"To the Praise of the Glory of My 'Free' Will." ...? (2of3)

To the praise of the glory of his (God's) grace, in which he (God) has made us (believers) accepted in the beloved (Christ).
(Eph 1:6)


Mark Kielar expounds on one of the most misunderstood doctrines of Christianity.

http://www.crosstv.com
(Part of the series "How God Converts the Human Soul")



Free Will: A Slave by Charles Spurgeon
Audio:
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=8160293628

Text:
http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0052.htm

Category:

Education

Tags:

• charles
• finney
• decisional
• regeneration
• heresy
• crosstv

[DEG1BZ]

I Thank you for sharing. I thought the Reformed church did not witness to people. I do believe only God can change the heart. I Also believe God's message has not changed "Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand." No one can come to the Father unless the Father draws him. If I turn from my sin and call to Him to save me from my sin and iniquity "bent toward sin" and i believe He paid the price on calvery. How can I continue to do that very same sin? God forbid me! I need saving daily. Pray4me!

[LaneCh]

I will pray for you. I think these two videos will help you. Give it until about 3/4 of the way through and into the second video where he really gets into Calvinism and Evangelism:

watch?v=2vFxo3-XYKU

[DeadtosinalivetoGod]

Thank you for posting these up brother.

[LaneCh]

I'm glad to. It's one of the most misrepresented or misunderstood doctrines in Christendom. I saw this and thought it would help clear some of those. Take care.

[RomansGalatians]

If man had power over his sinful choices, he wouldn't need a savior.

[RomansGalatians]

Christ tells us to "choose" to serve him. People should not believe that Calvinism tells people to NOT "choose" Christ, and wait passively. It just means that our salvation does not originate from our will power. We still have wills, and it's great to exercise them by taking action. Does such action save us? No. But your choices and actions express the change that God has wrought in your heart.

[HermitintheRain]

@leeti329 You will cry out to the Lord. As Romans 10 quotes, all who call upon me shall not be ashamed. If in spirit and truth, you find yourself calling out to the Lord for his mercy, you are only able to do so if the Holy Spirit is bringing you to that point. The prayer you pray at that point is as David said, I found in my heart a prayer to pray, because it is the Holy Spirit in that hour that fills your heart with it.

[curvalecce]

Surely the point of Ezekiel chapter 18 is the personal nature of judgement

[buzzbbird]

Ezekiel 18:21-24 seems to argue contrary to this theme, especially when it talks about the unrighteous turning from unrighteousness and the righteous turning fron righteousness.

[OctaneSquid]

leeti329,

I agree with LaneCh. The fact that you would call out to God for mercy is indicative of the Holy Spirit stirring up these desires in your heart. The unregenerate man despises God and would never do something so self-denying as asking God for forgiveness.

I just noticed this comment was put up 11 months ago! I hope your faith is it's strongest yet.

[WarrantedFaith]

And the comment about responsibility ... where in the world did that idea come from? You're just making stuff up about another person. And was it not you who was just saying we need to be sure we're right with God?

[WarrantedFaith]

You are certainly right in saying that getting too caught up in the intellect can blind a person of his need to simply be right with God. But how exactly are you suppose to know whether or not you are right with God if you don't study theology? You can't know you are right with God if you don't know what God's truth is.

[blessedjohn]

No matter a mans "Christian" theology, if his heart is not pure and right with God through Christ, then all of his actions and videos are in vain and does not truly know the God of the Bible. All of your intellectual reasoning can trip you up and Satan can use your pride very easy. So would you declare someone who does not believe in calvinism a heretic worthy of hell??? Man does have a freewill no matter how bad you don't want to take responsibility for YOUR actions!

[DEG1BZ]

Thank you. One more thing. Long ago when studying both sides of salvation security. I asked the lord which is true. I felt Him say "why have you forsaken me?" shocked I answered "Lord, How have I forsaken you.?" He answered,"You have doubted My Salvation!" Was that God's Mercy? "Lord I believe, Help my unbelief!" thx again.