Saturday, January 10, 2004

Onan's Free Will

In Genesis 38, Onan was struck dead by God when he spilled his seed instead of impregnating his widowed sister-in-law as he had been commanded to do. His offense lay not in committing coitus interruptus, but refusing to do what tradition said he owed to his dead brother's memory. In any case, I ask: how free was Onan's free will as a gift from God? Poch Suzara

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

God never promised there would be no consequence in the exercise of one's free will. PLUS, if your free will causes you to sin - - hmmmmmmmm.