free will – Bible Q

With Biblical predestination (Rom. 8: 29-30) is outreach really necessary?

Answered by BibleQ . November 27, 2012 - 9:37 pm

Romans 8: 29-30 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. […]

If God knew there would be sin, why did he make a world in the first place?

Answered by BibleQ . May 21, 2012 - 10:04 pm

God knew that sin would enter the world, as you say. But he made the world so that his purpose would come to pass. This necessitated people, of their own freewill, renouncing serving sin and choosing to serve God. God wanted a family of people filled with his fullness – people who serve him out […]

What verse is there that has Jesus asking anyone to “submit” or “surrender” their will to his? Wouldn’t that be violating man’s free will to choose to follow his teachings?

Answered by BibleQ . May 17, 2012 - 11:12 pm

I don’t think Jesus uses the word “submit” or “surrender” when explaining to the disciples what is required of them, but he uses similar ideas. A small selection of verses with Jesus’ instructions to his disciples: Matthew 10:37-39: Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son […]

Why are there so many religions and so many conflicting subsections within them?

Answered by BibleQ . October 2, 2011 - 3:10 am

The simple answer is that there are so many different religions because they are run by humans. Humans are fallible, so not everyone will arrive at the same conclusions. If we believe that God allows us the freedom to choose for ourselves then it is inevitable that there will be many different views about God […]

If angels have no free will, they are robots; if they have free will, why wouldn’t they be able to sin?

Answered by BibleQ . September 14, 2010 - 1:20 am 3

All our temptations come from the natural instinct of independent biological organisms to self-optimize; that is, to improve their standard of living, to reproduce, and to take steps to survive (Genesis 3:6, Romans 7:23, James 1:14). Angels are not biological organisms (in the sense that they are not made of fallible biological material like we […]

Why do we have bad people on earth?

Answered by BibleQ . June 30, 2010 - 6:02 am

There are bad people because of free will. God wants people to love him. God made people free because you can only love if you are free to do so. But being free means that people can also choose not to love God, choose not to obey his word, choose to do bad things. This […]

Genesis says that God made man to be “very good”. In that case, why was he able to sin?

Answered by BibleQ . February 12, 2010 - 4:31 am

In relation to the creation of humans, the phrase ‘very good’ (Gen. 1:31) does not necessarily mean ‘being unable to sin’. When God made the earth, everything was just as he intended it to be. This included making humans with the capacity to be able to make choices, including the choice between obeying or disobeying […]

Do we have freewill or is everything God’s will?

Answered by BibleQ . November 14, 2009 - 3:45 am

No; God is omnipotent (i.e. ‘having unlimited power; able to do anything’1; Job 42:2; Gen. 18:14; Mat. 19:20) but he has chosen to allow things to happen outside of his will. At the moment, before God is ‘all in all’ (1 Cor. 15:28), God’s will isn’t always carried out. Sometimes it’s man’s will that happens: […]

Why shouldn’t people do what they like if it doesn’t hurt anyone else?

Answered by BibleQ . November 1, 2009 - 3:40 pm

People can do whatever they like. God gave us free will. But if people want to be saved and receive eternal life, then they must do exactly what God tells them to do, because he is the only one who is able to give such a gift/reward. That is, they must believe and be baptized […]

Are all our destinies predetermined?

Answered by BibleQ . October 26, 2009 - 9:20 pm 3

In Romans 8:29-30, we read For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified […]

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With Biblical predestination (Rom. 8: 29-30) is outreach really necessary?

If God knew there would be sin, why did he make a world in the first place?

What verse is there that has Jesus asking anyone to “submit” or “surrender” their will to his? Wouldn’t that be violating man’s free will to choose to follow his teachings?

Why are there so many religions and so many conflicting subsections within them?

If angels have no free will, they are robots; if they have free will, why wouldn’t they be able to sin?

Why do we have bad people on earth?

Genesis says that God made man to be “very good”. In that case, why was he able to sin?

Do we have freewill or is everything God’s will?

Why shouldn’t people do what they like if it doesn’t hurt anyone else?

Are all our destinies predetermined?

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