---
title: 'The Power of Contrary Choice'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Miles Powell Squier'
date: 1860-05-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Theological Method'
- 'Metaphysics'
- 'Effectual Calling and Regeneration'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 7'
- 'Joshua 24'
- 'James 4'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/squier-1860-the-power-of-contrary-choice
---

# The Power of Contrary Choice

Defends genuine human freedom—the 'power of contrary choice'—against deterministic theology, arguing moral responsibility and conversion require real ability to resist temptation.

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