[The possibility underlying my choice1b sounds like the word “value”.
So does the thought experiment3a taking me?
The thought experiment3 brings something2a into relation with the possibilities inherent in me1a.
The possibilities inherent in me1a sound like the word “desire”.]
Summary of text [comment] page 83
[Where does I, seat of choice3b take me?
I, the seat of choice3b or perhaps, my heart2 determines the meaning of something1b. I3b guarantee that meaning1b
Plus, a message about something3b comes from me (my seat and my heart) when my choice has been made2b.]
Summary of text [comment] page 83
[In section 2.3, Schoonenberg discusses freedom.
My model for freedom is the thought experiment where ‘I choose something’.
So, I ask the question:
When I, the seat of choice chooses, do I choose a value?
If so, how does value link to the word ‘freedom’?]
Summary of text [comment] page 83
‘Freedom of will’ is implicit in the Scripture’s use of the word ‘heart’.
What comes from the heart?
Thoughts, words and deeds come from the heart. Choice comes from the heart.
[Have we seen something like this before?]
Summary of text [comment] page 83
[The declaration, ‘I am not my sin.’, simultaneously evokes the question: Who am I?]
Summary of text [comment] page 83
[Schoonenberg argued that Paul’s phrase in Romans 7:17 indicates bondage to sin.
In An Archaeology of the Fall (sections 294 through 299) this same verse indicates Paul’s release from the bondage of sin.
Otherwise, how could he say, ‘I am not my sin.’?]
