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1 | Is God in absolut contrl over all things | Acts 4:24 | John Reformed | 62842 | ||
Dear Sir pent, you stated:"Both Calvinists and Arminians would agree that God has set up the universe so that every person HAS to choose either to love God or reject Him. Not choosing is not an option in either viewpoint. ........................................." Not so. Many people die in infancy or early childhood. Others suffer grave mental or physical handicaps that also cannot choose one way or the other. And what of the millions and millions that have perished before and after the Incarnation who have never even heard the name Jesus Christ? The only way to the Father is through the Son. What of these people. Yes they like allothers have the light of nature to display the evidence of the existence of God. And they also hace the law of God writen on their hearts. The Law does not save! The mere acknowledgement of the existence of a Supreme Being does not save! It is the good news of Jesus Christ that has that power to save. The Gospel and the Gospel alone. Islam is monotheist but to no advantage regarding salvation. Gotta Go, John |
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2 | Is God in absolut contrl over all things | Acts 4:24 | Sir Pent | 62854 | ||
You make a good point ................................................. Dear John, Part of any truly good discussion is not only sharing what you think, and listening to what the other person thinks, but also being willing to admit when you are wrong. In your last post, you pointed out an error that I had made. I had said that everyone agrees that all humans have to choose to love God or reject Him. That statement was wrong. It is an oversimplification of the situation. You are correct that there are some exceptions to the general rule (ie. babies that die before birth, tribes that never hear the gospel, the people who lived and died before Christ’s sacrifice for us). You are also correct that there are different beliefs about these abnormal situations. I was wrong on that point. ................................................. That being said, rather than getting side tracked on these unusual situations (which are talked about in other threads on this forum), I would request that we focus our discussion to talk about the vast majority of people in the world today, who have been born, have reached an age that they can make rational decisions, and have been exposed to Christianity to at least some degree. I would like to talk about people like you, me, and anyone else who would read this thread. Would it be possible for God to allow us to have the ABILITY and the FREEDOM to choose to love or reject Him, yet still remain sovereign? |
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