Free will is having a choice to choose, right or wrong, truth or lies, good or bad, and the latter of each choice noted, is the sad result of a world with no desire for God - and this very confused and distraught young man is one of countless victims who has fallen prey to the wrong, the lies, and the bad/dark side of life. Read his short, but full story HERE!
This post is in reference to the living God – who points us to our sinful nature in need of a Savior – the truth that sets man free (John 8:32) from all evil – all perversion – from eternal self-destruction.
I cannot help but empathize with this young man ... his mind, clearly possessed by a demonic spirit in which he is one hundred percent consumed and unaware, believing to be rightfully and controllably in his right mind, when nothing could be further from the truth.
There is only one escape for mankind, nothing too big, too small, or too wicked for God, as in, Jesus Christ Living God to forgive, and one of the best scriptures to show us a clear distinction between our sinful nature, and the saving spirit/grace of God that comes by faith alone in Christ, is from the book of Galatians, shown below.
Titled, living by the spirits power, Galatians 5:16-26 tells us:
16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. 18 But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses. 19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. 25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. 26 Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.And who among us, willing to read of this young mans plight, his story (HERE), have a right to judge him, when we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God?
"For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life," John 3:16.
"There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved," Acts 4:12.
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