How much free will did Jonah have in regard to Ninevah?
How much free will did Saul (Paul) have on the road to Damascus?
What is meant by the term "kicking against the goads"?
What is free will in light of God's sovereignty?
“There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD” (Proverbs 21:30). “The Lord foils the plans of the nations [the wicked]; He thwarts the purposes of the [wicked] peoples. But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations” (Ps. 33:10,11).
How much free will did Jonah have in regard to Ninevah?
How much free will did Saul (Paul) have on the road to Damascus?
What is meant by the term "kicking against the goads"?
What is free will in light of God's sovereignty?
Free will doesn't mean that there are no consequences. Jonah was free to continue to defy God. He would have died in the whale as a consequence, but he could have done it. Paul could have likewise refused to do what God told him to and suffered the consequences.
God allowed humans free will even though Adam and Eve would go on to abuse it by eating the forbidden fruit.
Satan wants to fully mind-control everyone like MKULTRA slaves. God wants voluntary submission.
Jonah was free to continue to defy God. He would have died in the whale as a consequence, but he could have done it.
He could have, but did He? Where did Jonah end up going?
Paul could have likewise refused to do what God told him to and suffered the consequences.
He could have, but did he? What did Paul end up doing?
What does the term "Kick against the goads" mean?
(Acts 26:14) We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
It's a term derived from the sharp goads used to herd cattle. If an animal decided to rebel by pressing against the goads rather than going in the direction it was being prodded toward, it would essentially stab itself on the goads.
In Paul's case, it meant that the longer he continued defying God's will, the more suffering he would be in for.
He still had a choice, though. God didn't turn him into a human sock puppet and force him to do anything. He just gave him an ultimatum. Fortunately, Saul/Paul chose correctly (unlike the other Saul, who made a series of disobedient decisions and perished as a result).
How much free will did Jonah have in regard to Ninevah?
How much free will did Saul (Paul) have on the road to Damascus?
What is meant by the term "kicking against the goads"?
What is free will in light of God's sovereignty?
“There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD” (Proverbs 21:30). “The Lord foils the plans of the nations [the wicked]; He thwarts the purposes of the [wicked] peoples. But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations” (Ps. 33:10,11).
we have limited free will. Our will cannot over ride God's will.
If free will is limited, is it free?
Lmao. They all had choices.
Jonah's free will choice was to go in the opposite direction of Ninevah.
What happened?
Saul's free will choice on the road to Damascus was to destroy Christianity and the Church. What happened?
What does the term "kicking against the goads mean"?
Free will doesn't mean that there are no consequences. Jonah was free to continue to defy God. He would have died in the whale as a consequence, but he could have done it. Paul could have likewise refused to do what God told him to and suffered the consequences.
God allowed humans free will even though Adam and Eve would go on to abuse it by eating the forbidden fruit.
Satan wants to fully mind-control everyone like MKULTRA slaves. God wants voluntary submission.
He could have, but did He? Where did Jonah end up going?
He could have, but did he? What did Paul end up doing?
What does the term "Kick against the goads" mean?
(Acts 26:14) We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
It's a term derived from the sharp goads used to herd cattle. If an animal decided to rebel by pressing against the goads rather than going in the direction it was being prodded toward, it would essentially stab itself on the goads.
In Paul's case, it meant that the longer he continued defying God's will, the more suffering he would be in for.
He still had a choice, though. God didn't turn him into a human sock puppet and force him to do anything. He just gave him an ultimatum. Fortunately, Saul/Paul chose correctly (unlike the other Saul, who made a series of disobedient decisions and perished as a result).
Useless resistance