Decision Theology Paper

Your Name Subject and Section Professor’s Name January 27, 2019 Decision Theology Paper Summary In the field of Decision Theology, it is believed that man’s main role in his conversion solely depends upon his decisions whether to believe or not in Christ. This is different from the common belief that the original sin, committed by Adam and Eve, exposes man towards sin and malice. Particularly, while the former belief provides the avenue for human free will to decide his fate, the latter thinks that the original sin has left man blinded, and unable to distinguish what is according to God’s own plans for us. Furthermore, decision theology states that God (or Christ) have always been in our side, waiting for the time when we open our hearts and minds to them. It is by the time that we realized this fact and commits ourselves to repentance and change that we could undergo conversion. While it is clear that God has indeed provided man with the gift of free will, Decision theology still poses some contradictions with some passages in the scripture. In the book of Ephesians, it was said that “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). In other words, if it is human’s decision to convert and commit himself to Christ that is the key to salvation, then how could faith be a g...