Free Will

We Have No Free Will: 50 Versus

1.  Ephesians 1:4 — καθὼς ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς (kathōs exelexato hēmas) — “just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world.”

2.  Ephesians 1:5 — προορίσας ἡμᾶς (proorisas hēmas) — “having predestined us for adoption.”

3.  Ephesians 1:11 — προορισθέντες (prooristhe ntes) — “having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.”

4.  Romans 8:29 — προέγνω (proegnō) … προώρισεν (proōrisen) — “those whom he foreknew he also predestined.”

5.  Romans 8:30 — οὓς δὲ προώρισεν, τούτους καὶ ἐκάλεσεν (hous de proōrisen, toutous kai ekalesen) — “those whom he predestined he also called.”

6.  John 6:37 — πᾶν ὃ δίδωσίν μοι ὁ πατὴρ (pan ho didōsin moi ho patēr) — “all that the Father gives me will come to me.”

7.  John 6:44 — οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐλθεῖν πρός με ἐὰν μὴ ὁ πατὴρ… ἑλκύσῃ αὐτόν (oudeis dynatai elthein pros me ean mē ho patēr… helkysē auton) — “no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.”

8.  John 6:65 — οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐλθεῖν πρός με ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ πατρός (oudeis dynatai elthein pros me ean mē ē dedomenon autō ek tou patros) — “no one can come to me unless it has been granted him from the Father.”

9.  Acts 13:48 — ὅσοι ἦσαν τεταγμένοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον (hosoi ēsan tetagmenoi eis zōēn aiōnion) — “as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.”

10.  Romans 9:16 — ἄρα οὖν οὐ τοῦ θέλοντος οὐδὲ τοῦ τρέχοντος ἀλλὰ τοῦ ἐλεῶντος θεοῦ (ara oun ou tou thelontos oude tou trechontos alla tou eleōntos theou) — “it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.”

11.  Romans 9:11 — οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἀλλ’ ἐκ τοῦ καλοῦντος (ouk ex ergōn all’ ek tou kalountos) — “not because of works but because of him who calls.”

12.  Romans 9:18 — ἄρα οὖν ὃν θέλει ἐλεεῖ, ὃν δὲ θέλει σκληρύνει (ara oun hon thelei eleei, hon de thelei sklērynei) — “he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.”

13.  Ephesians 2:8 — τοῦτο θεοῦ δῶρον (touto theou dōron) — “this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.”

14.  Philippians 2:13 — θεὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἐνεργῶν ἐν ὑμῖν καὶ τὸ θέλειν καὶ τὸ ἐνεργεῖν (theos gar estin ho energōn en hymin kai to thelein kai to energein) — “it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.”

15.  John 15:16 — οὐχ ὑμεῖς με ἐξελέξασθε ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ ἐξελεξάμην ὑμᾶς (ouch hymeis me exelexasthe all’ egō exelexamēn hymas) — “you did not choose me, but I chose you.”

16.  Acts 4:28 — ποιῆσαι ὅσα ἡ χείρ σου καὶ ἡ βουλή σου προώρισεν γενέσθαι (poiēsai hosa hē cheir sou kai hē boulē sou proōrisen genesthai) — “to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.”

17.  2 Timothy 1:9 — καλέσαντος ἡμᾶς κλήσει ἁγίᾳ, οὐ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα ἡμῶν ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἰδίαν πρόθεσιν καὶ χάριν (kalesantos hēmas klēsei hagia, ou kata ta erga hēmōn alla kata idian prothesin kai charin) — “who called us with a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace.”

18.  Titus 3:5 — οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων τῶν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ ἃ ἐποιήσαμεν ἡμεῖς ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος (ouk ex ergōn tōn en dikaiosynē ha epoiēsamen hēmeis alla kata to autou eleos) — “not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy.”

19.  1 Peter 1:2 — κατὰ πρόγνωσιν θεοῦ πατρὸς ἐν ἁγιασμῷ πνεύματος (kata prognōsin theou patros en hagiasmō pneumatos) — “according to the foreknowledge of God the Father.”

20.  Romans 11:36 — ἐξ αὐτοῦ καὶ δι’ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ πάντα (ex autou kai di’ autou kai eis auton ta panta) — “for from him and through him and to him are all things.”

21.  Matthew 11:27 — οὐδεὶς ἐπιγινώσκει τὸν υἱὸν εἰ μὴ ὁ πατήρ (oudeis epiginōskei ton huion ei mē ho patēr) — no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

22.  John 17:2 — καθὼς ἔδωκας αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν πάσης σαρκός (kathōs edōkas autō exousian pasēs sarkos) — just as you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.

23.  Romans 8:28 — τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν (tois kata prothesin klētois ousin) — to those who are called according to his purpose.

24.  Romans 8:33 — τίς ἐγκαλέσει κατὰ ἐκλεκτῶν θεοῦ (tis egkalesei kata eklektōn theou) — who shall bring any charge against God’s elect?

25.  Galatians 1:15 — ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου (ho aphorisas me ek koilias mētros mou) — he who set me apart before I was born.

26.  Colossians 3:12 — ἐκλεκτοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ ἅγιοι καὶ ἠγαπημένοι (eklektoi tou theou hagioi kai ēgapēmenoi) — God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved.

27.  1 Thessalonians 1:4 — εἰδότες τὴν ἐκλογὴν ὑμῶν (eidotes tēn eklogēn hymōn) — knowing your election, brothers beloved by God.

28.  2 Thessalonians 2:13 — εἵλατο ὑμᾶς ὁ θεὸς ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς εἰς σωτηρίαν (heilato hymas ho theos ap’ archēs eis sōtērian) — God chose you from the beginning to be saved.

29.  Revelation 13:8 — τοῦ ἀρνίου τοῦ ἐσφαγμένου ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου (tou arniou tou esphagmenou apo katabolēs kosmou) — the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

30.  Acts 2:23 — τῇ ὡρισμένῃ βουλῇ καὶ προγνώσει τοῦ θεοῦ (tē hōrismenē boulē kai prognōsei tou theou) — delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God.

31.  1 Corinthians 1:27 — τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεός (ta mōra tou kosmou exelexato ho theos) — God chose what is foolish in the world.

32.  1 Corinthians 1:28 — τὰ ἀγενῆ καὶ ἐξουθενημένα ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεός (ta agenē kai exouthenēmena exelexato ho theos) — God chose what is low and despised in the world.

33.  Ephesians 2:10 — κτισθέντες ἐπὶ ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς οἷς προητοίμασεν ὁ θεός (ktisthentes epi ergois agathois hois proētoimasen ho theos) — created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand.

34.  Romans 9:19–21 — τί με οὖν ἔτι μέμφεται (ti me oun eti memphetai) — why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?

35.  John 3:27 — οὐ δύναται ἄνθρωπος λαμβάνειν οὐδὲν ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ (ou dynatai anthrōpos lambanein ouden ean mē ē dedomenon autō ek tou ouranou) — a person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

36.  1 Corinthians 4:7 — τί δὲ ἔχεις ὃ οὐκ ἔλαβες (ti de echeis ho ouk elabes) — what do you have that you did not receive?

37.  Philippians 1:29 — ὅτι ὑμῖν ἐχαρίσθη τὸ ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ (hoti hymin echaristhē to hyper Christou) — it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should believe in him.

38.  John 5:21 — ὁ υἱὸς οὓς θέλει ζῳοποιεῖ (ho huios hous thelei zōopoiei) — the Son gives life to whom he will.

39.  Romans 11:5 — λεῖμμα κατ’ ἐκλογὴν χάριτος (leimma kat’ eklogēn charitos) — a remnant chosen by grace.

40.  Ephesians 1:9 — κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ ἣν προέθετο ἐν αὐτῷ (kata tēn eudokian autou hēn proetheto en autō) — according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ.

41.  2 Timothy 2:10 — διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς (dia tous eklektous) — for the sake of the elect.

42.  Titus 1:1 — κατὰ πίστιν ἐκλεκτῶν θεοῦ (kata pistin eklektōn theou) — for the sake of the faith of God’s elect.

43.  Acts 22:14 — προεχειρίσατό σε (proecheirisato se) — he has appointed you.

44.  Romans 11:7 — ἡ ἐκλογὴ ἐπέτυχεν (hē eklogē epetychen) — the elect obtained it.

45.  1 Peter 2:9 — ὑμεῖς δὲ γένος ἐκλεκτόν (hymeis de genos eklekton) — you are a chosen race.

46.  John 10:29 — ὁ πατήρ μου ὃς δέδωκέν μοι μείζων πάντων ἐστίν (ho patēr mou hos dedōken moi meizōn pantōn estin) — my Father who has given them to me is greater than all.

47.  Hebrews 9:15 — οἱ κεκλημένοι τῆς αἰωνίου κληρονομίας (hoi keklēmenoi tēs aiōniou klēronomias) — those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance.

48.  Revelation 17:14 — κλητοὶ καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ πιστοί (klētoi kai eklektoi kai pistoi) — called and chosen and faithful.

49.  Acts 13:48 — ὅσοι ἦσαν τεταγμένοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον (hosoi ēsan tetagmenoi eis zōēn aiōnion) — as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

50.  Ephesians 1:4–5 — ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς… προορίσας ἡμᾶς (exelexato hēmas… proorisas hēmas) — he chose us… having predestined us.

More Articles

Eternal, Eternity, Permanence, Forever, Aeturnum, Aeon Part 2

The Classical Greek Paideia was originally the classical education for the early Greek youth. The central Philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle comprised a large component of this Paideia. Language, Logic, and Rhetoric were the primers by which all further study into the sciences could ‘rationally’ be obtained. The language by which these primers functioned was a result of Platonic and Aristotelian reasoning and cultural bearing.

Read More »

Job 5 – The Mythologer

In this article, I try to extract and amplify what is already set in the Hebrew text of Job. Job’s story might very well reach back beyond 4 millenia to make it the oldest book in the Bible. Therefore, the time tested story of Job exceeds in antiquity that of the Mosaic Torah.

Read More »

NAG

Leviathan, Levi, Snake Temple/ Snake Cult … ‘e-lea = Lilli (-th) = “Snake Goddess” Caduceus/ Nechustan Temple was the Early Israelite Temple Hezekia tore it down

Read More »

The Counterfeit Trinity and False Messianic Imagery: A Biblical and Theological Analysis of Recent Events

On April 12, 2026, President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image depicting himself in flowing white robes with divine light emanating from his hands as he healed a sick person. The background featured American symbols including flags, eagles, fighter jets, and the Statue of Liberty. The post was deleted the following day amid widespread backlash, even from some of his Christian supporters, who labeled it “gross blasphemy.” The creator later claimed it portrayed him merely as a doctor helping people, yet the imagery unmistakably evoked traditional Christian depictions of Jesus Christ as healer and savior.

Read More »