The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum The Role Of Works In Our Salvation (2)

Again..... I iterate that the bondage which an unregenerate man lives under is his own. It is not imposed upon him. It is of his very essence and not something to which he unwillingly submits. His corruption of nature is what he IS by nature and thus all that he does is done willingly and most freely. The unregenerate man hates the light and loves the darkness. He would have it no other way and proves it to be so each and every time the opportunity arises in which he could do good, turn from his wicked ways and trust Christ.

If what you are espousing is true, then the unregenerate are not willing perpetrators of evil but victims; victims of an alien force which compels them to do that which they would rather not do. However, this is not something which has been taught in the majority of churches, especially confessional churches. Perhaps you could offer a denomination who holds to this view officially? or perhaps refer to an author, either past or present who teaches this? Inquiring minds wanna know. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

In His Grace,