tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448958049455077216.post4408241297687290632..comments2024-01-18T10:33:05.391-06:00Comments on The Voice: How Can I Be Responsible If I'm Predestined?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15922652724607532192noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448958049455077216.post-55370473101254966022011-08-11T19:49:22.738-06:002011-08-11T19:49:22.738-06:00Nailed it on the head!Nailed it on the head!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448958049455077216.post-6240457104518846732011-08-10T02:23:51.044-06:002011-08-10T02:23:51.044-06:00....I'm trying to think about what you said. I.......I'm trying to think about what you said. I think that God did will the Fall of man, in the sense that it was part of His plan. He did allow man to Fall, He did not cause man to sin. If it was part of His plan though, then He did guarantee the Fall of man. I won't shy away from that. However, I think God bringing about the Fall of man was done in such a way that does not make God the author of man's sin and does not make God unrighteous.Thomas Boohernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448958049455077216.post-44769711871397706552011-08-10T01:10:29.509-06:002011-08-10T01:10:29.509-06:00What's helpful for me is the idea of 'Caus...What's helpful for me is the idea of 'Cause, Stop, Allow.' When we become Christians, God is 'causing' that to happen; if He decides to keep someone from causing another harm, that's a 'stop'; and when sin is carried out that is Him choosing to 'allow'. Whether He stops or causes, or allows, is based on what His plan is for human history. <br /><br />Saying 'will' instead of 'plan' is probably too confusing - if we say He 'wills' for some woman to be beaten and abused, we're communicating that He 'caused' that to happen. If we say that fits into His overall plan, we communicate that He 'allowed' that to happen. That's what works best in my mind, anyway. Thoughts?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922652724607532192noreply@blogger.com