Is there free will in heaven?

[Shell B]

You say this when you have no argument against Optimus Prime.

[reverendjeremiah]

Yes, you are.

Yes he is

Yes, you are.

Nope. You say this when you do not have an argument against scriptures.

I bet Thor and Woden are very upset at you right now GC - The poetic Eddas suggest such

[The Grand Nudger]

I'm not going to be the sucker that argues with Optimus, that much should be known from the word go.

Woden isn't that petty. He doesnt give a shit what GC thinks. Thor on the other hand, well, he has a temper.

[Shell B]

I pity the fool who argues with Optimus.

[Ryft]

No one knows what my view on free will is. And no one knows what my view on hell is. Thus, in order to excoriate my view on these subjects through an analogy of a gun-wielding thief, one must have the unmitigated temerity of first imposing a view on me that fits. You know who you are. My genuine appreciation to Shell for recognizing that and being more reserved.

[The Grand Nudger]

I can quote you as saying that hell is deserved buddy boy. I took your faith at face value for the rest. If you have a personal interpretation....well, get in line.

[Ryft]

Well at least you have company in the making-stuff-up-as-you-go department.

[The Grand Nudger]

Spare me.

[reverendjeremiah]

I pity the fool who argues with Optimus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rBidCkJxo

LOL...its just something I found on youtube...LOL

[tackattack]

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I read this argument from a brilliant poster named Brian Sodding Boru, an instrument-maker residing in New Zealand; on the recently exclusive board (now closed to all but actual customers) at Insight Broadband.

Christians often give free will credit/blame for man's choice to reject god and perform evil. God, we are told, wanted to make certain that our belief and our worship was genuine. He didn't want a race of sheep.

So,what happens in Heaven? Heaven is the ultimate reward, is it not? And those who make it past the Pearly Gates will be there a very, very, very, very long time. Will they have free will there? Could they commit evil? Could they reject god? Lucifer did? If we have free will, what would prevent us (and this is an editorial "us") from having differences of opinion about god, his rules and the nature of the universe he created?

And if we do not have free will, have we not lost something of immense value; something so valuable that god would rather see 99 of 100 of us burn in eternal fire, torment and damnation for the next trillion^trillion years rather than see us do without it? Surely it is something humans have PAID for.

So... what gives?

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In response to the OP;

I agree generally that Christians (including mself) often claim free will is responsible for man's continuous choice to reject god and perform evil.
So,what happens in Heaven? I don't know never been there, not sure I'll go there. I'll let you know when I find out.
Heaven is the ultimate reward, is it not? Best thing I could imagine, especially if you believe the only other thing available is hell.
Will they have free will there? Seems to me like it would logically follow that they would. I believe that God created us in his image, one of those attributes being the ability to discern and decide, I know of nowhere it claims we lose that in Heaven.
Could they commit evil? I suppose if they wanted to, doesn't mean they wouldn't suffer consequences of his choice.
Could they reject god? As you pointed out, Satan did from Heaven, so I see no reason why someone couldn't.