LessonsDivine Will: Eternity, Specification of Possibilities and Free AgencyQuiz

In one manner rather than another concerns the determination of a particular form, property or state. A possible thing admits various conceivable descriptions; when it exists, certain descriptions are actual.

A tree’s size, the dimensions of an object or its being in a particular location illustrate alternatives of manner. Such examples clarify the concept; they are not comparisons between divine volition and human planning.

Power concerns the possibility of bringing something about; will concerns the specification of which possible manner is realized.

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Specification of manner and qualities

Divine Will: Eternity, Specification of Possibilities and Free Agency

In one manner rather than another concerns the determination of a particular form, property or state. A possible thing admits various conceivable descriptions; when it exists, certain descriptions are actual.

A tree’s size, the dimensions of an object or its being in a particular location illustrate alternatives of manner. Such examples clarify the concept; they are not comparisons between divine volition and human planning.

Power concerns the possibility of bringing something about; will concerns the specification of which possible manner is realized.