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Worthaus Pop-Up - Tübingen: October 18, 2021 by Prof. Dr. Siegfried Zimmer What determines whether someone becomes a Christian? Is belief in God, Jesus and the Gospel a free decision? Everyone understands freedom differently. Whether it is the freedom not to wear a mask in the supermarket or the freedom to protest against the war in Ukraine on Red Square - most people agree that they are at least free to make their own decisions. With all the consequences. Most people are therefore convinced that they have free will. For them, this will also determines whether they believe in God or not. And devout Christians in particular like to boast about having made a completely free and conscious decision for their faith. Siegfried Zimmer does not doubt that people have free will. But when it comes to whether faith arises in a person or not, he - like Martin Luther - considers the quick talk of free will to be very superficial and also misleading. He proves this with numerous biblical statements. In this lecture he wants to ensure that the talk of “my faith” becomes more modest and is more deeply founded on the Bible.