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To: Jedediah
I think the relationship between Providence and the free will of men is more complex than just saying men do not have a choice because God decides.

Rather God decides to leave many things up to us, even knowing we will muck much of it up, and knowing exactly the way we will muck it up ahead of time, and every counterfactual way we might have acted if He had acted differently. He does have the power to make all choices...but He did choose to let us play with a few talents here in this world, to teach us to handle real wealth in eternity.

The wealth and power and fame and all the rewards of this world are like monopoly money. Let's play. Lets be fair and good, let us try to win without cheating, and perhaps we will demonstrate we are worthy of real wealth.

5 posted on 04/26/2016 12:36:18 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: AndyTheBear

Good point.


6 posted on 04/26/2016 12:42:08 PM PDT by avenir (I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
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