Free Will

Faith Q&A › Metropolitan Youssef › Our Lord and the Faith

5 questions

What has the Divine Power empowered us to do?
How do God's will and our free will work together?
If man was given free will, why is man forced to worship God?
Acts 16:14 tells how God opens Lydia's heart to "heed the things spoken by Paul"; and the story of Moses shows how God hardens Pharaoh's heart. Does that mean that God…
Please comment on the issues of will and desire and how they relate.

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