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Do angels have freewill?
Do angels have freewill: Like all created beings angels do possess freewill. However, the angels who chose to stay in heaven instead of leave (what are called fallen angels); have made the freewill choice to remove their ability to violate the laws of God. For this reason, angels (with the exception of fallen angels) are unable to violate the laws of God (to sin). In all other respects, angels have as much freewill as man: The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he…
How does prayer relate to freewill?
How does prayer relate to freewill: God has chosen to give Man freewill. As free individuals we have the right to follow our own will. Meaning, God will not impose his will upon us. When we are presented with challenges, we have the freedom to confront these challenges on our own, without an intervention by God. If God intervened in our lives without our permission he would be violating our freewill. When we pray we are, in essence, giving God permission to intervene in our lives. Prayer allows the intervention of God while preserving our freewill. And when you pray, do not keep…
What is Heaven?
… seems God is uncaring or cruel. Why wouldn’t God create a world free from sin? To answer this question, we have to clarify what sin is and how it relates to this life and the afterlife. What is Sin: To answer the question of how sin relates to this life and the afterlife, we have to clarify two concepts: Repentance and Freewill: Repentance Repentance is a change in desire (not necessarily behavior) regarding sin. To repent, means one declares to God that they wish their ability to commit sin be taken away. While Christians understand this will never happen in…
Is prayer effective?
… need to pray? What is the reason for prayer: To understand the reason for prayer, we need to understand our relationship to God. To understand our relationship to God, we need to understand the nature of freewill and how freewill relates to prayer. How does prayer relate to freewill: God has chosen to give Man freewill. As free individuals we have the right to follow our own will. Meaning, God will not imposeis will upon us. When we are presented with challenges, we have the freedom to confront these challenges on our own, without an intervention by God. If God intervened in…
What is the Meaning of Life?
What is the Meaning of Life: The presence of sin in this world leads many to wonder why we live these lives. At times, it seems God is uncaring or cruel. Why wouldn’t God create a world free from sin? To answer this question, we have to clarify what sin is and how it relates to this life and the afterlife. What is Sin: To answer the question of how sin relates to this life and the afterlife, we have to clarify two concepts: Repentance and Freewill: Repentance Repentance is a change in desire (not necessarily behavior)…
What is Sin?
What is Sin: The concept of Sin can be best understood when one fully understands the nature of repentance, freewill, and heaven. We will begin by briefly defining these three concepts: Repentance Repentance is a change in desire (not necessarily behavior) regarding sin. To repent, means one declares to God that they wish their ability to commit sin be taken away. While Christians understand this will never happen in this life, the purpose of repentance is to declare to God that taking away your ability to commit sin would not be a violation of your freewill (because they chose to have their…
Do babies go to heaven when they die?
… laws of God (what we call sin). In other words, people go to hell because they have made the freewill choice to go to hell. They express this freewill choice by committing sins. A baby, while they may be by nature sinners, have not yet committed any sins. Since sin is a declaration to God of an inward decision to live apart from his kingdom (i.e. heaven), we must conclude babies have not yet made the choice to go to hell. To force anyone into hell against their will is entirely inconsistent with the nature of hell. While we have…
Biblical Contradiction: God is or is not changeable:
… Genesis 6:6 The change in God’s emotional response to the condition of the world does not necessarily identify a change in God. According to Genesis 6:6 God was grieved over the condition and unrighteousness of man; to whom he has given the freewill. Though God was sorry he made man, it does not suggest God wished he did not make man (indicating a change in God’s mind). If this were the case God would simply have eliminated all men. However, what we see is God spares Noah and his family; suggesting God does not regret making man. Only that he…
What is God?
… all creations of God that are not corrupted by the freewill of Man. While this concept may seem derogatory to man and his freewill, it is simply a matter of fact. According to Christianity, everything that exists outside the will of God (i.e. the will of Man) must be, by definition, unholy. God is All Powerful: God is all powerful, or omnipotent. This means God is able to do anything that is possible. This also means nothing can happen unless God allows it to happen. According to Christianity, this includes acts we would call “evil.” God, while he is all powerful,…
Biblical Contradiction: God can or cannot lie:
… 6:18 Explanation: This is a case of confusing the two very different types of God’s will: God’s personal will and God’s permissive will. God’s personal will: God’s personal will is that which God directly causes. For example: God causes a person to die through divine intervention. The fruition of God’s personal will is a relatively infrequent occurrence. God’s permissive will: God’s permissive will is that which God allows to occur by means of human freewill or simple random cause-and-effect. For example: An individual chooses to drive under the influence of alcohol and ultimately causes someone’s death. God did not directly cause…