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    If God only exacts devotion from us, we are reduced to be... — Carmelics
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    Supports→A responsible choice in God's favor requires that we sin.

    If God only exacts devotion from us, we are reduced to being his subjects; to be friends with him requires a meaningful and responsible decision on our part.

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    Another free will defense may yet be available (McCann 2005). (For other attempts to modify a variety of free will defenses so as to make them compatible with theological determinism, see Byerly 2017 and Almeida 2017.) It must be remembered that even though the actions of free creatures do not escape providence, such creatures are still an enhancement to creation, in that their nature reflects more closely what we suppose to be God’s own nature. As such, free creatures are more suited to the kind of fellowship with God that believers understand to be their ultimate destiny. It may be, however,...

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