1. YOUR FREEDOM

2. JOURNAL QUESTION What is your image of God like? Is God more like:
Judge Judy
Dr. Phil
A teddy bear
Or your grandmother?
Why?

3. FOR REVIEW: Humans have free will
Adam and Eve had free will but abused it
We have free will because it’s the only way God can honestly love us
Free will is contrary to predestination

4. REVIEW (cont.)
Predestination asserts that our salvation has already been figured out for us and that we have no say in the matter
TULIP is a good way to remember the points of predestination
What we believe about our free will impacts our decisions every day

5. FREEDOM OF INDIFFERENCE VS. FREEDOM FOR EXCELLENCE

6. FREEDOM OF INDIFFERENCE
Put forward by William of Ockham in the 14th century
Is based on a view of God as a supreme judge
God’s will is free to do whatever God wishes
We must follow God’s will or else we are sinning
Our will is NOT connected to God’s will
Morality is based on Obligations

7. FREEDOM FOR EXCELLENCE
Put forward by Thomas Aquinas in 14th century
It views God as a coach to help us become better people
It views freedom like a muscle or a skill that develops
Morality is based on the question of the absolute Good and Truth
The goal of morality is for us to become happier
As time goes on, we should understand better God’s will.