I'll explain my view as if I believe in God. I'm told God gave me free will to accept His son as my saviour, or go to Hell. How is something free if I must fear the consequences of the wrong choice? I'll use an example: I hold a gun to your head and say, "You have free will to give me you wallet or not, but if you defy me, you'll suffer the consequence of death." Does it really feel like you can say no? Here is the God scenario: "You have free will to believe in me and accept me as your saviour, but if you don't, you will go to Hell." Again, does it really feel like you have a choice to say no? The way I see it, we don't. Free means to give or recieve something without expectation of return. That means the free will concept is self defeating. How can free will be "free" when God expects us to accept his son as our saviour, or suffer the consequence of Hell? Christians, what is your view on free will to choose Heaven or Hell?
Note: I'm sure someone willl be offended, so sorry if I do
2006-08-04
18:01:39
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