Sunday, August 31, 2014

5.2 Freedom and the Human Fall

  Freedom and the Human Fall   To summarize, freedom cannot exist outside the Principle. Freedom is accompanied by the responsibility laid out in the Principle, and freedom pursues accomplishments that bring joy to God. Free actions generated by free will bring about only good results. Therefore, it cannot be that freedom caused the human Fall. It is written, "where the Spirit of...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

5.1 The Meaning of Freedom from the Viewpoint of the Principle

Section 5 Freedom and the Human Fall The Meaning of Freedom from the Viewpoint of the Principle What is the meaning of true freedom? In light of the Principle, three characteristics of freedom stand out. First, there is no freedom outside the Principle. Freedom requires both free will and the free actions pursuant to that will. The former and the latter have the relationship of internal nature...
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