“If God thinks this state of war in the universe is a price worth paying for free will--that is, for making a live world in which creatures can do real good or harm and something of real importance of real importance can happen, instead of a toy world which only moves when He pulls the strings--then we may take it it is worth paying.” IfsThinkingWorldMayWarRealStatesHappensMovingUniverseCan DoCreaturesImportanceHarmStringsFree WillToys Book:The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics Source: The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics
“All the passages in the Holy Scriptures that mention assistance are they that do away with "free-will", and these are countless...For grace is needed, and the help of grace is given, because "free-will" can do nothing.” HelpingGivenCan DoGraceNeededHolyScriptureFree WillPassagesAssistanceHoly Scriptures Author:Martin Luther
“Does it follow from: 'turn ye' that therefore you can turn? Does it follow from "'Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart' (Deut 6.5) that therefore you can love with all your heart? What do arguments of this kind prove, but the 'free-will' does not need the grace of God, but can do all things by its own power....But it does not follow from this that man is converted by his own power, nor do the words say so; they simply say: "if thou wilt turn,telling man what he should do. When he knows it, and sees that he cannot do it, he will ask whence he may find ability to do it..." 164” IfsKnowsMenNeedsShouldHeartKindMayDoeTurnsAsksCan DoAbilityLordGraceProveArgumentAll ThingsFree WillGrace Of God Author:Martin Luther
“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” PeopleLifeLooksPhilosophyInspirationCan DoChangeDestinyFateCrossesClaimsAliensFree WillPredestinationPredestinedAbility To AdaptComputer Viruses Book:Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays Source: Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays