That material about free will and God's will is pretty good.
So, then we get to the tough one, free will. It is not a question about whether or not we could have free will, we obviously have free will. The question, however is, how is that rational, given an Omniscient God who is not only All Knowing, Omnipresent, but also All Powerful? How is it that we can be free to choose disobedience of an All Powerful God? The answer to that question is that we can't. It is rational but flies in the face of some religious dogma.
The only answer can be is that the all powerful God wills that we have the power to do other than his will if we choose.
It is God’s will that we freely choose, it is not God's will that we have to obey the rules of righteousness. If we disobey the rules we were given, we have harmed ourselves but not violated God’s Will.
There ya go. Or, Amen.
If an All Powerful God willed that we all obey the rules of righteousness we would logically not have the power to disobey that will and would all be Angels.
The purpose: When tested by attractions, we choose to do what we know is right for our soul, or we fail. When you sin (don’t obey rules of righteousness), you don’t disappoint, or harm the All Powerful (That would be a contradiction of terms); you cause harm to your soul, and that is according to his will, you have chosen your fate as he willed you to do.
PS: Not sure this answer would satisfy a non-believer tho. |
