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To: HarleyD; annalex; stripes1776; kosta50; Dr. Eckleburg; Forest Keeper; AlbionGirl
Did you notice in every one of the objections you posted "free will" is argued against with scripture and supports free will with philosophical reasoning?

There are a number of Scriptural verses that support free choice. See my tagline, for example.

Free will, as the Arminian defines it, is not scriptural and not supported with scripture.

No one here is defining free will as the Arminian defines it.

As much as we would like to think so, the clay cannot tell the potter what kind of pot he wants to become.

God, since He sees into ALL time, can see our response to His graces. Thus, He is able to take our free will decision into account when forming us. God is not subject to time. God doesn't wake up one day, think about making a HarleyD in 4000 BC, then waits, then makes you, whether of the elect or not, without seeing what you will become.

Either I'm absolutely correct or I'm a heretic.

It depends on what you mean by "ordain" and to what respect God ordains things. I don't think a non-Calvinist would say God ordains evil - that would make Him responsible for evil. Has any Christian ever said that before the heretic Calvin came along?

Nothing in the Old Testament happened except by God allowing men to run the show.

Agreed. But there is a difference between "allowing" and "actively forcing" someone to do something. God, for His own reasons, allows evil. He brings goodness out of man's misguided decisions. Again, I ask you to beware of looking at "God ordaining evil" only from the OT.

Regards

3,631 posted on 03/16/2006 6:52:19 AM PST by jo kus (I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore CHOOSE life - Deut 30:19)
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To: jo kus; annalex; stripes1776; kosta50; Dr. Eckleburg; Forest Keeper; AlbionGirl
There are a number of Scriptural verses that support free choice. See my tagline, for example.

No one here is defining free will as the Arminian defines it.

God, since He sees into ALL time, can see our response to His graces.

I don't think a non-Calvinist would say God ordains evil - that would make Him responsible for evil....there is a difference between "allowing" and "actively forcing" someone to do something.


3,645 posted on 03/16/2006 12:55:49 PM PST by HarleyD ("A man's steps are from the Lord, How then can man understand his way?" Prov 20:24 (HNV))
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