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That has nothing to do with freewill. I suggest you look up the term in a dictionary.
I understand this completely. Somehow you neglect the fact that every believer has worked through your current side of the coin. You're still making a false dichotomy that rejection and unbelief are separate.
That's because Judaism evolved into Christianity over two thousand years ago.We believe that it was only a small fraction of Jews that have remained loyal to God and His covenant all these years as the prophets foretold. Interesting how those ideas are similar.
My analogy assumes the power to save all people, even if they don't want to be saved. Much in the way a child might be pulled from RR tracks kicking and screaming because they don't understand the dangers of a freight train travelling at 80mph. This should clear it up.
That's because Judaism evolved into Christianity over two thousand years ago.
Do you care to address the point or just be cute?And what happens when you assume?
I cannot understand how his version can be "more to the point".
As I am using these terms, rejection implies that a proposition is true, and I know it to be true, but I choose to "reject" it. Unbelief is the position that I do not know that a propostion is true, nor do I find, after decades of consideration, sufficient reasons to accept the proposition. I am simply of the opinion that there is no good reason to believe. Much in the same way you might feel about the existence or claims of Thor. It doesn't take any anguish or emotion to not believe in Thor for you, I presume. This is eactly how I feel about all god/s and their claims. Does this help to clear things up, and look less like a false dichotomy to you?
Do you care to address the point or just be cute?
Maybe you should read it again. You obviously understood nothing.I did address the point, and really didn't think it was very cute. IOW, your assumption was false. Really a redundant statement, eh?
Well if you are going to let everyone into your heaven you might have to allow it since everyone, including war-mongers, will be saved in your heaven, including Bin Laden and Hitler, and Julius Caesar who said "I came, I saw, I conquered".
Unless you plan to force them into submission, taking away their freewill, and prove yourself not to be God by doing that.
This is the Orthodox concept of hell.
I'd suggest that if you are going to discuss Christian concepts with Christians, that you toss your dictionary definitions out on their ear and learn what G-d means. Standing on myopic views won't increase understanding.
First off, since I believe He's Omnipresent, we're already in His presence. I'm not kicking and screaming. Anyone else here kicking and screaming?So you're saved whether you like it or not? G-d drags you kicking and screaming into His Presence? Please illustrate how this is loving in any sense of the word.
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