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Ezekiel is quite clear that it is our choice unless you want to make God responsible for the choices we make. It is always God's choice to save. But if you include Joh 6:40 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will...

These verses disagree with your view Van. Rom 9:30 What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; Rom_3:22 And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no...

I agree we need a clear understanding of what biblical free will actually is This would seem to fit the bill What can free will mean if not free will? Free will is the capacity for agents to choose between different possible courses of action (aka choosing “otherwise”). This does not require...

You should do some research and not just repeat talking points. From what I have seen the Pelagius is just the calvinist boogeyman.

Free will is all over the bible once you get past your restrictive theological grid.

I have made a number of comments BF. Since most of my comments upset you it could anyone of them. But as is usual with you you just made non answers so unless you can be clear with which comment you want me to respond to, I will just ignore what you have said.

Pro_3:5-7 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. Jos_24:15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose...

Which comment BF? That your by ignoring context you have misunderstood Act 13:48. It does not take a Greek scholar to understand those verses BF. When you pull verses out of their context it will usually lead to an errant view of the text.

So, if I understand you correctly, no conviction of sin by Holy Spirit. If that is what you mean then that is not what biblical free will is. Free will is the capacity for agents to choose between different possible courses of action (aka choosing “otherwise”). This does not require the...

Actually after researching a bit about Pelagius it would seem he was victim of Augustine's mischaracterization. "To a large degree, "Pelagianism" was defined by its opponent Augustine. He was attacked by Augustine and his supporters, who had opposing views on grace, predestination and free...

What do you mean by "full free will salvation". I know what free will is and I know what salvation is and both are found in scripture. Those that freely place their faith in Christ will be saved.

Sure looks like He died for the "entire group" 1Jn 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 1Jn 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours...

It seems you are just giving the talking points of the opponents of Pelagius. But since very little of his actual writings exist it is difficult to really say what he believed. What we do know is that he opposed Augustine and the pagan views that he brought into the church. So in that...

Yes. I have read some of them. But it still comes down to what the bible says in context. When a person ignores context they run into errors in understanding.

What you call arrogance is just standing for the word of God. Which would be better, not point out a false/errant views or just let the view stand un-challenged? It seems that by your view the apostles would have been arrogant. People can and have misused the bible by pulling verses out of...

I was giving Owen the benefit of the doubt re unbelief not being a barrier to salvation. That view is not biblical so I am surprised that he could or would come to that conclusion even considering his calvinist views. If as you say Owen and calvinists had the same view as the classical...

For "The Death of Death in the Death of Christ" to be an insurmountable argument would require that the sin of unbelief also be covered. The result being that a persons unbelief would not be a barrier to their salvation. I understand that was not Owen's intend but that is the logical outcome...

Another case of us talking past one another. Must be our old age getting in the way.:rolleyes:

While refusal to believe is indeed a sin, the reason it keeps one from salvation is not due to it being a sin, but because unbelief, by definition, precludes belief in Christ, without which no one can be saved (Hebrews 11:6). While unstated, there is a premise both insidious and heretical that...

I have not read the whole text but I have seen other articles that called that view of Pelagius into question. Pelagianism has become the go to pejorative but I would suggest that it is time to put that one to bed.