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A sincere question about the Bible
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:26:48 GMT
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Where in the Bible is the notion of free will discussed? I'm not as conversant
with the text as I could be, and a friend has asked me where he could find the
subject in either Testament.
I imagine that the term "free will" doesn't exist in the Bible per se, but any
pointers to the subject would be much appreciated.
Thanks a cubit!
Dave!
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 | | Re: A sincere question about the Bible
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| (...) I would start with archetypal story of Adam and Eve and "original sin". We are free to choose from good and evil. This is a recurrent theme throughout the OT and NT. The People of God are always given the choice to choose good from evil, and (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | Re: A sincere question about the Bible
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| orrex@excite.com (Dave Schuler) wrote in <Hopn0o.1M3y@lugnet.com>: (...) Yep, it's mostly implicit. Apart from the stuff John mentioned, there are some places where it's pretty clear, like in this combination: 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in (...) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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