[SoothingDave]

When he repented and returned to the Law, his righteousness before God was restored. His obedience and his sin were his own choices. So yes, it was up to him.

You are possibly into dangerous territory here. Would you deny that everything we have, every thing, is absolutely "on loan from God?" That what we are given, we are given as stewards?

SD

[malakhi]

Would you deny that everything we have, every thing, is absolutely "on loan from God?" That what we are given, we are given as stewards?

No, I agree with that. Where do you see a conflict? We have free will to choose good or evil, but of course we wouldn't have either life or free will if God had not given it to us.