A Philosophical and Theological
Perspective
Origins of the Universe, Grace, and Biblical Faith |
This website is in honor of our Awesome, Sovereign, and Almighty God, who graciously orchestrates the release of those who, without His
intervention, are prisoners of their own wills. Investigating matters of
Origins and
Biblical
Faith, through the scriptures and the disciplines of
Theology and
Philosophy,
I explore how God's sovereign work effects the way we think, the way we make decisions, and the way we live our lives.
It seems that many well-meaning modern churches have erroneously diminished the power and grace of God regarding His salvation by emphasizing
more on human will and choice rather than in God's sovereign will and choice. Even though being
willing to make a personal decision
to receive Christ is a necessary component of the salvation process, there seems to be something happening on a much deeper and spiritual
level for anyone to be
willing to do so, beyond what is inherently natural for the
unregenerated "natural
man". An
unregenerated "
natural man" does not seek God! (
Rom
3:11) It is, therefore, extremely importance that we understand the scope and power of God's graciousness, lest we become
arrogant through
self-righteousness.
Willingness to do anything spiritual is not a natural attribute of the default
fallen human condition, which is governed by the
"sinful nature" (also reffered to as the "
old nature").
Only those "
born of the Spirit", possessing a "
new nature", are capable of spiritual choices and
spiritual service to God. (
John 3:5-8)
My investigations are centered around this cruitial question; Is man's faith the catalyst that enables God's grace? — Or, is God's
grace the catalyst that enable man's faith? There is strong Biblical support suggesting that being
willing to receive Christ,
is the result of a supernatural event, rather than just the human vehicle of
will-power. If God is active at all in helping
us make critical decisions, through our circumstances, persuasion, conviction, or even by conversion itself, then evidently we could
not have made these decisions all by ourselves without His sovereign guidance and amazing grace enabling us on a level that we were not
capable of before! (
John 3:5-8) Because
of this, my convictions have compelled me to research some basic groundwork in the
Biblical doctrine of
faith and
how it relates to
Biblical grace. His amazing grace is our hope, our confidence, and our comfort. I hope to demonstrate that
without the graciousness of God enlightening and freeing our hearts and minds, we can do nothing righteous on our own, including exercising
saving faith in His Son, Jesus Christ.
May your visit here be a source of encouragement and inspiration along your journey.
— John Anning 
