God doesn't invite, he commands that people come to Christ.

It's the moral obligation for somebody to come to Christ.

Yet, Jesus himself said, no one can come to me, remember, unless it is given to him by the Father.

When we study the nature of man and ask the question, who am I?

One question is surely going to arise.

Is man free?

Do we have free will?

Since we're sinners, as we've seen on prior Saturdays, how has

that sinfulness impacted our ability to choose? It's good to have you with us today on renewing

your mind as we conclude this Saturday series on the Doctrine of Man. As this is our final episode

in the series, it's also your final opportunity

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Today's topic, The Will of Man, is debated, and there have been several

views put forth throughout history. Here's R.C. Sprawl to explain these views, the biblical

perspective, and the message of the Christian faith that fallen sinners desperately need to hear.

Many of us are familiar with the prayers of St. Augustine and the famous prayer that is found

in the confessions from which Augustine said, O Lord, thou hast made us for thyself and our hearts

are restless until they find their rest in thee.

That's a very well-known prayer from the pen of Augustine.

But there's another prayer that produced and provoked one of the most serious controversies

in the history of theology.

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