[American Constitutionalist]

" Doesn’t the Bible say that it is the will [desire] of God that none should be lost? "

If only that we were in the room while scripture was being written would we know the original intent of what the person who write it meant, or that the Holy Spirit would reveal and teach us these things.


NOT WILLING THAT NONE SHOULD PERISH


We can be assured that we are not the only generation that has dealt with and debated what this scripture means, or meant.
Whether anyone believes in freedom of choice, there will be those who will reject the free gift of salvation that God offers through what Jesus Christ has done for us.

For those who believe in that mankind has free choice can not blame God when they reject salvation through Jesus Christ and stand at the throne of judgment and tell God " why didn't you predestine that I would accept the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ ".

[OneWingedShark]

>If only that we were in the room while scripture was being written would we know the original intent of what the person who write it meant, or that the Holy Spirit would reveal and teach us these things.
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>NOT WILLING THAT NONE SHOULD PERISH

Actually I’ve always thought that particular passage is quite clear; God doesn’t _want_ to condemn ANY human to hell... it simply isn’t our [intended] place & it’s obvious that God places a lot of weight on our being made in His image. (Hell isn’t for humanity, but Satan and his demons.)

It’s a lot like parents saying that they don’t want to see their kid run over on the busy street down the block; God is saying that He doesn’t desire to condemn people. {Which you should give God thanks for because if I was God I wouldn’t be nearly as merciful.}