The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Does God force men to sin?

No, one who is 'dead to sin' is able to sin and does. However, this is a decidedly different matter than one who is 'dead IN sin', cf: Eph 2:1-3; Col 2:13; Rom 7:7-25. Being dead TO sin is a matter of sanctification vs. being dead IN sin is a matter of one's spiritual state, aka: unregenerate, natural, fallen, etc. In regeneration, as stated elsewhere, a new nature is created; a new disposition, spiritual life which determines the will (choices). Only in glorification is a person's nature wholly eradicated of any sinful tendencies. I would highly commend to you Thomas Boston's notable work, Human Nature in its Four-Fold State.

In the field of hermeneutics, this is classically known as a "Psycho-statistical-mean".

Again, I have already taken the time to point out that the phrase, "free-will" is a theological term foisted by all those outside of the Reformed camp to mean the ability of fallen men to choose that which is contrary to their nature. It has absolutely no reference nor relevance to a "free will offering". The proposal is so absurd I have to take your statement as comedic.