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To: stfassisi; kosta50; jo kus
There is a place where there is no free will. That place is hell.

On the contrary. While I haven't thought this through entirely, I would submit to you that hell is the ONLY place there is free will. Beings will be totally free to live in utter torment apart from God. Like the Eygptians who groped in the darkness for three days, so will people who go to hell.

OTOH, those who will be received into God's kingdom are those who are willing to serve Him fully and completely. They relequish any will they have to become full slaves of the living God. There is no free will in heaven. There is only the will of the Father.

15,559 posted on 06/06/2007 4:25:18 AM PDT by HarleyD
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To: HarleyD; jo kus; kosta50
They relequish any will they have to become full slaves of the living God. There is no free will in heaven. There is only the will of the Father.

Explain how satan and other angels fell then?

If God made them Fall then God is responsible for satan and evil!

Dear Friend , You are doing exactly what Calvin did. Over-thinking!

15,562 posted on 06/06/2007 5:02:49 AM PDT by stfassisi ("Above all gifts that Christ gives his beloved is that of overcoming self"St Francis Assisi)
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To: HarleyD; kosta50; jo kus
I would submit to you that hell is the ONLY place there is free will. Beings will be totally free to live in utter torment apart from God.

That would be partial free will. In Hell you cannot LOVE

From Catechism...

1707 "Man, enticed by the Evil One, abused his freedom at the very beginning of history."10 He succumbed to temptation and did what was evil. He still desires the good, but his nature bears the wound of original sin. He is now inclined to evil and subject to error:

1704 The human person participates in the light and power of the divine Spirit. By his reason, he is capable of understanding the order of things established by the Creator. By free will, he is capable of directing himself toward his true good. He finds his perfection "in seeking and loving what is true and good."7

15,564 posted on 06/06/2007 5:16:50 AM PDT by stfassisi ("Above all gifts that Christ gives his beloved is that of overcoming self"St Francis Assisi)
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