Is There Free Will in Christianity?

If you are a Christian, does your theology allow you to choose God? If you believe in hell, isn't it- Choose God or else?

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[Aspirin99]

This video is to address the abusive psychological effects of people threatening children with hell. As to your ideas, I think you greatly over simplify the issue of Freewill, which is a broader issue that I am not trying to address in this video on doctrine.

[FuttBucker667]

God hasn't given us free will. He knows what's going to happened, he's always known, even before he created us. He knew who would turn to him for salvation and who wouldn't. We have as much free will as actors in a movie.

And real christians only turned to God in the first place for fear of hell. If there was no hell, attendance at church would be much lower. I assure you.

[kennybellew]

Of course it's a choice, but that's not the question, though, is it? The question is whether or not you can freely choose. If you must choose or be tortured, you cannot freely choose. That is the discussion. Respond to the question: Can you freely choose between God or being tortured?

[Pamelina1111]

I'm never amazed how many ways satan tries to get people to believe his lies. This video is certainly a good example. Perhaps the author should gain some spitual wisdom before stating such nonsense & deliberate misleading omitted truth. God allows free will, if you should sin or error He also forgives you. There's nothing forced. That was the whole battle in Heaven between God & Satan.Get it right before you corrupt & turn those away from God.This is merely for the authors own lack of good will!

[Aslak1Simonsen]

Very good points.. However, sadly for your sake is the fact that neither eternal torment nor free will exists in the Bible.

[dunstantom]

I think the logic behind the analogy is a bit off. An assumed premise is that the person already accepted that there is a God and that they need to choose between heaven and hell. True, this is basically a 'non-choice', but we have the free will to choose to believe in the existence of God/heaven/hell. When there is this 'gun' to your head, the Christian believes there are live bullets in the gun. The atheist believes there are no bullets. The same applies to the value of the 'bribe'.

[FollowerOfTheGods]

Free will in Christianity is a gift you are not allowed to use...

[mayjason84]

I agree that some christians try to force God onto people to shoving the damnation of hell on them. However, I don't do that all I do is explain why you need and the benefits of accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. After that I let you chose on your own wether to accept my invitation on God;s behalf our reject it. But, I wll still love you and respect you as a true christian should. Freewill is a gift . Now you can take this anyway you want to. May God Bless You and Keep You.

[allancc9000]

1 year ago

Your free will is a slave to your heart which before salvation is stony. God never gave us a choice John 15:16 puts it plainly when it says Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. You have free will to choose whats right but before salvation you will not make the right choice.

And Yes !!! U can choose hell ..

[TearJerker2011]

One thing I know, "free will" is a doctrine of devils taught NOWHERE in the Bible. Fact is, we are predestinated. And secondly hell is not some place of eternal torture. Is that merciful a merciful god? Is that the merciful God I read about in the Bible a tyrant forever burning people? No! Hell is the grave. They are synonymous. In other words, when an unsaved person dies they are simply DEAD never to rise again. They don't experience anything at all. No consciousness. This is the Lord's mercy.

[ZachariasClub]

your experience with the church is obviously flawed. hell is not a systematic punishment, but a place where there is no god. god does not punish you at all! your free choice is to go back to god, or go away from god. god doesn't really "care" except for the fact that he would like you to be with him. if you don't want to go to gods party, go to the other one. the other one just doesn't have god there.

[HonestTechnoAtheist]

He will torture you forever in hell if you don't serve him, but he loves you!

[EmeiBaguazhang]

VERY, VERY WELL Done!!!!!

Every Christian should watch, and more importantly,........THINK about this video for At least a couple of Hours!!

Awesome Job!!