Some Christians say freewill is Gods way of testing us to see if we will do as he says.
Could I just flip the script on them and say freewill is Gods way of testing us to see if we will follow the evidence He created in nature?
2006-09-26 20:46:07 · 8 answers · asked by upallnite 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Several of you have said things that are true. Yet you avoid answering the question.
2006-09-26 20:59:01 · update #1
Actually, technically if someone believes in an all knowing creator, that knows everything before it happens and knew all of this before he even started creation, then everything is pre ordained. Christians can't use the freewill argument. They can't have it both ways, it is either one or the other. They will fight you on this untill you point it out to them a few times.
2006-09-26 20:49:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe you could flip that coin.... After all we are told nature proclaims His glory.
Psalms 19
1. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Romans 2:11. For there is no respect of persons with God.
12. For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
13. (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
14. For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
15. Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
16. In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
2006-09-28 01:05:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Freewill is God's way of testing us to see if we do as he say's?
That wouldn't be free will.
Freewill is being Ignorant of all...including God's word
2006-09-27 03:50:13 · answer #3 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
free will is just another idiom developed by the hard up clergy to control the masses
2006-09-27 03:49:39 · answer #4 · answered by konala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could reverse the concept of God altogether, you know?
There is no God.
2006-09-27 03:49:42 · answer #5 · answered by Mario E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask Rudolf Hess .He has had.
2006-09-27 03:48:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can do anything u want but that dont make it true!!
2006-09-27 03:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by jsbrunette 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i like your definition better!
shameless believer that i am...
2006-09-27 03:50:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋