I Wish Man Didn’t Have Freewill!
Introduction. (Deuteronomy 30:11-20) Many in the religious world believe that man does not have the freewill to choose their behavior.
- Calvinists
- Hereditary Sin Folks
Even among those who would not count themselves as religious there is the belief that certain tendencies cannot be resist either due to genetics, culture or environment.
- Homosexuality
- Drunkenness
- Abuse
There are a number of reasons we might wish that new true.
I. If man didn’t have freewill...
- Man wouldn't feel guilty when he has done wrong (Isaiah 30:8-11).
- It wouldn’t be man’s fault if he sinned (I Corinthians 10:13).
- Souls wouldn’t be lost because we failed to teach them (Mark 16:15,16).
- Those who had been taught couldn’t fall away (I Timothy 4:16; Galatians 6:1).
The fact of the matter is that man does have freewill. Thus...
II. Since man does have freewill...
- He should feel guilt when he has done wrong (II Corinthians 7:8-10).
- It is man’s fault when he sins (James 1: 13-15; Ezekiel 18: 20).
- Souls are lost when we fail to teach them (Romans 10: 14-17; Ezekiel 3:17-19).
- People do fall away who have been taught (Acts 1:15-26).
Conclusion.
God has given man freewill so that we might chose on our own to serve him (Acts 17: 24-27). The question is will we make this choice?