PeterS wrote:
Since god is omnipotent freewill doesn't mean squat. And are you telling me that if you trust in god he won't protect you? And how am I off base? You've created a god that you don't have to have faith in. God knew when he created you just how your life was going to play out. If you trust in god than you trust in the plan that he has for you. I got that from Christian Doctrine which I took when I was a sophomore in College. Faith is at the center of Christianity and if you don't trust god to protect you than how can you stand there and say you have faith in god.
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"If God is omnipotent free will doesn't mean squat".
And you got that in college. Perhaps that is why you don't understand.
To an ant you are omnipotent. You can squash it, give it food and a nice home, wh**ever you want. But you can also choose to do nothing and watch what the ant does.
This is the last time I will tell you this and I only do it because you have such a twisted concept regarding this.
So, whether you like it or not:
It pleases God to be loved by man. It is written.
It pleases God for man to choose Him.
God gave man free will to make his own choices, decisions, if man freely chooses God, God is pleased. Man can choose to turn away from God but must face the consequences of that choice.
Man can choose which car to buy, food to eat, where to live,....he can make any choice. The Bible tells us how to live. If one chooses to follow those instructions he will attain the Kingdom. If he chooses to stray he will be judged accordingly. It is his choice.
If you don't like it, that's your problem. If you have questions ask God. He may or may not answer.
If you want to grasp and understand clearly I suggest learning from a church pew or Pastor because you certainly were fed a line in your college. I also suggest you approach individuals as individuals.
I am finding.you to be either remarkably dense or disingenuous. Either way you have convinced me that you don't want answers but rather wish to deny no matter the answers to your questions because you think you know the answers and you refuse to accept or even consider any answer, so I wish you.peace.