You say forced, but this terminology has no point of reference.
“Forced” is just imposing God’s will on a person against their will. A person may not want to die, but God has the right to quit providing life to that person, so in that case God is imposing His will over the person’s will. For the most part man can make very few free will choices, but God does not impose His will over man’s acceptance or rejection of His help (charity).
What exactly could we compare this to in our own lives ?
Isn't this really a false construct that is meaningless ?
“Forced” is just imposing God’s will on a person against their will. A person may not want to die, but God has the right to quit providing life to that person, so in that case God is imposing His will over the person’s will. For the most part man can make very few free will choices, but God does not impose His will over man’s acceptance or rejection of His help (charity).
The only reason we love God is God loved us first per 1John 4
The nonbeliever (someone that is refusing God’s charity) has no reason to “Love” God, since he is hell bound. The nonbeliever has to first accept God’s charity (forgiveness/Love/mercy/grace) in order to Love “…he that is forgiven much Loves much…”.
God assertively and with persuasion made us fall in love with Him.
God is doing all He can to help those that are still possibly willing to accept His help to accept His help, but we have to first humbly accept God’s help (Love) to Love God.
We did not randomly wake up one morning and decide to love God.
Very true, but like the prodigal son we can be driven to the point of being brought to our senses by our circumstances and thus choose to accept or reject the Father’s charity.
God draws us with cords of love. God demonstrated His love with force.
If God really wants to have someone, will God not have him or her ?
God wants all of us, but God is not going to “make” us Love Him, since that type of love for Him would be robotic.
Don't get caught up in the ones that might appear to be passed over by God.
Focus on God's persuasive powers. God can make us fall in love with Him.
Explain God's enemies suddenly loving God, without any initiation by self.
Loving God is not man’s first step in the relationship. The person who surrenders is still, very much hating his enemy, but he is just willing to accept the charity of his enemy, and this can be for totally selfish reasons. The Love comes as a pure charitable gift from God.
Acts 9. How and why does Saul suddenly love God ? Freewill...nope !
Saul is a very unique situation. Saul is zealous for the God of Abraham beyond all others, but has not yet been approached with the “Good News” to the point of pausing to hear what is being said.
Few if any have a Damascus Road experience, but few if any are like Saul in knowledge, zeal, wisdom, and stubbornness. Saul is knocked to the ground sees a bright light, is struck blind and hears a voice.
Saul still has the free will choice days later to reason: he experienced heat stroke, was blinded by the sun and all this was just a bad dream. Saul had time while he fasted to think it out, but this change would be huge for him, way beyond what anyone else was called to make. He had to humbly swallow his pride, risk everything, give up his dream, and by faith (without real knowledge) move forward in an uncharted world.