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The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense
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RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense
(October 10, 2013 at 11:15 am)ChadWooters Wrote:
(October 10, 2013 at 12:50 am)apophenia Wrote:
(October 9, 2013 at 10:56 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:
(October 9, 2013 at 7:49 pm)Faith No More Wrote: The problem with the free will defense of evil is that it completely negates the concept of Christian heaven, unless the Christian is willing to acknowledge that there is no free will there.
Not exactly. People become more of what they are. The decisions you make on earth set your direction. The righteous in Heaven have good habits that only get better unto eternity. The wicked continue to get worse because that is the direction they have set for themselves, which is to increase their slavery to the obsessions and compulsions they loved during life. The righteous however are freed from these compulsions and have the liberty to rejoice in God's love and truth in whatever manner they choose.

And you know this how exactly?

The question was about doctrine that comes from revelation.

Who received the revelation, from what was it received, and where is there documentation of their revelation? Whose doctrine is this and where is that documented?

(And if this is all something Swedenborg dreamed after eating a spicy meal, please say so.)


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RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Angrboda - October 10, 2013 at 11:52 am
RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Tonus - October 10, 2013 at 1:28 pm
RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Dunno - October 10, 2013 at 2:21 pm
RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Chas - October 12, 2013 at 7:58 am
RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Tonus - October 11, 2013 at 5:45 am
RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Cato - October 12, 2013 at 12:07 am
RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense - by Tonus - October 12, 2013 at 10:39 am

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