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Mar 16

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Why Does God Give Us Free Will? - Sunday...

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Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen

Why does God give us free will? Does he do it to tempt us to do wrong? Does he not care if we fall to sin and lose our relationship with him? Starting in the Garden of Eden, we explore the Scriptures to find out why God gives us the right to choose good or evil.

Texts: Genesis 2:15 to 3:13 and other selections

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