Genuine spiritual exercise does not involve the performing or observing supernatural events like miracles. The positive volition is not human good works, not a system of human good or human powers but a mental attitude that freed God to freely bless the mature believer in time.

Rational thinking is the essential human activity that distinguishes man from animals. Man was created with a soul capable of rational thought. For that reason, the mentality of the soul is the battlefield of the angelic conflict.

Man uses his free will to decide the state of his mentality. When the believer thinks evil, he is evil who resides in Satan’s cosmic system and must use his positive volition to get out and go back to spirituality. Spiritual advancement is manifested basically by the believer’s ability to rebound immediately after falling into sin and to continue moving toward his goal of spiritual maturity no matter how complicated his life maybe.

The free will decisions of the believer to rebound and his positive volition must take its form in aggressive action and persistent accumulation of Bible doctrine and the utilization of the divine resources or problem solving- devices. This steadiness of purpose is vital in reaching spiritual maturity. Positive volition is the only key that unlocks multiple blessings.

INEQUALITY AND POSITIVE VOLITION

Man was never designed to be equal –we are born unequal and human free will assures further inequality. The more decisions people makes the more unequal they become. Freedom and equality can never co-exist. God’s protection of freedom guarantees that inequality will be a perpetual historical trend. Never in the history of mankind can equality be achieved. Equality in human history is impossible because of two reasons: First-because God has designated human volition to be the key issue in the angelic conflict. Secondly because Satan, the god of this world gives preferential treatment to his servants, the unbelievers.

Both God’s perfect justice and Satan’s injustice assure human inequality in all dispensations. We are born unequal and the very fact God perpetuates our lives after birth means that we are also born with opportunities. Our great opportunity lies in the fact that we are possessors of eternal life and the perfect righteousness of God.

Each individual is given the chance to succeed or fail, but even in success or failure because inequality truly exists. No two people succeed to the same degree and no two people equally fail in the same degree.

Inequality is not detrimental in itself. Inequality is distorted into a problem by the arrogance of resenting inequality, by self pity or refusal to face reality and our very own inability to explore the opportunities of one’s own capacity in a particular realm. No two persons are alike and the same.

Man is designed and designated to shape by his own volition. The proper use and application of human volition makes freedom and genuine happiness a reality. The careless and unwise use of volition enslaves a person to details of life.

Despite any limitations in circumstances, talent, mentality, health, appearance or any other outward factors and because man has soul- therefore, the realization of his life’s potentialities comes from human free will or volition not from fate or luck.

VOLITION AND THE HERITAGE OF FREEDOM

Freedom is the most valuable possession of human beings. Human freedom is the heritage of human birth –the extension of the volition of the soul as the UNCAUSED CAUSE of man’s thought and action. Freedom is self-determination, the function of the free will, never forced by threat, violence, not determined by environment, society or genetics manipulation.

In the sphere of freedom, the Lord Jesus Christ freed us to receive salvation and to advance in the divine sphere [Galatians 3:13, 5:1]. Freedom is the hope of the new birth (regeneration), which provides access to the believer to the love complex –the realm of spiritual freedom [2 Corinthians 3:17]. Bible doctrine is called the LAW OF FREEDOM, which defines the believer’s freedom to glorify God [James 1:25, 2:12].

Positive volition toward the Word of God is the basis of spiritual freedom [psalm 119:45]. No one can prevent you from freedom to think of Bible doctrines; no one can stop you from your daily intake of Bible doctrines except yourself.

No extenuation (partial justification or excuses) can relieve you of your personal responsibility to redeem the time inside the divine sphere. Freedom as our human heritage and spiritual heritage also has become our very own national heritage. The existence and perpetuation of national liberty demands respects for legitimately established authority that depends on the cumulative personal integrity of all citizens. The only factor that limits the life of every individual is his volition. The only factor that limits the spiritual status of the believer is his volition. The justice of God releases blessings upon the believer depending on his adjustment to the justice of God.

No adjustments means no spiritual blessings. There are three spiritual adjustments to the justice of God – all of which requires positive volition toward God and toward His Word. Salvation is the non-meritorious decision of the soul outside the divine sphere, outside the plan of God. Salvation is one time decision-valid once and for all. It is one time response to the grace of God.

Rebound is the non-meritorious decision to re-enter the divine sphere from state of carnality. Rebound is the adjustment to the justice of God that restores, cleanses, forgives, and positions the believer for blessing based on the work of Christ.

Spiritual maturity requires a series of positive volition decisions from position of strength that opens more doors of opportunities in the future. Spiritual mature believers make a wise decision that creates options for greater decisions resulting to more blessings from the justice of God. Carnal and immature believers make wrong decisions that close future options for greater decisions.

We all enter the Christian life with some handicap from our lives as unbelievers and from exposure to satanic doctrines. Every handicap and difficulty is nullified by God’s system of grace. Only your own negative volition prevents you from living the normal Christian way of life and advance toward spiritual maturity.

There is only one issue: How will your volition function, negatively or positively? Volition can be used to succeed or fail in the Christian life –but the grace of God provides only for success! Two strongholds hinder the proper function of volition: the arrogance and hatred complexes. Both paralyze the soul, distort the Word and follow the path of Satan.

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