From b880755e47f1c67a98eff44fa7da64a2debdd3e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leonard Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:19:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Create second discussion note on divine will, emerging from the crucifixion discussion. --- ...Anything Happen Outside The Will Of God.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Interesting Christian Discussions/Can Anything Happen Outside The Will Of God.md diff --git a/Interesting Christian Discussions/Can Anything Happen Outside The Will Of God.md b/Interesting Christian Discussions/Can Anything Happen Outside The Will Of God.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d6208fd --- /dev/null +++ b/Interesting Christian Discussions/Can Anything Happen Outside The Will Of God.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Can Anything Happen Outside The Will Of God? + +## Focus Areas +- Divine sovereignty +- Free will and human responsibility +- Providence and omnipotence +- Non-dual perspectives (e.g., all things participating in God) +- Whether any event can occur outside God’s permission or participation + +## Key Questions +- If God is sovereign and nothing happens without His will, how do we understand evil, sin, and the crucifixion? +- What is the relationship between God's permissive will and His active will? +- Can "free will" truly operate independently? + +## Scripture References +- (Add verses as they arise, e.g., Ephesians 1:11, Romans 8:28, Job, Genesis, etc.) + +## Arguments and Perspectives +- (Calvinist, Arminian, Open Theism, Process Theology, non-dual/ mystical views like in some Eastern Christian or contemplative traditions) + +## Personal Reflections +- (Ongoing thoughts) + +## Insights and Notes +- This discussion emerged naturally from the linked discussion on the crucifixion: If Christ *had* to be crucified for atonement, what does that imply about the people who carried it out? Did their actions fall within or outside God's will? + +**Linked Discussion**: [[If Christ Had To Be Crucified, What Does That Mean About Those Who Crucified Him?]] + +--- +*Future insights, scriptures, arguments, questions, and reflections should be added under the appropriate sections above.*