We can only choose to go against what we have learned in order to sin. ... Augustine answered, "An action would be neither sinful nor righteous unless it were done voluntarily. ... If free will was given to us to act according to God's will, why is it then that we are so able to use it to sin so freely? ... In turn, an opposition to this might be like one that Augustine made when he stated, "If you think the existence of God is sufficiently proved by the fact that we judge it not to be rash to believe the Scripture-writers, why don't you think we should similarly trust their autho...

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This relationship opens us up to Heaven and we are free to choose to receive or not receive grace. ... And the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. ... Humans have free will to choose good or to choose evil. ... We all have the free will to embrace suffering or embrace blind bitterness; embracing suffering would allow us to grow. ...

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Nothing actually comes free now a days, free will came to Adam and Eve at a cost, the cost was eternal life with God and eventually death will overtake us. ... Kreon decides to go to the tomb to set free Antigone. ... In the end we learn one very important thing from this tragedy. We learn that no matter what family comes first. ... Another thing we can take from this story is the old cliché think before you act. ...

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If every answer were to be given to society on a silver platter then there would be nothing but mindless drones wondering around and every one making the right decision. Even though humans would still have free will to decide if they truly knew and understood the reason for all that is in the world then we would live in a perfect society. ... This is understandable because though at one time unicorns could have roamed the earth it is hard to prove they did the only possible way is that they were before the flood, and literally missed the boat. ...

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Our world as we know it is a comparably safe place, however it is not free from evil and suffering. ... If pain were allowed, its excesses could be avoided. ... The only way of disproving this is to start with flimsy arguments about whether God would want to do such a thing, if we were to accept such an argument then we would have to accept theism as a whole, it is almost suggesting that God only acts when he wants to act, which certainly cannot stand up as an argument for his existence. ... Acquinas argued that our existence is dependent on something that came before us. We cannot cause ou...

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Mary Rowlandson's "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration," is an account of her experiences when she and others were attacked and captured by Indians. ... She begged God for mercy, not to be free but to have the strength to travel each day. ... We learn of her religious beliefs and how she turned to God for security. ... After hearing this news, her spirits were renewed, knowing she might be going home soon. ... As a result of this, she realized the importance of having faith in God, and that no matter what problem we encounter we can overcome it. ...

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But being resilient does not necessarily imply a burden-free life. ... It seemed to be a dead end for me before the exam even started. ... We don't always get what we want, but the things that are given to us are those which would benefit us for the better." ... It was there were I found my best of friends. ... In the end, I have come to realized that, like my sister said, we may not attain those which we desire the most, but what we do receive will always be a blessing. ...

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Even if He were known in form, the fact of His being the Creator could never be known. ... For, if the Veda existed before the objects (creator), then there can be no connection between this (Veda) and the objects created. ... Line 62, argues that if the Veda is said to have existed before objects were created, then this consequently means that there is no connection between this Veda and the objects that are created. ... If God created the universe and had a hand in its subsequent order, then we should have evidence to support this existence in the house. ... This sign should be doubt free, h...

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In other words, do you think there is a contradiction between being a subject of god and at the same time being a free man? ... Here we might ask why the word means reestablish or reconnect not establish or connect. ... Even before religions existed, when there was many gods people didn't have religions in the meaning of what we know today about religions but they use to have some "taboos" which are the things man can't do. ... Then Jesus Christ with Christianity came, and also put rules for how people must act for god to love them for example to help the poor and the needy an...

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Stevens answers the woman's hypothetical questions in the poem by explaining that every time spring returns it is more beautiful that the spring before, simply because it has been absent from the physical world for nine months. Thus, we have forgotten what the beauty of spring really looks like and when it returns we are even more amazed at its physical beauty. ... The very fact that Frost and Stevens are available to be free to write about religion, or the disbelief of it, makes these poets distinctly modern. ... Since Frost's poems were written for a particular audience, he...

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The value's I hold close to my heart are morals that were set forth in my life at a very young age. Having been raised in a Christian home, the standards that I have set for myself are the Biblical precepts in which God set forth before the foundations of the earth. ... As well as to live my life drug free, and last but not least being a person that can edify and encourage others to reach their full potential and to never waiver or give up on the goals and dreams they have. ... We are called to love and to esteem others better than ourselves. (Phil 2:3 NKJV) To me this means if we est...

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How we have made everything around us clear and free and easy and simple! How we have been able to give our senses a passport to everything superficial, our thoughts a divine desire for wanton leaps and wrong inferences!... The world according to Nietzsche is rather pointless, we just wander around this planet bumping into each other and having meaningless conversation. ... This theory once again supports his claim that we are all just animals, that we all are just slightly more intelligent beasts living for our own mental and physical affirmation of superiority. ... "The thing that sets us ...

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In an effort to provide the answers that we need, we came up with religion. ... The early pharaohs of ancient Egypt, for example, were considered to be gods. ... Additionally, some of the actions that were done throughout history in the name of religion that were supposed to be good are no longer seen as such. ... It will take quite a few thousand years before religion looses its grip on the minds of men. ... Then men's minds will be free and religion, like human sacrifices, slavery, and communism, will be put on history's scrap heap....

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"He is a real person, Jesus, but he wasn't like God, and we don't believe He is God" (1). ... When Rabbi Binder explained how the Jews were "The Chosen People" (1) Ozzie wanted to know how he could say that when the Declaration of Independence stated that all men were created equal. ... One day Rabbi Binder had free-discussion, time in which the children were free to ask questions about "religion, family, politics and sports-" (3). ... Before he was unable to control himself, but now "he felt peace and he felt power" (6). ...

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