Thanks u/Plemethrock
We can have a discussion on whether or not free will exists. Discuss if every action we do is already predetermined by how our brain is wired, with the environment around us being the inputs.
We can also have a discussion on whether or not humans have souls and analyze the evidence for and against us just being our bodies
(I made an error and had to repost, apologies)
I appreciate the Orthodox perspective. I'm sure the 6 uses of "proorizo" have an alternate reading or translation in Orthodoxy that is ultimately compatible, as well as all the sovereignty passages. I haven't learned the lingual net necessary to agree with your uses of the words, will keep trying. I might someday ask for your view of specific patristics on "proorizo" (prehorizoning).
I wasn't intending that God created marred vessels, but in Jeremiah the marring happens (by human freewill) and in Romans the dishonor and wrath is purposed in coordination with human freewill. Add:
Sounds like "able not to sin". If Augustine were interpreted that one is only "able not to sin" by one's own choice and God's choice flowing together as one, that might be the path of resolution. "Able" is another horridly ambiguous word.
I don't think so. God's will and a person's will are separate. God always wills the good so His will is fixed. A person can align himself with God's will or he can choose to go against it. I don't see the problem with the word able. We can use "possibility" and still arrive at the same point.