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  Douglas Geivett said, “A great deal of responsibility for suffering or for evil generally in the world today is rooted in how we exercise the freedom we have.” What are evidences you have seen of the connection between the freedom to choose and human suffering?

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  Lisa Griner

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  07/17/2023 at 16:28

  The evidences, I believe, are found in how we react to the situations we are dealt. If we put our faith in the Lord, then we know there has to be a reason why He allows the suffering we are experiencing. We have the freedom to cry out to Him and pray about the situation but then trust that He will work all things for our good. We can also choose, however, to blame God and allow a root of bitterness to grow. Once this happens, our focus is turned inward, believing we can fix the problem on our own.

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  Courtney Williams

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  07/15/2023 at 11:52

  The freedom to choose carries with it the idea of more than one alternatives. At times these alternatives oppose each other such as doing good or withholding good. A caregiver can choose to give or withhold medicine from a patient who is in need of such medicine. The decision to withhold such care could be motivated by hate or other selfish motives. If such care is withheld it can increase or prolong the suffering of the patient.

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  Anthony Herrera

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  07/13/2023 at 00:42

  Throughout my life I was taught about the Bible but chose drugs chose violence, chose gang affiliation, chose sexual immortality, chose theft,chose hate,chose evil. These choices (and many more) led me on a life of hate suffering filth, loss of freedom, and what seemed like eternal sadness despair. Thank God I still live recognize my self destruction and choose to ask Jesus for forgiveness and establish a personal relationship with him do my best to travel through life as a child of CHRIST. Being a believer hasn’t taken away suffering. Pain and suffering gives me more reasons to cry out to our LORD have faith in his Devine existence and receive his strength to deal with difficult situations in life and thank him for the situations that strengthen my faith in CHRIST…

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  Alethia Zaskoda

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  06/16/2023 at 10:52

  As a teacher I often share with my course that all of our actions have consequences. Even young children can see this in their everyday lives. In third grade if you choose to study your spelling words you will be prepared for the test and most likely do well. The other option is to not study and possibly get a bad grade. That concept can be expanded in so many more ways. In our marriages we can choose to follow God’s instructions for marriage or suffer though a difficult relationship for many years due to our choice to follow our own ways.

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  Curt Davis

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  05/07/2023 at 07:15

  I see the connection between the freedom to choose and human suffering when I see children suffer because of bad choices of parents or people suffer because of bad choices of government

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  In response to Dr. Paul Brand’s statement, would you exchange your freedom to choose in order to enjoy freedom from pain?

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  Emilyann Simmons-garrett

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  06/28/2022 at 16:40

  I would not exchange my freedom to choose in order to enjoy freedom from pain. Yes, I wish my parents were still alive and that my son was still serving the Lord and that I had never been a victim of abuse, but thru those hurts I have and am helping others that are in the same situation. God has turned some of my worst situations into my greatest ministries. Had I never experienced pain, I would never experienced God’s grace and love like I have.

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  Karrie Martin

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  06/23/2022 at 15:48

  I would not exchange my freedom to choose in order to enjoy freedom from pain. Sometimes, God can use our pain to bring us or others closer to Himself. Our pain also provides us with opportunities for God to be glorified.

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  Nibu Varghese John

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  03/07/2022 at 15:24

  It would be right ot have the freedom of choice than to live a life without any choices

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  Greer Wadman

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  03/01/2022 at 09:27

  I cannot imagine not having free choice, the agony over never being truly free, what an awful, robotic, sensless life. We can learn so much more about ourselves through our pain and suffering, building character and hopefully a better person because of it. No, I do wish any of pain on anyone and I could use a little less than what I have experienced. But it has brought me closer to God and made me more in awe of Him when it does happen

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  Lori’el Tritto

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  02/27/2022 at 18:35

  There are times when I think I would. I know the man in the video said no one has ever chosen that, but if I could choose to lose my freedom and never cause another person pain or feel pain wouldn’t it be worth it? Plus, if I give my freedom to God, who is a good God, then wouldn’t he always choose good for me? Making choices is a constant burden when we make the wrong ones. So, is choosing no freedom the same as choosing perfection? The downside is that no freedom would also equal no relationship.

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  Ravi Zacharias said, “Love cannot be brought about by robotic coercion; it has to be done by freedom of will.” Do you agree or disagree? Why?

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