From: Josh Bembenek (jbembe@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jun 26 2003 - 15:59:08 EDT
Dave: “I think part of the problem in dealing with choice is a tacit
assumption that free choice must the totally uncontrolled. But it should be
obvious that every choice is restricted by the physical. No one can choose
to fly by flapping his arms. Other restrictions are more subtle. If King
David had internalized the Ten Commandments, he would not have brought
Bathsheba into his bedroom. The work of the Spirit is not foolproof, but
restricts many options.”
Indeed, aren’t we instructed in 1Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has seized
you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you
be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also
provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” I don’t see how this
could be possible without some subtle form of choice restriction
enforcement. In terms of free choice and finding God, I tend to think that
we could make no choice unless God makes himself available for us to choose,
while God cannot choose us if we are unavailable (the question is what can
make us unavailable to God besides His Will?) Is there any point in trying
to distinguish between the Will of God and the choices of our “Free Will”,
since nothing that occurs can be outside of God’s will, i.e. Pharoah's hard
heart and God's desire to demonstrate His power?
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