John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.
There is a perspective out there that we are always in control, and that can be true to a certain extent. However, the Bible teaches us that our freedom of choice is used to choose between Christ, or satan, since there is no middle ground, or no man’s land where persons can live in limbo as it were. All the choices we make will eventually lead to, and converge at the doorstep of one of the two masters vying for the seat of the mind.
And therefore, all our choices and the deliberate decisions and actions we take, are gradually tending towards that end. One of the reasons why God is making the utmost effort to ensure that all who will be saved, will have Christ abiding in the heart is because those who will be given eternal life will forever retain their freedom of choice intact. And since evil will not arise a second time, God has to make certain that the candidates for heaven will retain no seeds of rebellion in them.
Eternity is not to be jeopardized by persons, who will at some point in the distant future, use their own freedom of choice to start trouble again. God’s kingdom is not a kingdom of force, as satan’s kingdom is, and thus, the sealing work of The Holy Spirit, in the frontal lobes of the mind where choices are made doesn’t consist of permanently preventing anyone from disobeying God.
Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!