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In response to Dr. Paul Brand’s statement, would you exchange your freedom to choose in order to enjoy freedom from pain?
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That is a huge question to ponder. While I would love to be pain free, not having the freedom to make choices would change who I am completely. I think we call those robots. Pain is essential to helping us make good choices while still having the freedom to make the choice.
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That is the question isn’t it. Because while it is in human nature to want freedom, it is also in our nature in the way every part of our body functions to avoid pain. So weighing these is impossible and if God really is in control of everything to what extent to we actually have a choice, because if we also believe that God works all for good for His people then even our bad choices will some how end up fulfilling the will of God. If that is the case then of course I choose no pain. On the other hand as someone already said pain can also be part of our journey and be a catalyst for making us who we are today. There is no easy answer.
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I would not choose freedom from to choose over freedom of pain. Having someone choose every path for us would ultimately take away our freedom to serve God. Not having that hope of something much better would crush us as a people and lead us to more suffering beyond pain. Not being able to serve our God and live life through would not be something I would choose.
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No, the freedom to choose and weigh the consequences of our actions is vital to what sets us apart as humans.
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No, the freedom to choose is what allows us to truly enjoy relationships.