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NASB | 1 Timothy 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 2:4 who wishes all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge and recognition of the [divine] truth. |
Bible Question: I have a friend who feels that it was horrible for God to create hell and free will, and in return cast those who dont believe or follow the rules into forever pain. He asked a couple of questions and I wasnt sure how to answer. He asked, if God supposidly knows everything, then before he created the devile, before he created each human, he already knows what will happen to us before we are even born. So why would God create a human being that he already knew was going to hell? Or maybe is it that God doesnt know where we are going? Maybe he only knows what circumstances will come along in our lives and which decision we make will effect the outcomes? Is that he just does not know which of the two outcomes will happen because he cannot know what decision we would choose? And if God is all loving and forgiving... why would he make hell, the worse pain and suffering thing ever, for eternity? |
Bible Answer: God doesn't "allow" anyone to go to hell - Man chooses to go their on his own. If you believe Jesus is Christ, the Son of God, Savior, then you are going to be saved. There is no excuse for rejecting Him. As far as God knowing everything, of course this is true, however it works in correlation with our free will. THere has never been a time in the Bible where someone cries out to God, believes, asks for forgiveness etc, and God rejects them. Yes, God "predestines" who will be saved, but we must choose Christ in order to be saved. Both facts are equally true - the "predestined" selection is based on our free will and our choices that will be made. Romans 11:33" Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!" |