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<blockquote data-quote="FromOffTheStreets" data-source="post: 5863472" data-attributes="member: 75786"><p>I do believe people are wired differently within but I don't believe in pure determinism. I think upbringing plays a role in development but not the deciding role.</p><p>Biblically you cannot say that God hasn't determined the beginning to the end. Genesis to revelation. He picks out people (yes calvinistically [USER=65823]@BrownFlush[/USER]) to carry out the mission. Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, David, Gideon, Jonah, the 12 disciples, Paul & I believe many others throughout history to fulfill his plan. Some were even chosen & rejected it. Isreal was the chosen people to carry his word and they went away to idols. Judas was chosen from the beginning to carry out the betrayal. </p><p>Free will means you accept the call & walk in it. Free will also means you reject the call & take your own path. </p><p>God knows those who will accept the call & walk with him. The question is, are we responsible for determining our path. Or did he wire us for accepting or rejecting. </p><p>When you see people with exactly the same upbringing, same information & 1 accepts and the other rejects you wonder what is the determining factor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FromOffTheStreets, post: 5863472, member: 75786"] I do believe people are wired differently within but I don't believe in pure determinism. I think upbringing plays a role in development but not the deciding role. Biblically you cannot say that God hasn't determined the beginning to the end. Genesis to revelation. He picks out people (yes calvinistically [USER=65823]@BrownFlush[/USER]) to carry out the mission. Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, David, Gideon, Jonah, the 12 disciples, Paul & I believe many others throughout history to fulfill his plan. Some were even chosen & rejected it. Isreal was the chosen people to carry his word and they went away to idols. Judas was chosen from the beginning to carry out the betrayal. Free will means you accept the call & walk in it. Free will also means you reject the call & take your own path. God knows those who will accept the call & walk with him. The question is, are we responsible for determining our path. Or did he wire us for accepting or rejecting. When you see people with exactly the same upbringing, same information & 1 accepts and the other rejects you wonder what is the determining factor. [/QUOTE]
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