Hello Everyone,
All very good comments,every choice has a prior cause, as most of us already know. However, we all have desires, some are good and some not so good. If God wills to, he can remove any desire. In some cases, as Ray has pointed, he chooses not to as expresses at Romans.1:24-32, the point emphasized is that " GOD GAVE THEM UP TO THESE DESIRES", He could have removed them if he wanted to. I cite as a good example, the case of the Apostle Paul, he desired to persecute and murder the followers of Christ, their is no evidence that he was planning on any other course, but while on the road to Damsascus, meeting the risen Christ, he changed his entire course and the desire to persecute and murder Christians was removed. Consequently, through his entire life HE received the persecution and trials as expressed at 1Timothy. 1:12-16 & 2 Corinthians. 11:23-28. Even though God planned out everything and is responsibe, we are still accountable for our actions and are trained, disiplined, chastised and corrected from these experiences and trials. Hebrews Chapter 12 regarding disipline likening a Human Father disiplining his children adds insight to this discussion. How would we know good if we never experienced evil, Hot without Cold, Well Fed without Hunger, Darkness without Light. We need the opposites in order to appreciate and understand everything.
Samson