“In my years of ministry, I have encountered this question time and again: How should I use my will and its strength in living the Christian life? What if I sin knowingly? Where does my human effort end and where does God’s power begin?”

Some of us have studied this question for years, and it has the potential to both frustrate and reward. There have even been times when we have been tempted to abandon its study, but we have always returned to it because of the questions that remain unanswered.

The subject of the will contains a strange paradox. It is simple, and yet, for many, it is difficult. In Christ’s day, “good” people rejected its impact, but sinners joyfully welcomed it. Those who do not correctly understand this subject face spiritual death. Those who do understand it, on the other hand, discover the secret of the victorious Christian life.