All of these “what would Jesus do” questions ignore the obvious: We know what he’d do because he’s doing it. He’s letting us exercise our own free will. The real question is not what would Jesus do, but what should we do?
Amen! (and I'm not all that religious.)
The real question is not what would Jesus do, but what should we do?
The most powerful question of all, imo. Real liberty can not exist without adherence to certain basic eternal laws.
That is, if you believe in free will... I thought Luther did a great job responding to Erasmus' contention that we all have free will. (in fact, Erasmus continually contradicted himself by saying he did and then did not believe in free will.) I think Romans 9 deals pretty clearly with this.