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Respectfully your post doesn't make sense to me. The events that happen throughout time would need to be inexorably interlinked so that the inevitable outcome will ultimately serve the end purpose of the Almighty. Hence there would be no believers in the Gospel if the Gospel was never preached...

As far as our perception is concerned, to discern that which is Truth from that which is not the Truth, is ultimately going to form what we will view as reality. Therefore, logically and fundamentally speaking, Truth is that which is, as opposed to that which is not. Hence "ignorance" and...

I must say I was rather surprised when I read this response. To mention the view from a Gorilla as part of the big picture, speaks to the depth and detail of those things which you contemplate within the Spirit. Many people speak as if the world is theirs to pollute and destroy which they call...

Being reborn is tantamount to being re-created, I agree. I don't think anyone here would disagree including Douglas.

The power to sanctify or heal that which occupies the soul in a man, which is a matter of spiritual condition. We're oftentimes just arguing semantics or the best way to say it.

Thank you for your sincere post with which I can relate. The Holy Spirit is indeed a real power which inhabits and deals with each reborn believer in Christ personally in a one on one relationship with God. In regards to the conscience, I would humbly suggest that you might ponder what is...

Thanks for the response. I thought that what you have elaborated upon above was probably the intent of your original thought. I hope you don't mind that I have taken issue with your choice of words. As a reader, reading that the Holy Spirit is not an influence, does not convey that the Holy...

I suddenly feel lovelorn.

I appreciate your pointing out that The Holy Spirit is a Person that indwells the children of God, but I don't see how the Holy Spirit is not an influence on the mind heart and soul in that respect. Please note that He convicts us of sin, and is the indwelling witness of the knowledge of God as...

I'm not saying this to belittle your point, but I am not interested in judging anyone who proclaims Christ, yet is still carnal in some aspect of weakness. The change from carnal to spiritual doesn't happen overnight in my experience. I myself do not claim to be free from following my own lusts...

Thank you for your response. I don't believe that the bible reveals that we are all being tested in our obedience to God, by God. I believe that God is sifting with vanity and the illusion of freewill is part of that vanity. I do not see why the all knowing God would test us to see if we will...

There is a greater purpose being served by introducing the Light, (Christ), into a world of darkness. For example, no one can give value to a flashlight that is turned on under the midday sun, for it can only be truly appreciated when it shines in the midst of darkness. 2 Corinthians 4:6 King...

No, if you believe in the Christ, then you are not of this world. But what did God do wrong if He has allowed what is evil to serve His own perfect ends? (See the prodigal son).

This world doesn't represent God, it represents the absence of God which is why it is under darkness. 2 Corinthians 4:4. But again, how is God capable of wrong? What if He uses evil unto His own perfect ends?

I'm not sure what JohnDB is trying to say, so I can't say that I agree with him, but I am curious as to why you would imply that God is capable of being wrong.

I would tend to agree, but even though murder is not exactly stealing, it does steal someone's life from them. I therefore also realize that violence can indeed steal from other people in some aspect. You need to qualify the semantics of what you're saying since good and bad connotations...

Respectfully, that's like saying people are violent because there's no fear of punishment. And that is indicative of a reasoning that proposes that it's wrong to steal from others because you'll go to jail, which in reality is not why it's wrong to steal. Believe it or not, the reason why...

I was not there to see Christ rise from the dead, but I believe he did rise because there is a Person in the Holy Spirit who testifies in my heart mind and soul to the Spirit of Christ, wherein I am made confident through His sound reasoning that God is Love and Love is Eternal.

Thank you Rajesh for your kind response. What I am addressing is what I find problematic or perhaps what I find missing in your understanding of free will in regards to what you have presented for consumption on this thread. I have asked for you to re-consider the definitive assertion that...

The term "free" in front of "will" is a subjective and relative term, so as to imply that the will is free from something in some measure. However, without qualifying what the will is free from and to what degree, then it serves no clear purpose and does not actually denote anything. In your...