(January 5, 2015 at 4:07 pm)Drich Wrote: If there is only God's will, then where is choice? Remember God is looking for those who would willing do so if they were given a choice to serve. So if we can only know God's will as illustrated with the life of Adam and Eve pre fall, then there is no choice to be had. Choice did not enter the Garden till satan brought in with him. There was only oppertunity for choice Satan made that oppertunity avaible.
On a side note, it's remarkable how you discard the OT when it becomes inconvenient and present it when it suits your needs. Adam and Eve are part of the OT after all.
But that's not the issue here. The issue, as always is the claim of an omniscient god, which pretty much rules out choice in any shape and form. Menkind can do what they want, god - to take a page from your book - knew what every single one of them would do before he even grabbed his first hand of mud. So there is no choice involved, since an omniscient god can't be surprised.