Limited Free Will Part 2

Wesley Briggman wrote:
Van said: ↑
... only partially accept Him.
Can you describe the results of "partial acceptance" of Jesus Christ as Savior?

Please provide scriptural reference also.

This is new doctrine to me.

Yes, the second and third soils of Matthew 13 partially accepted the gospel, soil #2 superficially and when the going got tough, he split. Soil #3, did not toss out worldly treasures and they in turn choked out his devotion and commitment to Christ. Neither were transferred into Christ and indwelt, thus teaching we should go "all in" for Christ.

 

Limited Free will springs from our limited spiritual ability, our soul liberty to choose to believe in Christ. We can understand the milk of the gospel and be "persuaded" to believe wholeheartedly in Christ, or we can reject Him or only partially accept Him.

 

Yet another question, and if answered, the rebuttal will be "you have not answered anything. This off topic behavior is without merit.

 

Yet another off topic personal insult and attack, all David offers is one against the man argument after another.

 

Yet another attack, another denial, and another violation of staying on topic.

 

Our ability to make choices from among various options can be restricted by God for His purpose, thus the Biblical doctrine is "Limited Free Will."

Romans 9:16 teaches men can will and work to be saved, thus total spiritual inability as the result of the Fall is shown to be mistaken doctrine.

This view differs from the doctrine of soul slavery, where we can only make choices other than the will of God. It is a form of Soul Liberty, and Limited Spiritual Ability.

 

Yet another post designed to derail the thread into petty bickering. Just read Romans 9:16 and see if men can will and work to be saved, but their salvation does not depend on their action, it depends on God. However the claim fallen men cannot will to be saved is again shown to be unbiblical.

 

Just read Romans 9:16 and see if men can will and work to be saved, but their salvation does not depend on their action, it depends on God. However the claim fallen men cannot will to be saved is again shown to be unbiblical. Thus Limited Free Will is supported by scripture.

 

1) Why did Jesus speak in parables in Matthew 13, if the lost could not hear and understand the milk of the gospel?
2) Why did God harden the hearts of the disbelieving Jews in Romans 11, if they were already unable to respond to the gospel.

The answer is they had limited free will, and therefore God took action to preclude those affected from believing at that time, to further His redemption plan, of presenting the gospel first to the Jew, then to the Gentiles.