of respect for you and your theology as well as your general overall straightforward attitude in how you speak to others.
“Whether it is the word will that is misunderstood or the word free, together the concept of free will is not taught in the Bible at all, as we are slaves to either sin or righteousness”
The freedom is the choice between serving good or serving evil
“Know ye not, that
to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey;
whether of sin unto death,
or of obedience unto righteousness?
But God be thanked,
that ye were the servants of sin,
but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin,
ye became the servants of righteousness.”
Romans 6:16-18 KJV
they
converted from servants of sin to servants of righteousness because they heers and believed the gospel the doctrine they learned from Jesus that gave them freedom from sins dominion
the choice is go an o going to yield myself to? God through the spirit unto life ? Or Satan through the flesh unto death
“I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for
as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity;
even
so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.”
Romans 6:19 KJV
the term “ slave “ might be misunderstood as if we have no choice who to serve , we do if we can accept the truth that sets men free
“Then said Jesus to those Jews which
believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and
ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”( he just told them how to be set free he’s not now talking about a different magical way )
John 8:31-32, 34, 36 KJV
man was not crested without free Will sister Satan corrupted man’s free Will and enslaved them
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying,
Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof
thou shalt surely die.”
Genesis 2:16-17
“
you are free but this one is deadly don’t eat of it you’ll die “
at this point man os t a slave he isn’t being forced he was warned of God just told the truth about death that’s meant to keep him safe . His Will is not eslaved it’s informed sister now it becomes corrupt
“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.”
Genesis 3:4-6, 8 KJV
and later after sin runs its course mans eill has become completely corrupt and enslaved by thier own lusts through good and evil and the forbidden knowledge
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”
Genesis 6:5-6 KJV
God told a free man and woman not to eat the fruit that would corrupt and cause this because he foreknew what would happen . Eves free Will was corrupted by satans words after God told them the truth adams was corrupted by the same words from her the fruit of good and evil is the corruption itself that causes us to be “enslaved “to sin
“I find then a law, that,
when I would do good, evil is present with me. ( this isn’t supposed to be it’s a result of the transgression ) For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: but
I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.”
Romans 7:21-23 KJV
sister scripture like this here should tell you what I’m saying
It’s a choice of who to serve
“
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and
do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
….You, my
brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But
do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh;
( we are free and have a choice )
rather, serve one another humbly in love.”
Galatians 5:1, 13 NIV
Possibly another apostles word it’s a choice we have to make ,that’s what our freedom allows we aren’t slaves and don’t have that excuse anymore
“
Live as free people, but
do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s servants.”
1 Peter 2:16 NIV
And we’re told why we need to make the choice
“Therefore, brothers and sisters,
we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For
if you live according to the flesh, you will die;
( the other choice we can make if we have received the spirit )
but
if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.”
Romans 8:12-13 NIV
hes given us the tools and eauippped us we’re Alfred no longer bound by the law set free by the truth instead able to resist satans temptations and choose Christs ways instead
