What about Free Will? Quotes

“The enigma of many afflictions cannot be untangled by uttering bare propositions of truth. What is needed most in those moments is simply the biblical injunction to offer compassion to those who suffer. Sometimes to shed silent tears in sympathy speaks louder than hundreds of erudite volumes on theodicy.”
― Scott Christensen, What about Free Will?: Reconciling Our Choices with God's Sovereignty

“Biblical compatibilism seeks to demonstrate one simple reality. Every human action in the course of history has a dual explanation, one divine and one human.3 In this model of “double agency,”4 the human side of the explanation is the more tangible, visible, and familiar side. The divine side is largely intangible, invisible, and less familiar.”
― Scott Christensen, What about Free Will?: Reconciling Our Choices with God's Sovereignty

“Consider the choice someone might give you to eat either apple pie or grub worm pie. Which would you choose? Presumably, you would select the former. Was your choice determined? Of course, this is apparent from the predictability of your choice. And what determined your choice was such causal influences as your desire to eat something you like and your natural aversion to eating worms. But, now, was your choice free? Again, the answer is yes. You were free because you were not externally compelled to give a pro-apple-pie response. However, had something so compelled you, such as the threat of physical violence or manipulation of your vocal cords, then you would not have acted freely.2 This”
― Scott Christensen, What about Free Will?: Reconciling Our Choices with God's Sovereignty