Does man have a voluntary will?

Did some one make you believe that which is stated above in bold?
Since the doctrine that teaches we are regenerated before Salvation isn't in scripture nor is the concept of it. Why do you believe it?

No one in your life has ever convinced you of anything?
This below is a story I'm sure you may be familar with but pay particular attention to the last verse.
Joh 8:1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
Joh 8:2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
Joh 8:3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
Joh 8:4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
Joh 8:5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
Joh 8:6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
Joh 8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
Joh 8:8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
Joh 8:9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

None of these men threw a stone they were all convicted of there own conscience. The fact that, not one of them were with out sin meant they were not righteous enough to judge this woman. The words of Christ saying, "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone"

You will notice the last verse says they were convicted of there own consceince, not subconsceince. To be convicted, is being convinced, we are sinners a fact these men had over looked. Being convicted they came to believe them selves that they were not righteous enough to Judge her. A decision to believe they were not righteous enough. and it was a consceince decision they could have just as easily went ahead and stoned the woman. Because of there own sin they realized they weren't any better than she was.

Your right it is a biblical requirement and it is your decision because of being convicted and convinced. Just like these men were by your own consceince.
MB

 

What I have been saying is that being convinced is what makes us all believe what ever we believe.
A salesmanconvinces you your getting a good deal you therefore believe it is a good deal at which time you are placing your faith in the salesman that what he has told you is true.

You may not have but I may have thought you did I'm sorry for that.

That convincing you is what made you have faith in what you believed.

I meant subconscious Not subconsceince. My mistake.:laugh: I'm laughing at myself.

Because of there shame of them not being any better than the woman was, they were judging. They came to believe they were wrong and left.

I asked;
do you believe that your belief is what saved you?
You replied;

I said you were right.
MB