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1 | Is God somehow responsible? | Rom 1:20 | Reformer Joe | 70152 | ||
"The only possibility that I can see which is left is that they freely chose to sin, not in obedience to a fallen nature, but as an act of will. One could even argue that 'sin' was against their nature in that sense that there had never been a human act of sin prior to this." Augustine didn't see it as "against their nature." Here is how he explained it (in Latin): posse peccare ("able to sin") -- pre-fall humanity non posse non peccare ("not able not to sin") -- post-fall unregenerate humanity posse non peccare ("able not to sin") -- the Christian on earth non posse peccare ("not able to sin") -- the glorified saint So Adam was created sinless, but fallible. Whatever the case, we can all agree that he wasn't created irresistibly disposed to doing good. --Joe! |
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2 | Is God somehow responsible? | Rom 1:20 | Morant61 | 70159 | ||
Greetings Joe! One of the more interesting chapters in Geisler's book was the one listing quotes from the Early Church Fathers and their views of free will. Even Augustine initally believed in it, though he did change his position later in life. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | Is God somehow responsible? | Rom 1:20 | Reformer Joe | 70168 | ||
"Even Augustine initally believed in it, though he did change his position later in life." Sounds like me! :) --Joe! |
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