8003	Forums / Theology Forum / Which One Is The Gift?	on: January 20, 2007, 10:32:17 AM
Does God draw to Himself only those who want to be drawn (or who have the desire to be draw near to Him) or does He also draw those who have no desire for Him at all? Here we have been discussing desire. And since our choices are cause by our desires then to have an ability to be able to choose based on equal desires is no choice at all. As i have said if we are in-between the choice of salvation and damnation then we have no real choice there. But the moment we desire salvation over damnation then there is a choice. Equal desire is no desire. As i have stated it there are equal desires in the paradigm of free will then because there no actual choice then the paradigm shifts to the object of having all the power. An you know that unless the Spirit does an inward work in the heart to make new the desire there will only be a desire to reject the gospel because sin. And as the scripture says that men in themselves desire only what is evil, (in the spiritual sense.) So if the exterior paradigm , that is a preachers ability to convince, or a very profound invitation, or people following other people coming forward after a 30 minute invitation, then the focus is on the object rather than the condition of the soul , and the actual biblical way of ability and human freedom. Unless we do it according to the bible it will ultimately end in will worship because of the focus going away from desire, to the object. Do you understand?