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Making a Moral Choice. We can look at the situation Paul was addressing in terms of the process of making a moral decision. Moral decisions are made by people who are free and take responsibility for their actions. The morality of any act has three dimensions—the act chosen, the intention behind the act, and the circumstances that surround ...
Sep 18, 2014 · For Paul, theologizing on the grand scale is never an end in itself, but it serves to inform the kind of people Christians should be and the kind of decisions that they should make in their individual and corporate lives. (pg. 350) Paul’s theologizing was meant to inspire a moral ethos—an atmosphere which inspired the character of the church.
Aug 19, 2015 · This is extremely significant. Paul explains everything he’s been talking about throughout Romans 9 by appealing to the morally responsible choices of the Israelites and Gentiles. The one thing God has always looked for in people is faith. The Jews did not “strive” by faith, though they should have (cf. 10:3).
- Four Biblical Principles
- The Heart of The Matter
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Although there are various ways that Christians understand the relationship between God’s sovereignty and human freedom, there are several biblical principles that must be upheld by everyone. First, there can be no denial of the fact that the Bible teaches that God is fully sovereign. In Scripture, this is not controversial, and it is a reason to p...
The biblical witness is that human beings are holistic creatures—we think and act from our hearts. In other words, the will is not to be thought of as an autonomous faculty detached from our nature. Perhaps it is best to understand the will simply as our ability to choose. Our will does not override our heart (our innermost self, the center of our ...
Freedom, then, is not an autonomous ability to choose between alternative possibilities, or a special ability to transcend our natures. All that is required for freedom in a morally relevant and responsible sense is that we choose to do what we want to do. God’s nature is such that he only ever does what is righteous, yet he is still maximally wort...
Jan 17, 2008 · This is extremely significant. Paul explains everything he’s been talking about throughout Romans 9 by appealing to the morally responsible choices of the Israelites and Gentiles. The one thing God has always looked for in people is faith. The Jews did not “strive” by faith, though they should have (cf. 10:3).
May 31, 2005 · Paul says in Romans 14:3 that the “one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat” nor should the “one who does not eat . . . judge the one who eats.” In other words, whether you participate in or refrain from a morally neutral activity, you should not be judgmental of the other person.
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May 11, 2008 · 3.3.2. Paul’s moral teaching. 54. In his writings Paul insists on the fact that the moral conduct of believers is a consequence of the grace of God which has justified them and enables them to persevere. Because God has pardoned and justified us he accepts our moral conduct as a witness to the salvation operative within us. a.
