Hmm... the real question seems to be about God's omniscience. - lol
He knows everything, right?
That would equate to the vast majority being lost. Countless billions.
There is also the issue of "the elect" and predestination. Meaning that those who were NOT predestined "to life" were predestined to eternal conscious torment.
Are you calling an English translation of the Bible God's word? (none of which agree)There you go again!
We should assume they believe what God's word says.
Burn, baby burn.@Saint Steven Are you annihilationist or a universalist?
You can't be serious.Not at all:
Gen 6:5-6 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Romans 8:29-30Predestination is not a truth.
You can't be serious.
One of the main attributes of God is all-knowing.
(omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient...) Heard of that?
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Hmm... the real question seems to be about God's omniscience. - lol
He knows everything, right?
Perhaps that OT story is not to be taken so literally? Just sayin'.Why would a God who planned, controlled everything, repent, or change His mind. Because He would have "known" about it.
Have you heard of the elect? (another biblical untruth I suppose)As for all the words using "predestined", salvation was predestined, the act of salvation was predestined, not the people who would choose it.
Yes I'm serious. God is the focus of scripture, who He is, what He is doing and will do. You won't know all there is to know about the Lord by fixing your eyes upon men.
The elect are those who believe.
There you go again!
We should assume they believe what God's word says.
Well, try fixing your eyes on God sometime. (He's invisible - lol)
You do realize that is Paul you are talking about, right? (Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11;
Hebrews 10:38)
The faith that saved was not faith in the Law, in the OT it was faith in the Promise (Jesus Christ, Genesis 15:5), and in the NT it is faith in Jesus Christ (the Promise, Galatians 3:16).
No one was saved by the Law, for "all who rely on the law are under a curse" (Galatians 3:10)
That is the authoritative teaching of the apostle who received his understanding from Jesus Christ personally, in the third heaven (2 Corinthians 12:1-5).
Scripture is about God's relationship with humankind. To the point where God became humankind.
So the sin of first Adam automatically condemns everyone. But the atonement of the second Adam, who's actually God, is limited.
That sounds like Satan's plan will be more successful.
The "true" gospel?
The "true" gospel says, believe or burn? That's not a choice, that is spiritual extortion. Thus turning our loving heavenly Father into a gangster godfather. An offer you can't refuse.