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Free will vs God's will. Always an interesting topic.
I believe one of the basic lessons being taught in the bible is that self restraint should be exercised with God's gift of free will.
Which begs the answer to the question, if a person does not exercise some form of self restraint, how can they consider themselves to be totally free?
Which then begs the answer to the question, is it possible for an individual to be completely free?
Jesus answered such questions ages ago, when questioned about his divinity.
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John 8:31 - 8:34
8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
8:33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
8:35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
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So I guess what Jesus is stating is that true freedom comes with self control, not self gratification(sin). If a person uses the freedom that God has given them to do nothing but please themselves, then they've become nothing but a slave to their desires.