“What will does a dead man have exactly?”
We are described as dead. We are also described as slaves, and servants of sin. “ 23Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed.” - Gal 3
“3In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. 4But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.” - Gal 4
“22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. 23But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise. “ - Gal 4
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” - Gal 5
It is an error to take an analogy too far.
“Our God is a sovereign God. Think about that.”
I have. And if sovereign God chooses to allow us choice, who are you to oppose Him?
And thank you for reminding me of a verse I left out earlier: 1 Peter 1: “To those who are elect exiles...according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood”.
Elect. How? “according to the foreknowledge of God the Father” Why? “for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood”.
Just like I said.
If you're dead, and are able to communicate on FR, then we have ourselves something evil here.
I am NOT dead, hence my ability to type as I "speak".
not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.
It was not our act of obedience that caused us to be chosen