Subject: The Plan of God in an Arminian Nutshell |
Bible Note: The Plan of God in an Arminian Nutshell This is how I understand it from reading the posts on the Forum. You are welcome to polish it. God had a plan--a desire, maybe-- to create a universe with beings, angels and men, having free will who would love and adore him. The only problem for God was that it was impossible to create beings with free will and still be in control, that is, have things go the way he wanted them to go. He knew if he created such beings that they would not do what he wanted them to do. He couldn’t just let them go willy-nilly all over the universe, could he? So, in order to encourage compliance, he would let them know that he would punish those who didn’t do what he wanted and reward those who did. The only problem with this is that although he knew two-thirds of the angels would go along with the program, absolutely none of the men would. So, he decided that he would punish his Son instead of man. The prison doors would now be open! Anyone who wanted to walk out (of his own free will) would receive the reward of the righteous! Anyone who stayed in the prison would still be punished. A few, he knew, would come out. Peace, Lionstrong |
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