free will

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free will. See also decisions; goals; will of God
Adjuster, future finaliter, Father, and Supreme depend on our decisions (112:5.5)
Adjusters may indwell beings who have f.w. (52:1.6)
cannot choose beyond range of choosable (118:6.5) (118:9.2)
dedication of f.w. is man’s choicest gift to God (1:1.2)
defined as
ability to know God and power to worship him; to choose eternal survival (3:1.12) (62:7.6) (65:0.6) (66:0.1)
absolutely sovereign regarding eternal destiny (5:6.8,12) (39:3.3) (66:8.6) (118:7.1) (118:9.2)
dangerous, unstable unidentified with spirit (118:8.3-4)
determining factor in human experience (170:4.10)
empowered to rescind spiritual choice and reject survival at any time before fusion (111:3.1)
includes possibility of self-confusion, self-disruption, and self-destruction (54:0.1) (111:4.11) (118:7.7)
increasingly liberated as universes are ascended (118:7.8)
maximated decision; deliberate choice leading to decision-conduct (107:7.3) (130:2.7,10)
mind arena of choice (111:1sec)
not unrestricted, but respected in spirit world provided choices not injurious to self or others (48:6.6,25)
range of choice necessary to enjoy universe progression by making contact with reality (118:7.3)
relative; determines actions (7:0.5) (118:6.4-7)
residing in material mind circuits in mortal life (111:3.2)
early tribulation resulting from liberty offset by later higher loyalty (35:9.8)
enables subjective consciousness to be Godlike (130:2.10)
endowing imperfect beings with f.w. entails inevitable tragedy (110:0.1)
endowment of personalities (16:8.5)
Father has ordained f.w.; no personality has power or authority to curtail or abridge (1:1.2) (13:4.5) (54:1.9) (54:2.5) (54:3.1) (54:6.9) (113:5.1) (163:2.8) (165:3.8) (179:4.6)
Father’s gift of personality makes mortals self-determinative and self-creative (5:6.6)
fixed policy of universe law not to infringe (39:3.3) (53:4.4-7)
historically
decision of twins to flee was first act of (62:7.3) (63:1.4)
development of speech usually coincides with acquiring (52:1.6) (65:4.11)
Edentia authorities would not intervene in rebellion until every person made final decision (67:2.6)
Life Carriers may not arbitrarily influence (36:3.8) (62:5.9)
human will and divine will (110:2sec) (118:6.3-7)
hunger and fear provide external restraint to (118:8.5)
involved in moral decision, truth discernment, unselfish love, purposeful co-operation, cosmic insight, personality dedication, worship (16:8.7-14)
man must be fallible if he is to be free; misunderstandings inevitable (3:5.15) (25:3.7)
man not a helpless slave of God or victim of mechanistic cosmic determinism (103:5.10)
mortals are subjects of predestination, but may reject any part (110:2.1) (118:7sec)
mortals may draw near and forsake God so long as power of choice remains (5:1.11)
only in f.w. has there been deviation from divine paths (12:8.3)
permits mortals to cocreate themselves with God as they are to be (116:4.8,11)
religion is natural but optional (5:5.5)
spirit liberates, mechanism limits, function of f.w. (118:8.3)
spiritual volition self-identified with God is liberated from time (118:6.6-7)
temptation cannot be overcome merely by human will (156:5.5)
that creature can do wrong establishes fact of f.w. (54:4.3)

Cross-references

See also decisions
See also goals
See also will of God

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