Abd_Yesua_alMasih
Puritan Board Junior
Being new to all this reformed theology I have a few questions about "free will".
I have heard it said that within Calvinism there is a sort of free will. What would someone mean by this? How does the reformed tradition deal with 'will' (whether free or not)
I also read somewhere, maybe even on this site, that James Arminius could not comprehend both unconditional election and free will and so settled for solely free will. Is this statement right or wrong?
I am a bit lost and confused about where human will fits into Calvinism. For example if I decide to be cruel and not walk my dog is that Gods providence or is it my wickedness. Or is it that Gods providence is everywhere and he creates the laws of nature etc... sets the ball rolling and changes things along the way according to his good pleasure? So He controls all things but He by his will lets humans by our will do things... confusing!!
I have heard it said that within Calvinism there is a sort of free will. What would someone mean by this? How does the reformed tradition deal with 'will' (whether free or not)
I also read somewhere, maybe even on this site, that James Arminius could not comprehend both unconditional election and free will and so settled for solely free will. Is this statement right or wrong?
I am a bit lost and confused about where human will fits into Calvinism. For example if I decide to be cruel and not walk my dog is that Gods providence or is it my wickedness. Or is it that Gods providence is everywhere and he creates the laws of nature etc... sets the ball rolling and changes things along the way according to his good pleasure? So He controls all things but He by his will lets humans by our will do things... confusing!!