So why free will if in the end it's still God's will be done.?

Question

Jesus himself taught use that ultimately it's God's will.

Our Father who is in heaven
Holy be your name
Your kingdom come
YOUR WILL BE DONE

Jesus himself taught us that ultimately it's God's will.

Our Father who is in heaven
Holy be your name
Your kingdom come
YOUR WILL BE DONE

Jesus himself taught us that ultimately it's God's will.

Our Father who is in heaven
Holy be your name
Your kingdom come
YOUR WILL BE DONE

Jesus himself taught us that ultimately it's God's will.

Our Father who is in heaven
Holy be your name
Your kingdom come
YOUR WILL BE DONE

Answer 1

It is Gods will that each individual soul possesses free will, with that free will each individual must make the choice to either love the Supreme person or be granted the perception of a separate existence in the material world, man proposes and God disposes.

So this is real love, if the living entity chooses not to love God, then God provides full facility both gross and subtle, namely a material body, a subtle mind conditioned to accept that there is no God, a university education to prove atheistic values and a false identity, such as "my name is John Smith, I am an American, I am Caucasian, I am a scientist" etc, etc.

This illusory state of existence is provided by God out of love, so the individual living entity can attempt to become happy, of course God is the greatest happiness, so the bewildered living entity is always searching for that which through mis-use of free will, has been given up.

When the living entity realises the foolish mistake then the original spiritual body, that is covered by the illusory, ever changing material energy, can be revived or resurrected through love and devotion or Bhakti Yoga and return to the real world, such a great soul in this world is very rare.

To discuss further:- Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari ([e-mail])

Answer 2

What is a "Free will?" - Choices that we make

Adam was given a "Free will" and he decided in that "Free will" to serve the devil and then being redeemed by God over his lapse of mind of who really cared for him.
Jesus was given a "Free will" and He decided to serve His Father even though being tempted "beyond" what we are.

Each day we rise we are faced with choices in life which can be right or wrong choices, each choice will lead to an action which will lead to a result.

God does not send people to hell they have chosen the path which results in hell. Likewise how many times does a parent say to a child not to do something in the interest of their children to only find out they continue to do it and the result hurt, pain and maybe even death. Did that mean the parent wanted it?

We are not robots who are controlled but individuals who has a "free will" making our own decisions with a God who has seen through time and based on the end result allowed His precious Son Jesus to stand in the the path of our wrong decisions showing us the way to how to walk in this life and make the right decisions.

Answer 3

Because, for one (as indicated by the phrase "be done"), it expresses the desire that God's will be done (it's a form of the subjunctive or something like that); not "God's will shall be done"/"God's will is done" (future/present respectively). In the Lord's Prayer, it is to serve as a reminder that our actions should conform to the will of God.

Secondly, it is God's will that we have free will. However, as God is out of time, he already knows all our decisions before we have made them, and they still conform to his overall plan. It's all very confusing and there's a lot of debate even among Christians how this actually works - it's known as predestination. It's all to do with we're bound by time/God isn't stuff.

Answer 4

When Jesus said "your will be done" it was in a prayer. He was praying that God's will would be done on the earth. God set the world in motion and said "this is how it should be, but you are free to follow that or not." God can't and won't make people choose Him, but those who do choose Him will want to do His will because they understand that God knows whats best. It's almost like one of those paint by number things. God drew the picture, but He left it to us to color it in. If we follow the numbers and lines then the picture will be beautiful, but if we choose to go our own way its going to be a mess.

Answer 5

Without God's Will, you would have neither life and nor free will.
Without God's Will, your free will would be easily taken away by any powers on earth. See how many people have become slaves of all kinds of oppressors, even of fortune tellers, witches,employers!

Answer 6

There can be no reciprocal relationship without free will. I believe that our intentions are truly honored by the Universe. I know there is good and evil, but I also believe that our input really matters in the big picture of things.
I think that we are here to experience life fully, and we all have different agendas, although they may add up to be related in the end. I don't have a doom and gloom outlook on life.

Answer 7

Yes humans have freewill but God has given humans a life guidance in a holy Koran.Court in this world is not fair.There so many people who did a bad doings but did not be punished .So God finally will judge everyone after resurrection day as fair court.

Answer 8

Thats why we were created above the angels and I believe they look upon us in wonder. God would not have any of us go to hell, but he gave us choice.

Gods will is that we follow Jesus, he does not make us do so but in the end he knows what we will do.

You have the choice, God knows what you will do but your choice is your choice. He loves you enough to give you that choice.

I love my children, I won't them to love me. I would never tell them they have to, I treat them as though they do, I punish them when they need to be punished and I praise them often and I love them with all my heart. I don't try to make them love me but that is my will.

They get to choose, if they choose not to love me, then it will not be through any fault of mine, I will have done everything I know to raise them correctly. I will release them into the world and I will still love them.

At times I would like them to do things differently but if I force them to do my will it not free is it. At times I do force them to do my will (for their safety or for school) and thats not how God does it, but I am not God and my kids are very young and need guidence.

Gods will is what must be done, and God would not have you go to hell. He has made a way for you to be with him forever and fellowship with him as his child. He gave his only son so that you could have everlasting life. God paid the price for your sins so you would not have to.

Gods will is that you ask Jesus to foregive you sins if you refuse that will, then you choose to be seperated from God forever. It is Gods will that you know this and you decide.

Now you know and you get to exersize your free will. You get to with open eyes decide if you will believe or reject Christ. You get to open your heart and be filled with an understanding no professor could ever imagine short of salvation or decide to say I reject you God and I will except the results freely.

I will pray for you to make a wise decision.

Either way Gods will be done.

Answer 9

How do we relate God’s governing activity whereby He secures His ultimate goals and the factor of human freedom? How do we relate God’s government especially with the question of human sin?

With Respect to Human Freedom:

An individual is free to choose between two (or more) options; but he or she is not free in control over the appeal those options may have for him or her. A free person makes all his or her own decisions, but those decisions are influenced by the individual’s particular characteristics and particular set of circumstances.

To illustrate:
If, for example, I am offered for dinner a choice between liver and
steak, I am quite free to take the liver, but I do not desire to do so. I have no conscious control over my dislike of liver. That is a given that goes with my being the person I am. In that respect, my freedom is limited. I do not know whether it is my genes or environmental conditions which caused my dislike of liver, but it is apparent that I cannot by a mere force of will alter this characteristic of mine.

It seems apparent, therefore, that there are limitations to human freedom for it is conditioned upon who a person is and what he or she desires and wills. People cannot choose the genes that they have, nor may they select their parents; nor the place, country and cultural setting of their birth and fosterage. Human freedom, therefore, must be understood to function within these limits. But who set up these conditions? The thorough-going theist will answer, “God did.”

Answer 10

i think, while we are here in our temporary lives, we are given free will...God wanted to be loved because it is "our will" not because we are compelled to do so...

we feel the same, isn't it?..We prefer to be loved of who we are and not on what we have..In the same way, God wanted so not because he is powerful or can give us everything..

In the end, God's will will be done on us based on the consequences of the decisions we have taken based on our "free will"..that is, our eternal destiny depends on our free will..