2007-04-25 12:37:04 · 12 answers · asked by I WALK FUNNY 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think it conflicts with cause and effect.
2007-04-25 12:40:27 · answer #1 · answered by Eleventy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No one has free will. Every single thing you or I do is and has to be within the rules of our environment. You have some choices, but even those choices are based on the rules of your environment. This is a simple fact, there is no concept to it.
2007-04-25 12:41:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because they misunderstand the nature of God. He created a perfect world, and Adam and Eve were created as perfect beings. In order for Adam and Eve to be considered perfect, they had to have the potential to sin (hence, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil). God cannot sin, and therefore He cannot make anyone sin. We sin of our own free will. Adam and Eve didn't have a fallen nature to contend with when the sinned in the Garden. They sinned of their own free will, and if they were created with free will, then everyone has been created with free will. (Either they had it and we do, and they didn't have it and we don't. The Bible never says they were the only ones with free will.)
Now, of course, we don't find God, God finds us. But He doesn't force Himself upon anyone. We have to make the conscious decision to accept His gift of salvation, but we could never be saved apart from God.
2007-04-25 12:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by new_creation2005 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Free will is a trick for the ignorant masses. How can there be free will?? God being all knowing, knows what we are going to do before we are even created. So what free will is there? Just like Satan apposing God he knew what was going to happen. Note; not throwing a pitch for Satan just using him/her as an example.
2007-04-25 12:43:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is such a trivial, catch-all excuse for christians that it is difficult to imagine that any true believers could have difficulty understanding the concept. Unless that actually tried thinking about it, that is.
2007-04-25 14:14:06 · answer #5 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because man has no free will It is not in the bible it is an idea made up by Arminius( I'm not sure about the spelling). Man is born in sin, no conceived in sin, and is therefor a slave to sin. Unregenerated man cannot choose God. He is dead. Dead men do no choosing.
2007-04-25 12:43:43 · answer #6 · answered by freebubba 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whats not to grasp? I have the free will to pick and chose and do as I please. I have free will even without your god.
2007-04-25 13:08:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they are Babes in Knowledge. Or maybe just
That they don't want to take Responsibility for their actions. I think that is the most common reason.
2007-04-25 12:42:11 · answer #8 · answered by Cold Truth 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Mostly they don't except it because it leaves them with no excuse, and they are Biblically illiterate.
Only God's election from the First Earth Age during Satan's rebellion do not have freewill. God's elect have already been justified, therefore they are predestinated, chosen, called, and faithful.
All others have freewill, God will not interfere in their decision. They have no excuse, it is their decision, their freewill.
2007-04-25 12:41:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
They don't want to admit that what they've been taught their whole lives about god just might not be true...
2007-04-25 12:52:26 · answer #10 · answered by Judge Rudy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋