Free Will: The Devil Made Me Do It
John 14:1-3
Free Will
- Webster Defines: The power of directing our own actions without restraint by necessity or fate
- The Bible defines Free Will as the Freedom to Make the Choice but not the Free Will to Determine the Effect…That’s what God does!
- God Dictates Our Decisions In His Word
- Proverbs 16:9 ; Revelation 3:20 ; Joshua 24:15
- We don’t dictate to God what is right and wrong!
- God clearly defines what is right and wrong in His Word
- Proverbs 16:9 ; Revelation 3:20 ; Joshua 24:15
- God’s Control Is What Gives Us Life
- Genesis 1:1 ; John 1:1 ; John 3:16 ; Ephesians 5:14
- God’s control as Creator gives us our very existence
- His control as Righteous Judge gives us freedom and allows us to be blessed
- Without God we are just zombies without a purpose! Roaming around aimlessly not caring about our decisions or how they affect us & others!
- Genesis 1:1 ; John 1:1 ; John 3:16 ; Ephesians 5:14
- God knows our decision before we make it but His Grace gives us a choice
- Luke 15:1-7 (The Lost Sheep) ; Luke 15:8-10 (The Lost Coin) ; Luke 15:11-32 (The Prodigal Son)
- God IS Actively Involved in Seeking You For Salvation (The Lost Sheep & The Lost Coin)
- God isn’t going to force us into becoming a Christian! We are actively involved in pursuing God for Salvation! (The Prodigal Son)
- When God looks at us He only sees us a Sin or His Son! Nothing in between! So He alone is who is in control of the effects of our choices!
- Luke 15:1-7 (The Lost Sheep) ; Luke 15:8-10 (The Lost Coin) ; Luke 15:11-32 (The Prodigal Son)
TakeAway:
- What’s the WORST decision of my life I can’t seem to shake the effects of?
- Outside of Salvation, Marriage and Family, what is the BEST decision I no longer feel the effects of?
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