Free Will

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Can someone please point me in the right direction on the RCC position on free will and RCC studies about it?

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God Bless You.
 
Can you expand on your question a little more? I want to be able to research it properly.
 
I may have found some leads:
  1. CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
    SECOND EDITION
    PART THREE
    LIFE IN CHRIST
SECTION ONE
MAN’S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT

CHAPTER ONE
THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

ARTICLE 3
MAN’S FREEDOM

scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a3.htm
newadvent.org/cathen/06259a.htm
ourcatholicfaith.org/whycatholic/freewill.html

What I am really after is what is understood by “Will”, theologically and philosophically. Free Will is so commonly used by all denominations and some have some very opposite views (RCC / Reform).

What are the basic premises in establishing a common ground for the foundation of the “Will” in the human person.

I am familiar with Locke, Hume, etc. But no so much with theological writings and I am very interested with the RCC position in these matters.

Thanks.
 
Paragraphs 1730-1742 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church would be a good start.
 
There are two places I can recommend you looking. First would be the Catechism of the Catholic Church in Part Three: Article 3 - “Man’s Freedom”

In the Catechism every paragraph is numbered, sort of like the versus in the bible. The paragraphs I would recommend you reading are 1730-1748.

In the bible I would like to direct you to the following versus. Sirach 15:11-20

If your have any questions please feel free to ask. I am a former Protestant that was a Calvinist and then an Arminianist, so I know quite a bit about free will and the Churches teachings on it.
 
Thanks! I will, right now I am having trouble even forming the questions! lol.

But I like to be well informed and versed before I ask in respect of time and effort of others, :D.
 
Do you have a Catholic bible? I saw the you were non-denominational, so was I before I became a Catholic. When I was a Protestant I didn’t have any Catholic bibles, so I would not have been able to find the book of Sirach.

If you don’t have one I will be more than happy to post those versus for you.
 
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Do you have a Catholic bible? I saw the you were non-denominational, so was I before I became a Catholic. When I was a Protestant I didn’t have any Catholic bibles, so I would not have been able to find the book of Sirach.

If you don’t have one I will be more than happy to post those versus for you.
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I do (2 of them - NAB & DRB) and like 5 other translations, lol.

I was raised Roman Apostolic Catholic all the way to my 4th year of College, then waked away. Came back as a Protestant then walked away again and now I am attending an Inter-Denominational Church but have been on a wonderful walk with the Lord for the last 3 years. I had a very privileged education and enjoy reading and learning more as I have noticed that the more I learn the less I really know! 😃

Thanks for your help! God Bless You.
 
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