That tricky old “free will” thing
Most of us Christian’s believe in free will, great idea right, God gives us all the rules, the commands, the philosophies to live by and then leaves it up to us to make the right choices…
Being the imperfect human beings that we are, we don’t always make the right ones, and some of us keep making the wrong ones over and over again.
The funny thing about free will is that God does not protect us from the consequences of our acting on free will.
If we cheat on our income tax, God will let us go to jail.
If we speed, God will let us get a ticket or crash.
If we drink and drive, God will let us hit a tree or worse yet, another car.
The blessing of free will is, that if we choose to do the right thing, it is a free choice and there is so much joy in doing something because you trust in God’s wisdom and because you want to do what is right.
The curse of free will is, that we are free to choose but we are not then rescued from our poor choices. Are we still saved, yes but only from hell, not from the results of what we choose here on this earth.