Psalm 137:9

[chi pan]

(5th March 2012 03:55)Forsaken Wrote:  

(5th March 2012 03:41)chipan Wrote:  Just because God uses us for his purpose does not mean he takes away free will. We all have the ability to choose but that doesn't mean things will turn out the way we want them to. We can choose but we still get consequences. We do not control consequence.

Rather freewill denied than consequence of freewill.

No, free will is not denied by anything. I think you have destany confused with free will. What exactly do we have control over? We have control over what we do, what we think, and how we behave and God does not interfere with any of that period. What we don't have control over is what happens to us, what we receive for our works, and consequences for our choices. God can influence any of these because it is not a part of free will. We can choose what we want but that doesn't mean we will get what we want. We don't choose when we die (exception of suicide) so does that mean we have no free will? No.