Freedom!!!

So it interests me to see how individuals (I say that because I do not want to categorize everyone) resist personal responsibility. This happens in the church also and it rears its head by the ideology of predestination. I will not go into detail as to the debate on predestination or do I feel qualified to engage in such a debate. What does interest me is the idea that I choose how I respond to daily issues. As some of you know (no more than 500 according to Google) I write about my personal life and projects and entertain my narcissism believing that others find my blog interesting. Recently I made a post about my cold weather running and cold water baths and how determination can allow humans to do so much more. Well this sparked a debate as to the fact that only Gods determination allows us to do what we do. Well I call Shana gins (is that the right word) Yes I know about Ephesians 1 and many other scriptures in the bible. What about this only have I found: God made mankind upright, but men have gone in search of many schemes. Ecclesiastes 7:29 NIV or ...Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ... Philippians 1:27 NIV Josh McDowell had the following to say about creation, evil, and God’s love for us: The Scriptures make it plain that God did not create the world in the state in which it is now, but evil came as a result of the selfishness of man. The Bible says that God is a God of love and He desired to create a person and eventually a race that would love Him. But genuine love cannot exist unless freely given -- through free choice God allows us to accept His love or to reject it. I feel that God created man good and we choose evil. Thus sickness and other things are not part of Gods original plan, exploration and determination and curiosity about the nature of humanity is. My desire to know God more personally will always be my desire.