Ask Pastor John Does Free Will Exist?
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Oct 10, 2024 Dive into the age-old debate on free will and the human heart's depravity. The discussion weaves through contrasting theological views, notably Calvinism and Arminianism, illuminating how divine grace plays a pivotal role in shaping belief. Explore the balance between human accountability and sovereign grace, urging listeners to recognize the transformative power of faith. This thought-provoking dialogue invites deep reflection on the essence of true belief and divine intervention.
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New Desires Are Essential For Conversion
- Matthew's careful definition of free will as doing what one most desires clarifies debates about human depravity and the need for new desires.
- Piper affirms that regeneration must alter desires, or else fallen people remain hopeless in sin.
Freedom To Sin, Not To Choose God
- John Piper defines free will as the ability to do and believe what we most desire and accepts that fallen people have that freedom to sin.
- He argues true freedom does not include the power to will Godly desires, highlighting human bondage to sinful strongest desires.
Decisive Self-Determination Is Required By Arminians
- Piper explains Arminian free will requires decisive self-determination at conversion, where humans supply the decisive influence, not God.
- He rejects this ultimate self-determination as incoherent with biblical descriptions of bondage and sovereign grace.
