Featured Biblical Human Will Limitations

Once again scripture is denied. Total Spiritual Inability doctrine says the lost do not will to be saved, but Romans 9:16 says some of the lost do will to be saved.

 

Folks, behold yet another mind-reader (the only person here...)
And note the continued struggle to change the subject to those finding the narrow way, and from the actual issue, the many Jesus said are seeking salvation, proving once again total spiritual inability is unbiblical. This is the truth some are trying to hide.
And as far as the ludicrous falsehood that Luke 13:24 is not addressing seeking salvation, take a look at your available commentaries. All that I looked at indicate seeking salvation is in view. Among them Matthew Henry, Barnes', Meyer's, Expositor's, Cambridge, Bengel's, and Pulpit Commentary.

 

Is the assertion we are not commanded to "strive" to be saved, i.e. find the narrow gate that leads to life a denial of scripture? Of course, but so it goes for those "contending for the faith."

1Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Matthew 13:20-21
“The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

I do not know about others, but for me, I sought in prayer and contemplation, for the conviction and heart-felt commitment to go "all in" for Christ, and after two days of "soul searching" I looked into His wondrous grace, and promised to do my best.

 

The lost willed to be saved, thus total spiritual inability is unbiblical. Next, another absurdity, "their will isn't strong enough." As if salvation depended "will." Salvation depends on God alone.

And did I say "without intervention by God?" Nope so yet another falsehood hoisted to muddy the waters.

This is all they have folks,

 

Scripture teaches the lost can will to be saved. Romans 9:16
Scripture teaches the lost can seek salvation by faith or by works, Romans 9:32.
Scripture teaches many seek salvation, Luke 13:24
Scripture teaches the lost are able to repent if persuaded, Luke 10:13

Basically scripture refutes the false doctrine of total spiritual inability over and over again.

 

Here we yet another slice and dice attack on truth. Was Jesus say people cannot or are not able to seek salvation? Nope, of course not. They were not able to enter through the narrow gate because they entered through the broad gate that leads to destruction.

And what is the gate that allows access to God's saving grace? Faith. We are saved by grace through or by means of our faith as credited by God.

 

Folks, here are the "accurately understood in context" scripture claims:
Romans 9:16 does not indicate salvation does not depend on the people that will.

Of course the alternate view is Romans 9:16 teaches some people do will to be saved, just as Luke 13:24 teaches many unsuccessfully seek to be saved.

 

Folks, just read Romans 9:16 in context, the meaning does not change, salvation does not depend on the people who will to be saved, but upon God. Pay no attention to those who seek to remove the fact that some people will to be saved to push the false doctrine of total spiritual inability.

 

Romans 9:16 teaches receiving mercy (verse 15) depends not the one willing nor the one racing, but on God being merciful.
Those that deny scripture teaches of those willing and those racing are unwilling to accept the obvious.

Romans 9:16 (NASB)
So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy.

And just what might be the false doctrine rewrite: So then receiving mercy depends of God. Note the removal, the taking away from scripture, being advocated.

 

Utterly off topic post of obfuscation. God is the potter and does bestow mercy upon those whose faith He credits as righteousness. And each and every one of those "willed to receive mercy and be saved."
But willing does not save us, God does from beginning to end.

Scripture teaches the lost can will to be saved. Romans 9:16
Scripture teaches the lost can seek salvation by faith or by works, Romans 9:32.
Scripture teaches many seek salvation, Luke 13:24
Scripture teaches the lost are able to repent if persuaded, Luke 10:13

Basically scripture refutes the false doctrine of total spiritual inability over and over again.