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Old 12-07-2010, 12:40 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan View Post
Actually, it may simply be a reaction to the suggestion that, if God is in control of everything, it follows that people are not, in fact, free to do as they want...
This is exactly where the misunderstanding comes from. Readers assume that I am making the case that God is in "complete" control of creation-- a thought they bitterly reject. But, this is a misconception. When I say God is in "control" of his creation, I mean to say that creation has not run a muck.

A General is in control of his army, but he is not in "complete" control of his army. Each individual soldier has a part to play. So, can we conclude that if the general sends a soldier on an errand for the greater cause of the army, the general has stripped the soldier of all choice in the matter?

Just because God is in control of his creation, does not mean his creation does not have some control of its own. God needs willing hearts to shape his greater plan for creation. We all have a role to play-- not as mindless robots-- but as willing co-laborers in the battle for eternity.


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John
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