What does the Bible say about human free will?
The Bible testifies to the need for acquired freedom because no one “is free for obedience and faith till he is freed from sin’s dominion.” People possess natural freedom but their “voluntary choices” serve sin until they acquire freedom from “sin’s dominion.” The New Bible Dictionary denotes this acquired freedom for …
Can you go to heaven if you commit a mortal sin?
In the Orthodox Church there are no “categories” of sin as found in the Christian West. In the pre-Vatican II Catholic catechism, sins were categorized as “mortal” and “venial.” In this definition, a “mortal” sin was one which would prevent someone from entering heaven unless one confessed it before death. …
What is really the nature of a man?
Human nature is a concept that denotes the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—that humans are said to have naturally. The term is often used to denote the essence of humankind, or what it ‘means’ to be human.
Is it true that God hates the sin but loves the sinner?
What is misleading about it is the word but — “ but hates the sin” because but should be and. God loves the sinner and hates the sin. But implies he doesn’t hate the sinner — that is not true. God does hate sinners: “You are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you.
Is it true that God loves and hates the world?
He hates — now here is the paradox — and he loves at the same time. “For God so loved the world” ( John 3:16) that he hates. Hate and love are simultaneous as God looks upon hateful, rebellious, corrupt, loathsome, wicked, God-dishonoring sinners.
Is it true that God decides when Everybody Dies?
God does determine when everybody dies and he did decide that in eternity. So, those are my answers. The first thing to say is that God governs with infinite wisdom and power everything that takes place.
Why does God allow people to suffer so much?
Perhaps God’s reason for allowing this is to show you what it is like to be at the receiving end of pain and hardship. Maybe you were a bully growing up, and have lived a life physically abusing others without realizing the effects it has on other people.