Free Will

A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed; — read the full passage →

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name: — read the full passage →

If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: — read the full passage →

And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: — read the full passage →

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

A man’s goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.

The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man: — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. — read the full passage →

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren: — read the full passage →

Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.

for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together, — read the full passage →

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near: — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.

Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Eventhe days that were ordainedfor me, When as yet there was none of them.

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be: — read the full passage →

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

For no word from God shall be void of power.

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.

For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?

And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.

I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not.

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love: — read the full passage →

For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

for the children being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth, — read the full passage →

And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.

But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered;

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

And Jehovah said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thy hand: but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse: — read the full passage →

him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay:

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

By which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

For there are certain men crept in privily, even they who were of old written of beforehand unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;

I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I am Jehovah, that doeth all these things.