Freedom: The Attributes that Are True of God Alone

Freedom
Freedom means that God is independent of His creation; He is at liberty to act or not to act in accordance with His good pleasure. He is free as to His volitions when they are determined by His own sense of what is wise, right, and desirable. In this sense His creatures including humans do not possess freedom, every one of us saved and unsaved are dependent on God our creator, whether we are conscience of it or not. Without Him our heart will not beat, we could not draw a breath, we could not be.

There are limitations or restrictions to God’s freedom (eg. of His own Perfections): God cannot do that which goes contrary to His nature, such as sin. Let the reader put it far from His mind that God is the father of sin. He is not the author and finisher of sin, this would contradict, yes and even violate His goodness and holiness. I say, “Shame on those who propagate such ideas, and shame on you and me when we consider such preposterous notions.”

Scripture
Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counselor hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? (Is. 40: 13-14)

Application
God is not bound to us; He has no need for us, but we need Him. His relationship to us is that of His own freedom. Again I am struck with the awe of God. He is worthy of all our worship, and adoration, and life.