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To: Forest Keeper
Free will ≠ Chance.
1,061 posted on 03/12/2010 8:58:48 PM PST by Tramonto (Live Free or Die)
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To: Tramonto; Forest Keeper
Free will ≠ Chance.

Is your name written in the Book of Life?

If so, when did God write it in there?

If it is written there, then what are the odds that you will make a Free will decision to reject Christ and die in your sins?

1,068 posted on 03/12/2010 9:19:50 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: Tramonto; Forest Keeper; P-Marlowe; the_conscience
Free will ≠ Chance.

Free will ≠

1,070 posted on 03/12/2010 9:26:50 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Tramonto; Dr. Eckleburg; P-Marlowe; blue-duncan; RnMomof7
Free will ≠ Chance.

In this case sure it does, because God does not control the outcome, He only sets the conditions. Imagine that you set the conditions of rolling a fair pair of dice 100 times. Wouldn't the results be random because you did not control the results? How is this different from God setting the conditions for salvation (free will accept or reject) and then purposely not controlling the results, but simply writing down the results and calling it "predestination", as synergists do?

Remember, we are talking about the actual names of the saved from God's POV. From your synergist POV you can say it is not random because you are in control and you choose. However, from God's POV it WOULD be random since He would not be in control, so as not to offend your sovereignty. The synergist view leads to random results as far as God is concerned, and demonstrates a God who couldn't care less which of His creations actually spends eternity with Him in Heaven.

1,233 posted on 03/13/2010 3:02:14 PM PST by Forest Keeper ((It is a joy to me to know that God had my number, before He created numbers.))
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