Hi Adrian,
First thanks for that reference to the Plomer article. I thought it was a
fascinating article.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Teo" <ateo@whitworth.edu>
To: "'glenn morton'" <mortongr@flash.net>; "'ASA LISTSERV '"
<asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 3:39 PM
Subject: RE: Preprogrammed?
> I've been thinking about your gasket analogy, and am wondering if the
rules
> that you imposed as the programmer is analogous to the physical laws that
> God has written into the Universe. These laws are expressions of God's
usual
> activity and in that sense, He is truly sovereign. Our material existence
is
> thus constrained by God's usual activity, but within those constraints, we
> act freely. However, the outcome will ultimately be in accord with God's
> will as a result of the complex interactions of agents and natural
> laws/constraints in the Universe. This freedom is necessary for moral
> accountability, but however, I don't think the Bible speaks of the same
kind
> of freedom.
I think there is a lot of truth in the above.
>
> "The Truth will set you free" implies that some are not free, but it
cannot
> mean that some have lost that possibility of choosing an alternative, for
> otherwise, they are not morally accountable. Scripture does not seem to
> speak of freedom as the arbitrary, autonomous choice making. Freedom in
> Scripture appears to be living true to one's God-intended nature, which is
> to exercise our will that is in conformity to God's will, without
pressure
> to do otherwise. It is more like fulfillment.
I like this.
glenn
Foundation, Fall and Flood
Adam, Apes and Anthropology
http://www.flash.net/~mortongr/dmd.htm
Lots of information on creation/evolution
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