Each week I will try to post a difficult question for you to answer. Some wil be right or wrong questions others will deal more with opinion.
The question below I sent several months ago to many of my pastor friends. So far only one has responded.
Give it a try. Comment by email or in comment section.
Help me answer this question.
If a lion had the choice between eating hay or a raw steak, what would he choose. Would he make this choice every time?
I believe we all know the answer to that question is yes, because he was
made that way and it is the desire of his heart.
So if the lion was made that way does the lion have freedom of choice or does the lion have freedom of inclination, meaning he will choose his desire every time.
Answer this question:
Take a lost person for example: choose sin or God. Which will he choose every time. If he will choose sin every time then how does he come to choose God. And if he does choose God, why? And if he chooses God does he really have freedom of choice....
--Think before you answer ...
"But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were
dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ- by grace you have been saved-"
Ephesians 2: 4-5
2 comments:
I think that the lion has freedom of inclination only untill GOD chooses to close the lions mouth or his choice of food. Daniel knew that the writing had been signed and he went into his house and prayed 3 times a day giving thanks unto his GOD. Daniel put his trust in GOD and not man and Daniel knew GOD in his GREATNESS and feared GOD. Daniel believed GOD would deliver him and he prayed and God closed the lions' mouth.
Daniel 6:22-28
V22 Daniel said my GOD hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me;
V23 Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his GOD.
V24 And the king commanded and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they same at the bottom of the den.
V26-27 The King made a decree , that in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the GOD of Daniel: for HE is the living GOD, and steadfast FOR EVER, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
He delivereth and rescueth,and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.Praise GOD he is in controll and has all POWER in heaven and earth and owns the fullness thereof. Therefore the lion will choose his desire of his heart every time, unless GOD changes the lions desire, even if it's just one meal!
Deborah Gibson
THE LION LIKE THE HUMAN BEING LIVES IN A FALLEN STATE OR A STATE OF IMPERFECTION.BUT THEN THERE IS NO PERFECT LION CREATING A VACUUM IN THE INNER BEING OF THE LION DRAWING HIM TO MAKE A CHANGE.THE LION THEN WILL KEEP ON GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION UNABLE TO CHOOSE SOMETHING WHICH IS CONTRARY TO HIS INCLINATION HIS DESIRE OR HIS NATURE.
HUMANKIND WAS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A CLOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.ADAMS SIN INTRRUPTED NOT ONLY HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD BUT WE BEING HIS DESCENDANTS AND BORN WITH HIS NATURE ALSO ARE SEPERATED FROM GOD AND ARE INCLINED OR HAVE A NATURE THAT DESIRES WHAT PLEASES THE FLESH INSTEAD OF THE SPIRIT.WITHIN THE INNER BEING THOUGH OF EVERY HUMAN IS A SENSE THAT THERE IS A PERFECT STANDARD THAT WE ARE FAILING TO LIVE UP TO.THAT PERFECT STANDARD IS OUR CREATOR.UNTIL WE ARE AS RIGHTEOUS AS HE IS WE WE CAN'T HAVE THAT PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM WHICH WILL ALLOW US HIS NATURE.BUT WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER NATURE.FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.ALONG WITH EVERLASTING LIFE COMES A NEW NATURE.
THE NEW NATURE TAKES UP RESIDENCE IN US.WE THEN HAVE TWO NATURES .FOR THE UNBELIEVER HAVING ONE NATURE THE INCLINATION IS WEIGHTED TOWARD NO CHANGE.EVEN WITH THAT WEIGHTED INCLINATION THOUGH THERE IS STILL AN INNER TENSION THAT SAYS MY NATURE DOESN'T SATISY.I NEED A NEW NATURE.DOES GOD KNOWING OF THAT INNER TENSION AUTOMATICALLY GIVE US A NEW NATURE.NO THAT ONLY COMES AS A RESULT OF OUR FAITH IN HIM AND REPENTANCE .OUR CHOICE LEADS TO A NEW NATURE AND NEW DESIRES.OUR CHOICE SUPPLIES US WITH A HELPER TO HELP FULFILL THOSE DESIRES. GOD DIDN'T HAVE TO OFFER A CHOICE BUT HE GRACIOUSLY DID.HE DIDN'T HAVE TO GIVE US A HELPER TO FIGHT THE NATURE BATTLES BUT HE GRACIOUSLY DID. WHOEVER BELIEVES SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THIS GRACE IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE . ITS NOT A FORCED GRACE BUT IS DEPENDANT ON CHOICE AND REPENTANCE.
LYNN HELTON
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