(March 10, 2015 at 3:38 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: So... God commanded you? I thought he was all about free will...
Free will is an illusion, nor is the idea or term presented/used anywhere in the Bible. We have free choice, but His will is always accomplished, no matter what.
For example, your will might be to move to another city in a few months, but if God plans otherwise, then it will be impossible to accomplish. Something will prevent it.
And if God created evil, which He did, and if He uses all evil for good, which He does, then even those who are deliberately evil will still serve Him. When God is involved, even disobedience serves His purposes.