Marques,
I find anything about God to be an endlessly fascinating subject. You say God does not have free will. I say He does. We both cannot be correct.
One thing that unites us on the BT Forum is that we have been drawn to Ray's teachings on the scriptures. We recognize that He is a gifted teacher of the scriptures.
You are correct in that Ray wrote in his LOF articles about "the myth of free will exposed". However, in my reading of Ray's articles, I understood him to be dismissing mankind's belief that man has free will. I do not see where Ray discusses that God the Father does not have free will. Can you show me where Ray says God the Father does not have free will in any of Ray's writings?
On the other hand, Ray did have a February 2008 bible study called "Foundational Truths". There is a section called "God Does Not Lie". Ray discussed Titus 1:2 that says "...God, that
cannot lie" per the King James version. Ray brought out that the Concordant version says, "...God, Who
does not lie.
Ray said that it is not that God cannot lie, but that He does not lie. There is a difference between can not and does not. If God cannot lie, then it would seem He does not have free will. On the other hand, if God does not lie, then it would seem He does have a free will (ie. God could lie if He wanted to, but He has chosen not to lie----Which is God's free choice, His free will, not under the control or influence of anything but Himself.
Also, from Genesis through Revelation, God reveals Himself as the Almighty God, not subject to any other force. He states that there is no other God. By definition of His Name, God is free from all things. Who can impose anything on Him? God is the essence of freedom.
Do you have two or three scriptures that state God does not have free will? Is there anything impossible to our Great God? I would like to know the direct source of your opinion that God does not have free will.
All of my comments are in the context of a friendly discussion. However, it is kind of funny for two human beings talking about God Who neither of us have seen or heard.
John