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To: Dutchboy88
"There are some things even God can’t do not because he has no power but because he respects our choices."

This statement typifies the errant mindset underlying the article. God the Father does not make mistakes, Jesus the Son does not make mistakes, the Holy Spirit does not make mistakes. All of the "mistakes" you perceive are intentional actions taken to accomplish the plan conceived before the foundation of the world. They are just too clever for your author to understand how they fit.

I don't see an accusation of a mistake there. Perhaps it would be better said with a little punctuation:
"There are some things even God can’t do, not because he has no power, but because he respects our choices."

Though I'd personally think replacing the "can't" with "won't" would be better, there is a point to be made there:
God gave us free-will, to override that will or even limit it, is to make it no longer free. (That is, the idea of a "limited free-will" is self-contradictory.)

10 posted on 07/08/2012 4:37:03 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark
"Though I'd personally think replacing the "can't" with "won't" would be better, there is a point to be made there:

God gave us free-will, to override that will or even limit it, is to make it no longer free. (That is, the idea of a "limited free-will" is self-contradictory.)

With all due respect, the point of my post is that the misperception that free-will exists is the error at bottom. If you disagree, please give us the passage where it is taught that man's choosing is free from God's influence. I believe it is possible to provide upwards of 50 passages wherein man's choice is directed by God.

19 posted on 07/09/2012 11:13:50 AM PDT by Dutchboy88
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