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What does the Bible teach about human will and salvation?

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The Bible teaches that human will, in its natural state, is unable to come to God without divine intervention.

Scripture reveals that man's will is essentially fallen and incapable of turning to God without His enabling grace. In John 5:40, Jesus states, 'You will not come to Me that you might have life.' This indicates that the hindrance to salvation lies not in an intellectual or emotional inability, but in a deeper, spiritual depravity that affects our very nature. However, through the work of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, believers are given a new nature that desires to pursue God, thus illustrating that salvation is ultimately a work of God in us, making it both a grace and a necessity for us to be willing and able to come to Him.
Scripture References: John 5:40, Romans 9:16, Philippians 2:13

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Whosoever Will
Gabe Stalnaker · Mar 24, 2013
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