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What does the Bible say about man's ability to choose salvation?

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The Bible teaches that man's ability to choose salvation is affected by spiritual death and natural inability, making it impossible for him to choose spiritual things without divine intervention.

Scripture reveals that humans are spiritually dead and cannot choose salvation without being born again. John 3:3 highlights this truth in Jesus’ words to Nicodemus: 'You cannot know these things unless you are born from above.' Therefore, natural man, in his inability, does not choose spiritual things because they lie outside the grasp of his perception. This concept of moral inability emphasizes that while man can make choices, he is unable to choose God without the Holy Spirit's work in regenerating his heart. Additionally, Romans 8:7 states, 'For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot.' This reinforces that man is incapable of inclining himself toward God apart from divine grace.
Scripture References: John 3:3, Romans 8:7

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