1 Peter 3:9- The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
John 3:16- For God so loved THE WORLD that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever (that's anybody, you heretic) believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans 10:13- For whosoever (there's that word again...heretic) shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Now, does an all knowing God know who will choose Him and who will reject him? Yes. Does He still give us a free will to make that choice? Yes, or else we would all be mindless automatons play acting. Can I properly explain how those two things work together? Not without getting deep into quantum theory of the universe, and even that theory might just be scratching the surface of an infathomable God that loves the whole world infinitely.
Yes, yes I can and will assume when the Bible says ALL MEN, or THE WORLD, the Bible says what it means. Quit twisting everything around and cherry-picking Scripture to fit your personal, sick, beliefs that we are mindless automatons with no choice, no free will, and no hope. “Oops, sorry, God hates your guts from birth, there’s no saving you.”
Nice try ignoring the most simple explanation of the Gospel, by the way. I’ll say it again for emphasis. For God so loved THE WORLD that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER (suck it you heretic) believeth on Him (that’s a choice, because we are not mindless robots, heretic) should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I’m thankful I have an all knowing, and yet infinitely loving God that gave a choice to serve Him, and even when I have rejected Him, ignored His voice, he graciously gave me his mercy when I didn’t deserve it, time and again. I am thankful that you are not God.
To quote the president.....WRONG.
1 Peter 3:9- The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
John 3:16- For God so loved THE WORLD that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever (that's anybody, you heretic) believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans 10:13- For whosoever (there's that word again...heretic) shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Now, does an all knowing God know who will choose Him and who will reject him? Yes. Does He still give us a free will to make that choice? Yes, or else we would all be mindless automatons play acting. Can I properly explain how those two things work together? Not without getting deep into quantum theory of the universe, and even that theory might just be scratching the surface of an infathomable God that loves the whole world infinitely.
Thank you for saying this!!!!!
OP's post is very wrong.
Yes, yes I can and will assume when the Bible says ALL MEN, or THE WORLD, the Bible says what it means. Quit twisting everything around and cherry-picking Scripture to fit your personal, sick, beliefs that we are mindless automatons with no choice, no free will, and no hope. “Oops, sorry, God hates your guts from birth, there’s no saving you.”
Nice try ignoring the most simple explanation of the Gospel, by the way. I’ll say it again for emphasis. For God so loved THE WORLD that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER (suck it you heretic) believeth on Him (that’s a choice, because we are not mindless robots, heretic) should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I’m thankful I have an all knowing, and yet infinitely loving God that gave a choice to serve Him, and even when I have rejected Him, ignored His voice, he graciously gave me his mercy when I didn’t deserve it, time and again. I am thankful that you are not God.