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Freedom of the Will

by Jonathan Edwards · 1984

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11 Takeaways: 1) The Will is Always Determined by the Strongest Apparent Motive.

Key Insight 1: The Will is Always Determined by the Strongest Apparent Motive.

This insight from Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 2: Arminian Self-Determining Will is a Logical Contradiction.

This insight from Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 3: Every Event, Including Volition, Requires a Cause.

This insight from Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 4: God's Infallible Foreknowledge Proves the Necessity of All Events.

This insight from Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 5: Moral Necessity is Distinct from Natural Necessity and Does Not Excuse Sin.

This insight from Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 6: God's and Christ's Necessary Holiness is Supremely Virtuous and Praiseworthy.

This insight from Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 7: Arminian Liberty Undermines All Virtue, Vice, and Moral Influence.

This insight from Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 8: The Moral Quality of Actions Resides in Their Nature, Not Their Cause.

This insight from Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 9: Common Sense Affirms Moral Necessity is Consistent with Blame.

This insight from Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 10: The Doctrine of Necessity Does Not Render Means and Endeavors Vain.

This insight from Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 11: God's Will is Necessarily Determined by His Perfect Wisdom and is His Highest Glory.

This insight from Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

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