"By him all tings consist." This is translated in the NLB, "... and he holds all creation together. This means that God, through his personality Jesus, sustains all functions, movements, and actions of his creatures. But he gives us freedom to choose our own course within the framework of this sustainability, and to see if we love him.
Let's state it this way. God (Jesus) sustains and provides all human functions. But man has freedom to determine how these functions are used. We see this all through the Bible. Man is commanded to choose between God and Satan. Then he is judged for his choices. God (Jesus) has determined that this is how he will deal with his creatures. It is out of his infinite wisdom and love for us.
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Let's state it this way. God (Jesus) sustains and provides all human functions. But man has freedom to determine how these functions are used. We see this all through the Bible. Man is commanded to choose between God and Satan. Then he is judged for his choices. God (Jesus) has determined that this is how he will deal with his creatures. It is out of his infinite wisdom and love for us.
This is called Free Moral Agency.
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