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Re: Why Is Temptation Essential In The Exercise Of Freewill? by LordReed(m): 9:06am On Oct 21, 2019 |
jesusjnr: So there is no disagreement, the tempter is essential. |
Re: Why Is Temptation Essential In The Exercise Of Freewill? by Nobody: 9:30am On Oct 21, 2019 |
LordReed:For those tests that require the tempter. |
Re: Why Is Temptation Essential In The Exercise Of Freewill? by shadeyinka(m): 1:05pm On Oct 22, 2019 |
jesusjnr:You are spot on target. If there is no law, there is no sin. The Law was to protect us Our will is sometimes at conflict of obeying or disobeying the law. Temptation is when there is a discord between our wants and the law. The Tempter just is there to give reasons and explanations for why there should be no consequence if we violate the law. Cc: LordReed |
Re: Why Is Temptation Essential In The Exercise Of Freewill? by Kobojunkie: 11:15pm On May 21, 2021 |
LordReed:Two opposing forces -- good and evil - each contributing their share of values to lure you in, is what temptation kinda is. Temptation, consists of both good and evil desires/choices. LordReed:Fairness, really! Temptation is never really one-sided,even though depending on the heart and frame of mind, it may seem like that in that moment. You are actually being tempted to do good while also being lured to do evil at the same time but depending on the state of your heart it may seem as though you are overwhelmed by the evil side when it is more likely that your heart and mind doing that to you. LordReed:That's exactly what happens. The choices are presented and humans allowed to choose one or the other. LordReed:The garden belonged to God, so the serpent was there to provide balanced for the evil side, temptation-wise. LordReed:Well, these agents, external to our core, are there to ensure fairness for our own good or evil! LordReed:Nope! How can it be skewed if it is fair? Consider this, someone who is used to making good choices would feel less overwhelmed by the very same temptations to do evil that cause you a headache. This because the mind and heart are trained by the kind of choices one typically makes. You become more sensitive to temptation to do good if you train yourself to make good choices, while you are more sensitive to temptation to do evil if you are not well trained. |
Re: Why Is Temptation Essential In The Exercise Of Freewill? by Kobojunkie: 12:00am On May 22, 2021 |
So temptation is an inclination to yet chose something bad and evil, despite the fact that the consequences which follows such a choice are not good.But temptation refers to the choices (and associated consequences made available to one at any given moment is it not? And these choices(consequences attached) typically comprise some good and some evil but never all of one or the other. If so, then temptation is not all about bad/evil choices but the alternatives(good) too. |
Re: Why Is Temptation Essential In The Exercise Of Freewill? by Kobojunkie: 3:03am On May 22, 2021 |
LordReed:Then the decision would not have been one made by Adam and Eve but by God -good -for them. |
Re: Why Is Temptation Essential In The Exercise Of Freewill? by Kobojunkie: 3:05am On May 22, 2021 |
frank317:The intention was Man's decision - the temptation to eat or not eat, the choices put before man. |
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