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To: HiTech RedNeck

I agree...The way I see it, removal of free will removes responsibility for actions...saying that God controls everything translates to God making people sin...instead of allowing sin due to free will. God is all good, therefore cannot will evil. We are told that we will be held accountable for every thought word and deed...hard to be accountable if God is forcing the issue. As a side note... It seems that removal of free will paves the way for sola fide...after all we can’t help what we do...so just believe and all will be good...


17 posted on 03/30/2015 8:32:24 AM PDT by bike800
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To: bike800

There are nuances between the extremes. Sola fide asserts that faith unto acceptance of a distinct divine salvational offer is effectual, and yet attempts to do works that are good enough to earn heaven will always fail. In short it matches up with the bible promises before they were heavily overlaid with human philosophies.

God can both destine AND allow opportunities for choice. That reflects a perspective and power that is special to the divine. That does not mean it is valid to reason about the divine in terms of human perspective alone.


18 posted on 03/30/2015 8:41:05 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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