[ex-snook]

We have free will but the wonder is why did God give us free will?

[OneVike]

We have free will but the wonder is why did God give us free will?

With out free will we would be robots, and God would be a cosmic rapist forcing his love upon us. Would you not want your spouse to willingly love you? Or do you force your love?

This world is like dating, when we have lived and decided, than we get married, but in the Christians perspective we marry Christ and than the dating is over. However during the dating process we had free will to chose who our lover would be. This world or Christ.

I chose Christ out of my own free will that was granted to me by God.

Who do you chose?

[jackv]

“We have free will but the wonder is why did God give us free will?”

It was passed down to us at the fall by Adam and Eve when they ate from the tree of knowledge between good and evil.

[JesusBmyGod]

I tend to look at it this way. God being the fullness of love needs/wants someone to love. He created mankind. By allowing mankind to exercise free will, to either choose Him or deny Him, He is assured that all who will spend eternity in His presence actually want to be there. He went through unimaginable lengths (Jesus) to ensure there would be a way for those choosing Him to be received into His presence.

I know I wouldn't want to spend eternity with a group of folks who have no love for me. Why would God?

It is impossible to force someone to love you. It is a choice to love.