I don't really understand your problem Retorth. If you can choose to believe or not believe, then you have free will.
Oh wait, I see... you're saying that because God says living apart from him is condemned, then this is God being inflexible?
Look at it this way: The Christian concept is a model for the best a human could possibly aspire to. Now it is clear we can say that anything opposing this concept results in the opposite: the worst a human could possibly sink to.
So.. condemnation is actually you choosing to do what would be detrimental to your well being.
So could you equally say you have no choice in life because some choices are self destructive? What about greed, lust, jealousy etc... these instincts can be destructive even though the choice to do them is natural. We can control our instincts with a strong moral stance. Intellectually we control what would do us harm.
Christianity asserts itself as the ultimate moral stance. Belief in God is the acceptance of ultimate morality. Without the choice, there is no morality.
Oh wait, I see... you're saying that because God says living apart from him is condemned, then this is God being inflexible?
Look at it this way: The Christian concept is a model for the best a human could possibly aspire to. Now it is clear we can say that anything opposing this concept results in the opposite: the worst a human could possibly sink to.
So.. condemnation is actually you choosing to do what would be detrimental to your well being.
So could you equally say you have no choice in life because some choices are self destructive? What about greed, lust, jealousy etc... these instincts can be destructive even though the choice to do them is natural. We can control our instincts with a strong moral stance. Intellectually we control what would do us harm.
Christianity asserts itself as the ultimate moral stance. Belief in God is the acceptance of ultimate morality. Without the choice, there is no morality.