Silverhair
Well-Known Member
The only point I was trying to make was that you don't seem to see the kind of persuasive arguing and convincing that we all use on each other as humans to convince each other of things where we know our free will is in operation. In the Bible the gospel is proclaimed and it seems like some believe and some don't, but it does not seem to be the result of the presentation or debating ability of the messenger. But you do have to hear the news and you do either accept or reject the news.
If it was not due to the presentation of the gospel message then why present it at all? I agree some believe and some do not but in that you see their free will. The only other reason would be that God picked out those in each group which brings us back to why the presentation at all?
So you do not think that Paul or Peter or John etc were persuasive in their presentation. They may not have been for some Acts 13:46 but must have been for others Acts 13:48. And what about Peter at Pentecost, not all trusted in Christ but many did. Was that not by their free will? You do not need the apostles or a modern preacher to say you have to use your free will to make a decision for there to be a free will decisions made.