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PSince the other link concerning "free will" was mainly from the perspective of psychology and brain science, here's another from...
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PIt is only important for those who have to defend "inability" but I agree it really is neither here nor there, when it comes to the plan...
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PThis is the problem with getting into philosophical discussions about free will. This is just one of many resources available to get...
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to ChristRoseFromTheDead's post in the thread Can We Really Exercise Free Will?.
Thanks. You didn't really define free will in that post; no one does, but everyone seems to have an opinion on it. The person you... -
PPaulThomson replied to the thread Is it a waste to pray against your true feelings?.There are at least four different kinds of knowing; 1) Propositional knowing - learning to make truth claims about things. That car is...
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PI appreciate your recognition of the passage’s concern for Christian unity, and I have tried to promote it in various ways since joining...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Believe in Jesus, Why?.Ask a question back. "Do you know for sure that God loves you and has forgiven all your sins?" The gospel comprises historical facts...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Systematic Bible Study.5. This readiness to reconcile with others within the church and to experience unity Paul bases on a list of common graces we all have...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Systematic Bible Study.4. "walk worthily of the calling to which you were called, reconciling with one another in love, with all humble-mindedness and...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Can We Really Exercise Free Will?.There's a verse in the Bible about a LifelongLearner. 2 Tim 3:7. Grace and peace.
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Can We Really Exercise Free Will?.Can I force a prisoner who wants/wills to be freed to stop wanting/willing to be freed? Can I force a person against their will to...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Systematic Bible Study.Eph 4:1 I am calling alongside ( Παρακαλῶ , present active indicative) therefore ( οὖν ) you ( ὑμᾶς ), I ( ἐγὼ ) the prisoner ( ὁ...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Systematic Bible Study.Eph 3:20 Now/So, to the one being able ( Τῷ δὲ δυναμένῳ, present deponent participle ) above all things ( ὑπὲρ πάντα , neuter plural)...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Hermeneutics: Interpreting Scripture.Which number post does s/e first occur? I don't think it's reasonable to expect a person visiting this thread to read all 32 pages of...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Can We Really Exercise Free Will?.You seem to be confusing free will with omnipotence. I can freely desire whatever I want to desire, and no one can stop me wanting what...
