“All that your hand finds to do,” says the Bible, “do with your very power.”( Ecclesiastes 9:10) It also says: “The plans of the diligent one surely make for advantage.”- Proverbs 21:5.įree will is a precious gift from God, for it lets us love him with our “whole heart”-because we want to.- Matthew 22:37.
If we want to succeed at an endeavor, we must work hard. Our success or failure is not determined by fate. Instead of forcing us to do what he says, God warmly appeals to us: “O if only you would actually pay attention to my commandments! Then your peace would become just like a river.”- Isaiah 48:18. ( Deuteronomy 30:19, 20) This offer would be meaningless, even cruel, if we lacked free will. by listening to voice,” that is, by choosing to obey his commands. Charles Darwin Think of destiny more like potentiality because of an element called free will. To a great extent, we can determine our future. Free will is to mind what chance is to matter.
( Genesis 1:26) Unlike animals, which act mainly on instinct, we resemble our Creator in our capacity to display such qualities as love and justice. God dignifies us with free will, the power to make decisions of our own rather than having God or fate predetermine what we do.
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