The Lie Of Free Will

Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and dominion, for You created all things; by Your will they were [brought into being] and were created. Revelation 4:11

For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him. Colossians 1:16

There are a lot of people who want to talk about our free will. They will say that our Father loves us so much, that He gave us a will of our own and that He leaves it up to us to decide the paths that we are to take. There is a problem with this thinking though and it is that the Word contradicts it. The Word actually teaches us that all things exist through our Father. The Word tells us that all things are for our Father’s service. So according to the Bible, the only free will that is causing things to happen is our Father’s free will. Our Father created everything and everything exists through Him.

Jesus also tells us to come to him as little children, Matthew 18:3. He does not tell us to come to Him as adults, or teenagers, He tells us to come to Him as little children. Jesus goes on to say that if we do not come to Him as a little child, then we can in no way enter the Kingdom of God. So with that Truth in mind ask yourself this question, does any responsible parent allow a little child to live by their own free will? I have two children and let me tell you that when they were little, Beth and I in no way allowed them to solely act or live by their own will. It was our will that they lived by. They ate what we gave them to eat. They wore what we bought for them to wear. They went where we allowed them to go and we were always watching over them. Beth and I loved our kids far too much to leave their lives and their safety up to them. Now how much more does our Father love us? How much more is our Father able to keep us? How much greater control does God have then man?

Plain and simple free will is a lie. It is a lie that is intended to keep the focus on man and not on our Father. The lie of free will allows us to boast about what we have chosen and it allows us to condemn when we fail and in Christ there is neither. Jesus is our Shepherd and we are His sheep. Jesus is our Head and we are His body. Our Father is the Potter and we are the clay. These are the examples that Jesus gave to us that describe our relationship with Him and none of them describe us as having a free will. It is our Father’s will that is in action and it is His will that will allow us to have an abundant life.

Just for fun go and try to find the scriptures that say that we have a free will. Here is a clue for you in finding them, it will be a very challenging task.