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1 | Does God have free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | charis | 6070 | ||
Dear Lionstrong, For the most part I agree with you. Seeing that you addressed many of my comments in this posting, I would like to clarify my statements. I still think that the question, "Does God have free will" is a philosophical conundrum. If this were truly the study of God, then His Holy attributes would be recognized as such, not questioned or doubted. It is similar to "Is there a God?" Now, as a Christian, we define God as holy, almighty, righteous, sovereign, and yes, good. We are not talking about gods, who are notoriously similar to man. So, I do believe that the question is a philosophical one, asking about the (not accepted) attributes of God. My term, 'limited free will' is indeed ambiguous. For this I apologize. I meant by it that I don't think that God 'micro-manages' our lives. I believe that His intrinsic knowledge of the future gives Him the ability to send His angels to intervene at any moment. I doubt if He has to constantly monitor our choice of peanut butter or the like. (Though, I am sure He is able to do so if He so chooses) Please, let us not get involved in a discussion of time paradox :-) As I said earlier, I agree with most of your posting. In Christ Jesus, charis |
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2 | Does God have free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 6082 | ||
Thanks for answering my post, charis. (To this post you need not respond. I honor you request not to discuss a time paradox, BUT......) Doesn't your position create this paradox? (I'm sorry, but I'm typing on a different computer, and for some reason it doesn't keep my paragraph breaks, which would make it easier to read.) You see, I believe that God knows because in His councel He has planned for cetain things to fall out certain ways. (His plan is logically prior to His knowledge, not temporally prior. God is eternal, not time bound as we are.) In the temporal sphere where we live, the same is true, is it not (within the limits of human knowledge)? In chess (as in life) do we plan a move because we know, or do we know the move because we've planned? In terms of micro-manage: It's a loaded term. I would not use it to describe the Lord's providence, but nonetheless His care is very detailed. He knows the number of hairs on our heads, knows every insignificant sparrow that falls to the ground. I for one am thankful for such a God Who pays such close attention to the lives of His people. In the Lamb, Lionstrong |
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