I recently wrote about free will in relation to faith using reason only, promising to consider Scripture very soon. So now I offer what I consider a Biblical viewpoint on the matter.
Tag: FREE WILL
Mind Burp 17: Local Reality Warp.
Here's the latest installment of an ongoing series I've titled "Mind Burp". It's my version of lark's tongues in aspic, a rare delcacy for those of strong constitution, formulated and prepared for my honorable readers.
Toast, Murphy’s (Sod’s) Law, and the Bible.
When you drop your toast on the floor, does it always fall jammy side down? When you go to the store or the bank, or when you drive into the city, are you always in the line that takes far longer to get there than the others do? Do you ever ponder how this happens? Fret no longer, dear reader: there may be an answer to the problem.
FREE WILL AND SUFFERING
The number one reason people will give for not seeking or believing in God, so I'm told and so I gather, is the amount of suffering in the world. If there really were a loving God, we think, there would be no wars. There would be no crime, no disease, and no hunger or poverty...
THE GLORY OF MAN AND THE JUSTICE OF GOD
"Oh Lord, why did you ever make humans? Why didn't you just settle for animals, which are far more honorable?