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To: nobdysfool
That really wasn't what I was referring to. But free will, taken to its logical extreme, would have to allow for that possibility, wouldn't it?

Interesting concept.
I've never seen this carried out to this conclusion before.
If you are up to it please give it a shot.

My point was, even if the will is truly free, it is still constrained by God's Will. Personally, I believe that God is the only One with truly free will. All men have a will that is limited by their nature, their circumstances, God's Laws with regard to the physical realm, and their desires. To argue that free will can overcome those limitations, in and of itself, is sheerest folly.

No question that man is limited within God's laws; be they physical or spiritual. That's why He is God and we are not.

I'm not sure anyone has argued that man's free will can overcome God's will.

I would argue that man's free will is within the realm of God's will.

God is not diminished by man's free will.

61 posted on 02/03/2004 6:35:37 PM PST by PFKEY
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To: PFKEY; xzins; Vernon
God is not diminished by man's free will.

Exactly. Man's free will is given by God.

62 posted on 02/03/2004 6:36:53 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (www.wardsmythe.com)
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