(November 8, 2017 at 3:59 pm)possibletarian Wrote:
(November 8, 2017 at 1:28 pm)SteveII Wrote: Why "torture and twist"? I have no problem with the concept and no problems with the conclusion.
You can't be morally responsible without free will. Moral responsibility is nearly on every page of the Bible.
So it's an intuitive argument then, the bible does not actually mention a 'free will' ?
If free will does not exist, would that mean that your whole argument and scriptures were flawed ?
Well, that would be a deductive argument. But it's not just that. Take a passage that is at the center of Christianity:
Romans 10:9-13 Because if you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and in your heart you have faith that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 Trusting with the heart leads to righteousness, and confessing with the mouth leads to salvation...13 For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
It is very clear that at the heart of everything that individuals are responsible for their choices. Individual choices = free will.