Man is compelled to sin.
Genesis 6:5 The the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
This does not say man was compelled to sin, it simply states that every thought and intent of his heart was only evil continually. It does not support either choice or compulsion, it simply states a fact.
Romans 6:6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;
And this is exactly what I have been telling you, when we trust Christ we are baptized into his death and are dead to sin. Just as a woman whose husband has died is free from him, we are now free from sin and the penalty for sin. We are now married to Jesus and are under grace.
When the scriptures say we are a servant to sin, it is speaking of POSSESSION. Just as a slave belonged to his master, when we sin we "sell" ourselves to sin and belong to it. The wages of sin is death.
I have already showed that Jesus taught that when we sin we become the servants of sin. Calvinism teaches the exact opposite of scripture, it teaches we are compelled to sin because we are slaves of sin. The scriptures teach no such thing. Even Paul shows that to whom we "yield" ourselves, to him we are servant.
Rom 6:16 Know ye not, that
to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Paul does not say we are compelled to sin because we are slaves to sin, he said that to whom we yield ourselves servants to obey, we become his servant.
And this is observable. Is anyone born with a cigarette in his mouth or a bottle of Jack Daniels in his hand? NO, but when men knowingly choose to smoke cigarettes when they are not addicted, or choose to drink when they are not addicted, with continual practice they become addicted and a slave to their sin. You will observe this with ALL sin.
The word "compelled" means, "to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure" (Miriam-Webster). By that definition the sinner is compelled to sin every moment of his life. It is only the restraining hand of God that keeps man from the extreme depths of his depravity. He does this for the sake of the elect that have yet to be called in (Romans 9:22).
Once a man practices sin and becomes addicted to it he does become compelled to continue in it. But no man is compelled to sin until he first practices sin.
Have you not read what the prophet Isaiah said?
Isaiah 64:6 For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
This does not say we are compelled to sin, In fact, this verse refutes Original Sin. Does any leaf begin dead, brown, and dried out? NO, all leaves start out alive, tender, and green. Men are made upright (Ecc 7:29), but all men choose to sin. It is sin that brings death, and so we wither and die like a leaf. It is right in front of you, but you are oblivious because you are blinded by false doctrine.
The Apostle Paul writes:
Romans 9:18-21 So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires. You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?” On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it? Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use?
And if you go to the Potter in the OT you will see God says when he has spoken well of a nation but they turn and sin, he would turn from the good he would do them, or if a nation he has spoken evil of turns from sin, he would turn from the evil he intended toward it. Hardly unconditional, but you probably have never studied this in your Reformed church.
Jer 18:6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
Judas' guilt stemmed from his unbelief. He was long beforehand predestined to be the son of perdition (Psalm 41:9; John 17:12). Why Judas? We do not know why. Scripture does not reveal to us why it had to be Judas and not some other individual. So, why is Judas guilty? Because he acted in unbelief and without repentance.
Of course Judas made the choice to betray Jesus, and he was fully culpable for that choice. God knew the choice Judas would make vis-à-vis Jesus, and He allowed it to happen according to His divine purpose.
God does not tempt any man to sin, so he could not possibly have caused Judas to betray Jesus. God in his foreknowledge simply knew that Judas would certainly betray Jesus and allowed it to bring about the crucifixion.
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