Very clever, Mr. Vowell. On the most important level, you are exactly right. However, I believe God gives us freedom enough to sometimes choose between two goods. I think there are many amoral situations in which our wisdom is manifested through the choices we make. "Shall I marry this Godly woman or that one," for example. I do not believe Solomon would have been wrong to ask for prosperity for the kingdom of Israel, but he asked for something better.
You say that we have the freedom to choose "between two goods," but I am still wondering if it is not wrong to choose the lesser good over the greater good.
In "Perelandra," C.S. Lewis put forth the idea that to cling to a past good when the next good comes along, to choose the lesser good over the greater, is not only wrong but also diabolic (for it is a rejection of God's will).
SO, yes we have the freedom to choose, BUT if we FREELY choose the good over the best, are we wrong?
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If I choose the good over the best, am I wrong?
Very clever, Mr. Vowell. On the most important level, you are exactly right. However, I believe God gives us freedom enough to sometimes choose between two goods. I think there are many amoral situations in which our wisdom is manifested through the choices we make. "Shall I marry this Godly woman or that one," for example. I do not believe Solomon would have been wrong to ask for prosperity for the kingdom of Israel, but he asked for something better.
Ah...interesting.
I had a thought. Do with it what you will.
You say that we have the freedom to choose "between two goods," but I am still wondering if it is not wrong to choose the lesser good over the greater good.
In "Perelandra," C.S. Lewis put forth the idea that to cling to a past good when the next good comes along, to choose the lesser good over the greater, is not only wrong but also diabolic (for it is a rejection of God's will).
SO, yes we have the freedom to choose, BUT if we FREELY choose the good over the best, are we wrong?
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