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How do we know that humans do not have free will in terms of salvation?

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Scripture teaches that humans are spiritually dead and cannot choose God without His divine intervention.

The concept of free will, especially concerning salvation, is often overstated in modern theology. John 1:12-13 highlights that those who believe are born not of human will but of God. This establishes that our natural condition is one of spiritual death, as supported by Ephesians 2:1, 'And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.' Human choice in spiritual matters is therefore not free as commonly understood; it is bound by sin and requires the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit, as stated in John 6:44, which asserts that 'no man can come to Me except the Father which hath sent Me draw him.' Without God's initiative, no one would choose Him.
Scripture References: John 1:12-13, Ephesians 2:1, John 6:44

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