Search results

Seems you and I are on the same page. Yes, God is willing and able to his goodness because of His love to all, but not all are willing recipients of God's goodness.

Thank you, I appreciate your input and the information you provided

Thank you. I had not thought of it in that way. To me that is a reasonable viewpoint. You point out that God is not a respector of persons. That is true. God states that clearly. Thank you.

Along the lines of my previous thread, there are expressions that we seem to accept as true, but can they genuinely be supported by scripture? One of the popular, maybe mainstream thoughts, is that God's love is unconditional. If that were true, then we would expect to see the results of...

Straw man? tin man If you insist that "free will" is redundant, why not consider it simply repetition for emphasis? It is not that I dont see your point. You do have a valid point. However, the use of the word "free" with the word "will" does emphasize man's ability to choose freely. Just...

I stand on what I said. Seems you do not wish to accept God's use of repetition, that is your problem, not mine. Is there such a thing as peace that is not peace? Why would God say, shalom shalom, if not for emphasis? There are other examples of God repeating words for emphasis. Why not...

You excel at it

Well, perhaps you should be instructing God about and with your superior intellect

That is true. The word "free" does not imply easy. It could be very difficult to exercise our freedom to choose. Hebrews 11 lists such dilemnas. 24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the...

God is not redundant, He repeats things for emphasis. The expression "free will" has elements of both redundancy and repetition for emphasis.

However, like I said, God uses repitition to emphasize great truths. Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee. The words "perfect peace" are the Hebrew, "shalom shalom" peace peace. You might want to tell God that He did not...

Thank you

Well, if you wish to join here, you are welcome. Certainly, those who recognize and accept God's grace and mercy will have their heart and lives affected. This grace and mercy should result in confidence and peace that all will be well, if they continue in God's grace and mercy by adhering to...

Although the term "free will" may seem redundant, it does emphasize and leaves no question about what the meaning and intent is. God does this very same thing. Grace is God giving unmeritted favor to us. Yes God repeats himself and refers to this as "free gift" For instance: Romans 5:16...

Yes, exactly. God only controls what He controls. God does not control our free will, otherwise, of course, it would not be free will

Humanity, in general is condemned by Adam and Eve's sin and by humanities sins already. John 3:15-21. 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not...

That is still sin.

Note: I said, "if the commentators are correct" It seems both you and I agree that the commentators are not correct. We do sin willfully. We allow our old man nature, the sin nature to guide us. We set our "autopilot" to sin nature. However, if we choose to receive salvation, Romans...

Thank you for your reply. You stated that, " My first premise: Rom 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it...

My apologies for a typo that went unnoticed. I have since corrected it. What was originally a statement should have been a question. oatmeal said: Why is there evil in this world? Is because God forced it into this world because God is in control. I have corrected my words to "Why is...