OnlineBookClub.org

KanaSmriti wrote: ↑17 Apr 2021, 08:03 If God comes to me and says that its been only 2 years that everything has been created, I must have been in a shock. And its quite agreeable that there wouldn't be any free will.

Prabhat7263 wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 01:35 Honestly, I am very influenced by the idea of free will and the reality of spirituality. I read about this idea previously also, I say, It is very much mind capturing and a beautiful theory.

fiocha1996_25 wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 13:08 I believe the reason God doesn't reveal himself is because of free will. I think God reveals himself in different ways but, like the creation of the earth, it's not obvious. The fact that we can choose what to believe or not means God is not trying to force us into anything, I liked all the perspectives, help me see things from a different perspective!

Eddy E wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 15:04 i never really saw it like that but there is truth in the statement. God has given us free will, to presuppose that he hides himself so that we can function in our free will put its succinctly. i think the absence of free will defeats the purpose of relationship it will only look like a system of slave master relationship.

gina_rae73 wrote: ↑23 Apr 2021, 09:46 The take on Adam and Eve in the garden expressed free will in a sense that Eve did have a choice influenced by the serpent. Free will can be influenced by our surroundings and the sin stemmed from Adams consummation his relations to quickly which is a human instinct. His carnal desires influenced his decision or his free will. Their acts of free will led to the sin.

anua24060 wrote: ↑24 Apr 2021, 01:17 If you do believe in God, that is good logic. Faith, by definition, is believing in something we couldn't know for sure exists. And according to the scriptures, God solely acts based on faith. So, if he presents human beings with stone-clad truth, there will be no question of faith and no free will. And I don't believe in the six days creation.

GideonWrites Review wrote: ↑27 Apr 2021, 08:28 I don't agree with this that God is hidden because he want us to function fully as human being or because we should exercise our free will. No. My believe is that, why God is hidden has a different reason, and why most thing (not everything) happens naturally has another reason. According to the bible, God is hidden because of the first fall of man in the garden of Eden, and man deadness to God, since then, has continues to become deeper. And most thing happens naturally because nature is the original medium through which God controls man, and deal with him daily. E.g., law of karma, law of sowing and reaping, law of gravity. etc.
However, these natural laws can be transcend through prayer and intimate fellowship with God. For instance, Jesus walk on water without sinking—transcending law of gravity. An apostle in Nigeria was seen been lifted up to an height of about 1.5 feet or more while preaching.

GideonWrites Review wrote: ↑27 Apr 2021, 08:28 I don't agree with this that God is hidden because he want us to function fully as human being or because we should exercise our free will. No. My believe is that, why God is hidden has a different reason, and why most thing (not everything) happens naturally has another reason. According to the bible, God is hidden because of the first fall of man in the garden of Eden, and man deadness to God, since then, has continues to become deeper. And most thing happens naturally because nature is the original medium through which God controls man, and deal with him daily. E.g., law of karma, law of sowing and reaping, law of gravity. etc.
However, these natural laws can be transcend through prayer and intimate fellowship with God. For instance, Jesus walk on water without sinking—transcending law of gravity. An apostle in Nigeria was seen been lifted up to an height of about 1.5 feet or more while preaching.