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Scripture proves a choice between two trees in Eden. A choice under the law to choose life and live. A choice to count the cost of answering GODS call, again one of life or death. Perhaps this is why many are called but few are chosen. Without free will how would GOD judge us righteously ? Are we condemned to death for reasons we had no part in ? Even though GOD is omniscient this means HE knows all things but HE has not caused all things. Did GOD force Lucifer to rebel ? Did HE force Adam to sin ? Or is it that HE just knew in advance all these things and made them all work together for good in the end ? The father of lies and sin isn’t GOD, it’s Satan . In order for humanity to choose between good and evil the presence of both is required and in this Satan is but a tool GOD uses. In eternity GOD knew before HE created the angels that a third of them would sin against HIM and it would be their free will choice to do so. GOD permitted this angelic sin knowing HE could use these fallen angels in HIS work to make human beings a joint heir with HIS son of all things HE created. GOD has in eternity known all HIS saints even having their names in the Lambs book of life from the foundation of the world. This HE could do because HE knew who would genuinely repent and submit to HIS will and those who would not. GOD has known the free will choices of humanity but did not make them for humanity. GOD planned out HIS salvation with all this in HIS mind. It is extremely important to GOD that we have free will because HE wants us to love HIM with it.The Bible is filled with direct commands and choices, which only make sense if the recipient is capable of selecting between alternatives.
"I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life...'
Not yet. The order has been stayed, but the ruling has not been overturned.That failed -
As many who live under the oppression of bullies would one day hope for their oppressors, failing to understand that those bullies were the product of whatever made them that way, and in seeking revenge, the victim has also become the bullyI mean, when He told us to "love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you", of course we were all supposed to understand that, all the while, the One who commanded us to love our enemies is planning to torture His enemies alive for eternity. >_>
Part if what I meant was I don’t they had the forethought of this reaction.Not to the degree that it will be for some random enlisted guy who decides to refuse an order and gets court marshalled and kicked out of the service, and then has to face the social backlash back home without the luxuries of 24/7 security and gated neighborhoods like Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin have the privilege of having.
Does anyone featured in that video montage unilaterally have the power to legally protect a servicemen who refuses an order from their commanding officer?
If the answer to that is "No" (which it is), then they shouldn't be encouraging them to go rogue.
That'd be like me going down to the accounts payable department at my company, and encouraging them to disobey their boss over a personal beef I have with him. I can't protect them if he decides to fire them, so it'd be unethical and irresponsible of me to encourage that behavior, as I won't be the one who faces the the brunt of the consequences of it.
Are chemicals still self organizing?C. proto-life arose from self-organizing chemicals.
There are some of you who for whatever reasons will insist that the One person in all of human history who never spoke anything but the truth, for He is Truth, did not mean what He was plainly saying.
I don't mean to be unkind. I love you all, and with all the love of Christ within me. And it is because of that love that I humbly say to you. You better give heed to His words
To you I say, regardless of your level of education, you are a fool. Repent of your nonsense before you become a damned fool.
That is the same as asking you can you show all "apparent" free will choices could never have gone a different way?Can you demonstrate that anything can happen besides what does happen? Can you demonstrate the actual possibility of other options? Or is that only in our thinking? When God demands that we choose, do we not always only choose the one option? Was God not aware of those decisions before creating, but went ahead and created anyway? Well, then! He INTENDED it to be decided the way it was.
Otherwise, you need to demonstrate that {actual "chance" can determine outcomes}. The notion is by definition self-contradictory. But your whole construction depends on it.
You are defining justice according to the creature's ability to do what he is commanded to do. Sorry, but the command does not imply the ability to obey— it only implies the responsibility to obey. God is not unjust to create beings who will pay for their rebellion, as intended. He is making use of them for his Glory, to demonstrate his love and mercy to the objects of his mercy—us.
So,You asked for simple answers, I did my best.
Its only a strange belief if one has allowed themselves to be tethered to a single side of the issue.
Satan loves this or that questions which keep the children of God, and would be children of God alike, in constant conflict and turmoil. As is evidenced so clearly in these forums.
From an ai check - 40 different resources:Because there is an ongoing risk that Defendants will act unlawfullyand thereby injure Plaintiffs, Governor Newsom and the State of California, the CourtENJOINS Defendants from violating the Posse Comitatus Act as detailed below.
Does GOD force salvation on anyone ? Hebrews 10:26 to willingly, willfully sin after being converted there is no more sacrifice for sins. This describes a person who with knowledge of the truth blasphemes the Holy Spirit , there is no forgiveness. Mark 3:29 This concept of human free will was demonstrated in the free will offering Exodus 35:5 Exodus 25:2-7 this concept was continued in the new covenant, 2 Corinthians 9:7 2 Corinthians 8:3-5 2 Corinthians 8:8 Unless you had a shotgun wedding you married your wife willingly because you truly loved her. In a similar sense we love GOD and our neighbor. True love is given willingly, freely otherwise it is not true. You can’t command anyone to love you they must love you because they want to. Matthew 22:37 GOD IS love, GOD loves us willingly and freely and we are to love HIM back in the same way as well as our neighbor. If true love can’t be understood then free will can’t eitherWhere is the noun, and does this mean you are finished with the discussion and want to spend the remainder of time arguing about a word?
It's better to address the question of whether or not God gave man free will.
Being I am not a Calvinist, I am unfamiliar with the acronym T.U.L.I.P. So my reply is based off of what I got from a quick search.Very good! I'm curious—how do you view T.U.L.I.P. ?
Well? There is room for improvement, but given his age, I doubt he will change. His personality can definitely be a turn off to some. I get it.For Trump verbally attacked means the press asking him a question he doesn’t want to answer.
Trump doesn’t tolerate criticism, to put it mildly. He needs tougher skin.
A theory is never proved conclusively.I’m a young earth creationist and I don’t see any conclusive evidence to support evolution. Evidence in support of a particular theory or position doesn’t verify the validity of that theory or position if the evidence is inconclusive.
Congress spoke clearly in 1878 when it passed the Posse Comitatus Act, prohibitingthe use of the U.S. military to execute domestic law. Nearly 140 years later, Defendants—President Trump, Secretary of Defense Hegseth, and the Department of Defense—deployed the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, ostensibly to quell a rebellionand ensure that federal immigration law was enforced. There were indeed protests in LosAngeles, and some individuals engaged in violence. Yet there was no rebellion, nor wascivilian law enforcement unable to respond to the protests and enforce the law.And where is this happening? Cite Court case if you would please.
This has been soundly refuted in other threads, as well as in this one. How many times do you have to lose this argument?The vast majority of violent rhetoric, the vast majority of attempts to silence and control those who disagree, and the vast majority of violent actions are coming from opponents of conservatives.