2007-03-18 03:41:02 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It depends on your point of view.
Free will is something that God has given us, but you need to realize that it has its limitations.
Christianity teaches that our free will is so powerful that it can supersede the will of God. This is simple nonsense. God loves us too much to ever allow this to happen.
Our free will is constrained by the choices God makes available to us. That is all of the possible choices that are available to us, lead eventually to the exact same outcome. Some take us in more circuitous pathways but all of the possible choices eventually lead us back home to God.
So the answer is actually yes and no. We do have free will but it is constrained by the choices God allows for us to pick from. God simply loves us too much to allow us any choices that would allow us to become permanently lost to Him.
Many religions teach that this is not the case, that we can become forever lost due to our choices. This is a simple lack of faith in Gods love for us. A simple misunderstanding No more no less.
Love and blessings
Don
2007-03-18 03:46:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Our free will isn't limited exactly. It is more or less controlled. .if that makes any sense. We have many choices that we can make. Even to the point of killing our self and going to the grave. However, God can limit the choices that he places in front of us. And he can also intervene. Ever heard of divine intervention? This is were God can stop you from making certain choices or change you by working through people or things. (Some people do not believe in divine intervention but i do)
2007-03-18 10:57:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world is forced upon us; we merely get the choice, perhaps, of what ice-cream flavor, what kind of lunch, which color shirt and what shoes to wear.
The important things, like do I live in a country at peace or at war, in a third world country full of woes or in an affluent country. These factors are outside our individual control.
They force choices upon us in our lives, in regard to deciding for or against going for higher education, and for going out into the working man’s world. For those in poor countries some choices are probably more terrible than most westerners can adequately imagine.
All these limitations arise from the factor that no one has any say so in deciding who his parents shall be; where they live, etc.
2007-03-18 11:13:01 · answer #3 · answered by Fuzzy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your free will is limited to choices. Choices determine the path our life will take and how we affect those we encounter during life. Each choice defines the path you're going to take in your life. God's control is not about the path you take but about how the paths of each of us affect the final outcome. It's sort of like making a beautify melody out of the different sounds made by instruments. Each note is woven into the whole depending upon how it sounds. Each choice we make is a note in the melody. God asks us to play certain notes for Him but He can make the melody even when we choose not to play the note He asks for. The melody is God's choosing, the note you play is yours.
2007-03-18 11:05:18 · answer #4 · answered by kaehya2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a free will, we know right from wrong. God is in control but He does not violate your free will what comes to your choice about your eternal destiny. He has the power over your life and death. : )
2007-03-18 10:51:16 · answer #5 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our free will is limited by the laws of physics, biology, and so forth, which are constructs of God. Your freedom of movement will not, for example, allow you to hover unsupported above the ground.
2007-03-18 10:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by mjb63114 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not limited -- damaged! Any "decision" made for Christ involves an errant assumption. Who had to turn your heart around so you could "decide"? It isn't what man can do -- we can't anyway, otherwise we may as well worship man. It must be what God can do, out of grace, not our own perceived ability.
2007-03-18 16:43:54 · answer #7 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free will doesn't exist. We each have a different chemical makeup of our brains. This causes us each to have distinct personalities, that control our thoughts and how we react in certain situations.
2007-03-18 10:44:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. When you start blaming your imaginary friend for your actions, it's well and truly time to see a psychiatrist.
2007-03-18 10:43:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whaaaa?
2007-03-18 10:44:05 · answer #10 · answered by CHELLE BELLE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋