(July 7, 2015 at 10:16 am)Rhondazvous Wrote:(July 7, 2015 at 10:00 am)Drich Wrote: No, We as living souls will not have 'free will' in Heaven.So if we're not going to have freewill in Heaven and we're slaves now, that makes going through all the trouble of guaranteeing our freewill in the Garden of Eden even more idiotic. You make your god look like a real scream.
You should ask if the bible says we have free will now?
That answer would also be no.
It says we are either slaves to God, or Slaves to sin. So if you are going to compare apples to apples you need to take all of what the bible says. It says we are going to serve/reap Sin or God in this life and the next as slaves. 'freewill' is a greek construct, not a biblical one.
Christ says 'come unto me those who are weak and heavy laiden for my yoke is easy and my burden light.'
In essence Sin= the slavery assoceiated with bondage and suffering
While Christ offers a light load and a mild temperament. Imagine how Joseph was a slave to pharaoh, and ruled over all of Egypt in his name, rather than a black man being beaten in a cotton field in a southern state 300 years ago.
Remember per our discussion in the slave thread the bible identifies both men as slaves. Meaning the bible's definition is far broader than your own.
What makes you think we had free will in the Garden?
Or maybe you should define free will, because all we had in the garden is what we have now, and that is the choice to Follow God or not. Not 'Free will.'
If you are asking whether or not we will have Choice or not the answer is yes.
Otherwise know the definition of 'free will' is:
the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one's own discretion.
In the book of revelation after the final judgement we will all live under God for 1000 years. then the Devil will be let loose again (giving us a choice) to either continue to follow God or to follow Him. Not all will choose to follow God.
