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« Reply #31 on: November 25, 2003, 05:59:42 am » |
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Regarding the question of "free will", the Lord Jesus Christ clearly taught that sinful man is not 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. They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: [but] the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed."
(John 8:31-36)
He also clearly taught that no man can come to Him unless the Father draws them:
"No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day." (John 6:44)
"And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father." (John 6:65)
That sure doesn't sound like "free will" to me!
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