Is Free Will Possible in the Catholic Faith or Any Other Religion in General

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petras52 said:
The reservation I have about free will in regards to our relationship with God is that it seems a little like a “shotgun wedding”…yes we don’t have to accept God or marry someone we don’t want, but the consequences of not doing so are unpleasant…I wonder how much the fear of God and fear of hell influence people…
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We should have a fear of everlasting punishment and of Him who will judge us. There is another fear also and this we should strive for and pray for. We should fear offending God because we love Him so much we don’t want to disappoint Him. Like we used to love our Mothers so much we didn’t want to do anything which would hurt her. Both fears are good, the second is much better.
 
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