Free agency is an inviolable gift from Heavenly Father. Each of us has absolute free agency to make choices for good or evil.
Our freedom, on the other hand, is constantly subjected to bounds and conditions and restrictions. Our freedom is constrained by natural laws, by self-imposed restrictions, by the impositions of other individuals, and by society in general. What is the effect of free agency in the absence of absolute freedom? What if government laws constrain my free exercise of choice? Perhaps Heavenly Father will judge my decisions based on what I would have done had I been completely free to act. In 2 Nephi 2:16, we read that enticement is a necessary element in our decision-making exercise of free agency. What does it mean to be "enticed" in choosing between good and evil? Is the test of mortal probation in part intended to demonstrate (to myself) which choices are most "enticing" or attractive to me personally? I assume that Heavenly Father already knew my inclination toward good or evil choices, but that it was something I needed to learn for myself. --- Jim Cobabe ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
