Freewill What is it?

 Freewill What is it

I have a question for you. It may take more than one post, or perhaps I'll explore this deep topic in an article. Who knows where this will take us?

OK

Do you have a brain? Do others have brains? Does anyone with a brain think the same way, even though they may have grown up together?

Next, imagine where all the things you know came from, and where you personally have access to this world of information?

Is this really important? Well, yes, it is very important for you to be the very unique Individual that you are; you are a summation of the knowledge and wisdom of your life, actions, and thoughts. Your brain was made to absorb all the things in this universe and then use them. For various reasons, you also learn over time, as you have been in this world.

So many these days like to think, and assume that they are more than they are when, in actuality, they are only a Memory Bank/ Brain of accumulated thoughts and emotions over the course of their life.

Does this make each of us Special? Of course it does, and God uses this to do His Will!!

The word "freewill" appears in the Bible, specifically in the King James Version (KJV), primarily in the context of offerings. It is used to describe voluntary offerings made to God, emphasizing that these acts are done willingly and not out of compulsion. Below are examples of its usage:

Examples of "Freewill" in the KJV

1. Leviticus 22:18 - "Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering."

2. Deuteronomy 16:10 - "And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee."

3. Ezra 7:16 - "And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem."

These verses highlight that "freewill" is often associated with offerings given voluntarily to honor God. The term does not directly refer to the philosophical concept of free will but instead focuses on acts done willingly as part of worship or devotion.

OK, may we ask an open and honest question?

Exactly what is Freewill and where does it come from?
Some will tell you that freewill was first used, or exercised, in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve, and these people totally believe it in their minds.

But now ask yourself a truthful question: where did all of Adam's knowledge come from? How long did Adam live alone? God thought that to be very important, for He mentions it. Then ask yourself about where Eve's knowledge comes from and just what she knows or does not know. We are not given much information on that from God's Word; but God does mention the fact that Eve in Genesis 3:6 KJV “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.” That Eve had much knowledge of her surrounding world, and that she wanted more, she desired in her heart more than she was or had at that time, so she went along with the one who seemed to her could supply what she wanted.

Now, out-right ask yourself, did Eve use Freewill or did she just use knowledge she already had to try and get her way??

Eve plainly sinned, and she did so deliberately to get her heart's desire. Adam, on the other hand, knew full well what he was doing and sinned openly against God, when all he had to do was ask Eve if they should not first ask God. Of course, her answer would have been no, or worse, for her mind was made up, and the Devil did not have to influence much to accomplish this; another simple story for another time.

There are more examples, and given time, we may explore them, but they all boil down to basic decisions people make with what is available to them and what their mind knows about the given situation; there is no freewill as the world calls it, and never has been. It is all supposition, in our minds, based upon the knowledge we have and the emotions and events we are involved in at any given moment.

Freewill is another ploy of Satan, to make you think you have a part, any part, in your salvation or in this world you live in and move in. But the truth is, you make decisions based solely on what you know and in what situation you are standing in at any given moment.

As some of Jesus disciples said, this is a hard saying, how can anyone believe it? I am sure after some long thought, Eve said the same thing about what she had done and could not undo.

While we are young our minds are filled with so much, we are like sponges and soak it all up, and then just like it says we come forth speaking lies, we manipulate our environment to our advantage exactly like Eve did, and then we either learn, grow, and follow God or we travel a hard road until God helps us to see the real Truth.

So now that we are still talking, let us get serious. Does the world teach you how to be godly, or does it tend to pull you more in the direction of self, and what you did, or do, in life?

The Bible says we live in our sins, and we do not seek after God! Can't get any simpler than that!

So you are telling me that you have Freewill and that you can choose God whenever you want.

Well, God disagrees with that assessment. So who is right? You can't have it both ways; someone has to be wrong.