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WinterJam—Worship "pastor" threatens Abolitionist with physical harm
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Posted on 05/05/2016 3:59:31 PM PDT by Morgana

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To: metmom

“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”

Looks like it’s right in Genesis to me.


21 posted on 05/05/2016 5:08:31 PM PDT by Anoreth (It is not moth eaten. It is superb.)
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Yes, God gave ADAM that right.

Adam forfeited it when he sinned and sold the human race off.

The only entity capable of making a totally free choice about anything, free of any outside influences, is God.

So, yes, the rest of us has a will and are told to choose, but it is not totally free.

For one thing, Jesus tells us that no one can come to the Father unless God draws him. We cannot understand spiritual truths without the enlightening of the Holy Spirit.

We are not capable of doing it without outside influence.


22 posted on 05/05/2016 5:21:41 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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Ping


23 posted on 05/06/2016 4:10:46 AM PDT by StoneWall Brigade (It's now or never vote Tom Hoefling of America's Party 2016)
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Isn’t the concept of free will about giving people the choice to do the right thing or the wrong thing?

Late to the party on this thread, but that argument could be used against any law. They still have the choice to do the right thing or the wrong thing. The law helps them figure out which is which and encourages them to choose wisely.

24 posted on 05/13/2016 9:54:27 AM PDT by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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