Free will from God?

Question

So God gave us free will, and we use it to judge others and make ourselves self righteous. Well i could care less, but seems others do this, why?

Of course non of you are guilty of judging, because I know half of you will probably say, "not me, it's those other ones".

Disclaimer - May be offensive to the weak hearted. This question did not include any references to illegal immigrants. This question might cause anal discomfort to those of you who are right wing. It is also been know to cause seizures to those who are religiously crazy.

Answer 1

Well that is a good question. We do judge all the time, I know that I am soooo guilty of this! I judge other religions, people and what others should do, therefore I do think that I am self righteous, but to me it is for a good cause, my religion. It says in the bible not to judge, or you too will be judged. Whoever has no sin cast the first stone.

God gave us free will, to accept him or not, to believe the word or not. But God gave up his Son to die on the cross, for our sins, knowing that we will never be perfect and that we will judge one another. So thank God he did that for us, because yes we are ALL sinners, and we ALL judge. God knew this when he created us. And if there are people out there saying"Not me I don't judge" that is a lie, and that is a sin to lie. That is the whole purpose of Jesus dying for us.

I also think that the biggest reason that Jesus rose from the cross, is of course when the end time comes, we will see him in form and in spirit, and then we will go up into heaven and be with him for all eternity. It also reminds us that we will never die. Our flesh will die, but the spirit will always stay alive, and we then will have everlasting life.

Peace be with you, and God bless.

Answer 2

Free will is the belief or the philosophical doctrine that holds that humans have the power to choose their own deeds. (The concept has also been extended on occasion to animals or artificial intelligence in computers.) Such a belief has been supported as important to moral judgment by many religious authorities and criticized as a form of individualist ideology by writers such as Spinoza and Karl Marx. As typically used, the phrase has both objective and subjective connotations, in the former case indicating the performance of an action by an agent that is not completely conditioned by antecedent factors, and in the latter case the agent's perception that the action was incepted under his or her own volition.

The principle of free will has religious, ethical, psychological and scientific implications. For example, in the religious realm, free will may imply that an omnipotent divinity does not assert its power over individual will and choices. In ethics, free will may imply that individuals can be held morally accountable for their actions. In psychology, it implies that the mind controls some of the actions of the body. In the scientific realm, free will may imply that the actions of the body, including the brain, are not wholly determined by physical causality.

The existence of free will has been a central issue throughout the history of philosophy and science.

Answer 3

Yes God gave us free will to use responsibly and smartly. I choose not to judge you and I by no means have any right to be self righteous(that's what kept me from the Lord for so long). They do this because they think because they go to church and preach the Word of God and they put on this act, they suddenly have the right to sit on His throne and start passing their judgement. I feel this way, who am I to judge anyone while they are still alive when God is going to wait until you are dead to judge.

Answer 4

Human pride and inflated egos cause people to judge others. If we cast stones at others, we must be willing to be judged by God (paraphrased from the New Testament). God gave us free will so that we can freely choose whether to love others and God (or not). This way, we cannot blame God, nor other people, for our behavior when we face God on Judgment Day. God did not create us to be robots, from which love through obedience would be meaningless. We show our love by freely obeying God's will. God is the author of love, and love is the purpose of human life.

Answer 5

I understand why you are so angry. I am a Christian and I get discouraged by the way a lot of people in here answer other people's questions. I would like to ask that you please not take this as a sign of how God Himself is. Even in the Bible, God's servants did not always act in way that reflected the same attitude that God had. For instance, when God sent Jonah to give His judgment message to the Ninevites. After hearing the message the Ninevites repented and God chose not to destroy them. Jonah, on the other hand, was upset because he thought they should die. So, God taught him a lesson in compassion using a bottlegourd plant. You can read about it in the book of Jonah in the Holy Scriptures. Please be assured that God does not feel the same way as the negative messages you get.

Answer 6

That is part of the test of 'free will'.

It's like giving your kid $100 and teling him he can do what ever he wants. Some will save it, some will buy $100 worth of candy.

In the end the lesson will be taught.

I am with you about the zealots. As a Catholic I find it both funny and annoying when a right-winger has the "I'm more Christian/right/blessed/whatever" than you...bass-ackwards if you ask me!

Peace (no matter how you find it)
Billy!

Answer 7

Yes, we have a free will to choose any path that is set before us. We can make any decision we want (right or wrong). They are all free for us to make. Free will doesn't mean whatever we decide will get us closer to God or into Heaven though.

God has made that path very clear to us. It is up to us to choose to take it or choose to not take it. That is the basis of Free Will.

I would say that those that believe they are walking the path to heaven by judging people and condemning people will find the gates of heaven closed to them.

Answer 8

I judge sometimes, but I don't hardly realize I'm doing it 1/2 the time. It's hard NOT to judge! I think it's a human instinct that we all do to some extent. Not sure if that's part of "free will" vs. sinful instinct. It sounds like you are disgruntled with religion!? Even your Avatar looks angry! LOL...

Answer 9

Wait, what's the question? Is it do we have free will? Because the answer is "Yes, but only if you define Free Will as the ability to make conscious actions" rather than like "The future is not determined."

Should we care? Probably not: without the ability to decide, there's really no ability to think (Because you'd have to decide what to think about) so without some measure of free will, there's not really anything that we would consider consciousness, and without that, we wouldn't mind not having free will.

Answer 10

I observed this play and that i bear in mind the "verdict" from the three "judges" discovered God accountable of breaking his covenant with Israel. They concluded that the God of Abraham had made a sparkling covenant and that their God became no longer completely the God of Abraham and of Israel. to respond to your question, how would Hitler fare if he became in God's courtroom being judged by using God's regulations? If I have been area of the jury, i'd be compelled to usher in a verdict of accountable based on the very fact he committed genocide (to the track on some 6.5 million human beings) and, because of fact which you point out the ten Commandments, broke all of them as nicely. despite if, none human beings are desirable. all of us sin. that's only that some human beings understand it whilst the rest are in denial. lack of understanding is under no circumstances an excuse. Ever tried telling a site visitors cop which you probably did no longer understand you have been in a 30 miles in step with hour constrained section once you have been clocked doing 40? Like, you probably did no longer see the line lighting fixtures or the advisory velocity shrink signs and indicators in the previous you got here into the equipped up section? which you have been in a hurry and your enterprise became greater considerable than the life of a individual you ought to kill? the reality is we refuse to take duty for our movements - in my view and at the same time. because of fact that lack of understanding of the regulation is under no circumstances a defensible excuse, in step with probability we would desire to continuously be paying greater interest to God's regulations in the previous we come across ourselves answering to God for our movements.