2007-06-30 17:03:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We humans have limited free will. Only God has total, unrestrained free will. If you think you have total free will, go outside and fly, we'll wait..... You cannot because you have a limited free will based on a number of factors. Either God has total free will or humans do, can't be both. If you decide to go left, but God decides you go right, guess who wins, the only One with absolute free will, and that isn't you.
2007-06-30 17:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God gives us freewill in order to test us.
We can do whatever we want
good or bad
right or wrong
BUT it takes a strong person to fight against the works of Satan and follow along a godly path.
The whole point is to show that God is not a controlling God but one that lets us out to make our own mistakes because he knows we will make them.
It also takes a strong person to realize we have done wrong and seek God for forgiveness.
2007-07-01 00:19:03 · answer #2 · answered by beedeecrazyee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God knows everything past, present and future. So with that in mind, does God create a person knowing that they will go to Hell?
It's not about freewill. It's about if God know everything past, present and future. If he does, then he willingly creates a person knowing that they will go to Hell. Therefore, freewill is considered irrelevent.
2007-07-01 00:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sanskrit word vibhu means the Supreme Lord who is full of unlimited knowledge, riches, strength, fame, beauty and renunciation. He is always satisfied in Himself, undisturbed by sinful or pious activities. He does not create a particular situation for any living entity, but the living entity, bewildered by ignorance, desires to be put into certain conditions of life, and thereby his chain of action and reaction begins. A living entity is, by superior nature, full of knowledge. Nevertheless, he is prone to be influenced by ignorance due to his limited power. The Lord is omnipotent, but the living entity is not. The Lord is vibhu, or omniscient, but the living entity is anu, or atomic. Because he is a living soul, he has the capacity to desire by his free will. Such desire is fulfilled only by the omnipotent Lord. And so, when the living entity is bewildered in his desires, the Lord allows him to fulfill those desires, but the Lord is never responsible for the actions and reactions of the particular situation which may be desired. Being in a bewildered condition, therefore, the embodied soul identifies himself with the circumstantial material body and becomes subjected to the temporary misery and happiness of life. The Lord is the constant companion of the living entity as Paramätmä, or the Supersoul, and therefore He can understand the desires of the individual soul, as one can smell the flavor of a flower by being near it. Desire is a subtle form of conditioning for the living entity. The Lord fulfills his desire as he deserves: Man proposes and God disposes. The individual is not, therefore, omnipotent in fulfilling his desires. The Lord, however, can fulfill all desires, and the Lord, being neutral to everyone, does not interfere with the desires of the minute independent living entities. However, when one desires Krishna, the Lord takes special care and encourages one to desire in such a way that one can attain to Him and be eternally happy. The Vedic hymns therefore declare, eña u hy eva sädhu karma kärayati taà yam ebhyo lokebhya unninéñate. eña u eväsädhu karma kärayati yam adho ninéñate: "The Lord engages the living entity in pious activities so that he may be elevated.
2007-07-01 00:23:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You ARE allowed to use it at anytime in your life. You just have to keep in mind that for every action that you take there is going to be a consequence of some sort, whether good or bad, it will be a consequence. It's THAT simple, so CHOOSE wisely. (my favorite quote form Indian Jones)
Raji the Green Witch
2007-07-04 23:13:22 · answer #5 · answered by Raji the Green Witch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
freewill within the confines of God's realm. If we free it too much, outside of that, we will definately be lost forever. =)
2007-07-01 00:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by ConstElation 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ppl use it everyday! what do you mean? when you disobey your parents, that was your choice. when you stole candy from a store that was your choice. how often has a gun been pointed to your head to make you disobey, have sex or whatever it is that you may do? referring to hell im assuming what your meaning, God is not holding a gun to your head telling you, "you are gonna live in sin so i can send you to hell". NO! just like we have consequnces on earth we have them after we have died. my opinion is, when hell was made it was for satan and the other fallen angels but since adam and eve decided to disobey (and we have their blood line) now we also have the right to go if we dont want to believe and serve God! but hey thats just my opinion, you have the free will (and can use it) to not agree with me.
2007-07-01 00:22:54 · answer #7 · answered by warrior*in*the*making 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are allowed to use it and also encouraged to use it. Unfortunately you do not have many choices what comes to your eternal life, it is only hell and heaven. But while here you have quite a big freedom.
2007-07-01 00:14:59 · answer #8 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Gods way of giving us a choice to go with Him or go with the devil ....your choice and it's free
2007-07-01 00:10:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you are using the yahoo R&S its free will. your FREE WILL
2007-07-01 00:08:41 · answer #10 · answered by steven25t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋