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Old 07-03-2008, 08:53 AM
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And this is where Arminan Free Will goes astray. It assumes our "sovereign" free will determines our choices, but according to Scripture and Edward's logic, it is our heart that determines our will -- and thus our choice.

I agree so much! Our will is a faculty that is subservient to the faculty of our heart, not vice-versa. Which is why David asks for God to "create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me," not just "give me a free will so that I can choose otherwise."

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