tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981467402811341493.post8238860326687965203..comments2023-10-24T03:11:28.419-05:00Comments on A Lesser Yeshua: A ThoughtJoshua Andrew Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04903189909792249866noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981467402811341493.post-35250950341540413372009-02-02T12:02:00.000-06:002009-02-02T12:02:00.000-06:00I had a thought. Do with it what you will.You say ...I had a thought. Do with it what you will.<BR/><BR/>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.<BR/><BR/>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).<BR/><BR/>SO, yes we have the freedom to choose, BUT if we FREELY choose the good over the best, are we wrong?Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264274336322086961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981467402811341493.post-41695070635168832202009-01-29T12:40:00.000-06:002009-01-29T12:40:00.000-06:00Ah...interesting.Ah...interesting.Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264274336322086961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981467402811341493.post-6103200552249106822009-01-27T18:12:00.000-06:002009-01-27T18:12:00.000-06:00Very clever, Mr. Vowell. On the most important lev...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.Joshua Andrew Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903189909792249866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981467402811341493.post-58489274817723794512009-01-26T11:18:00.000-06:002009-01-26T11:18:00.000-06:00If I choose the good over the best, am I wrong?If I choose the good over the best, am I wrong?Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264274336322086961noreply@blogger.com