[Quix]

Excellent Scriptural review . . .

There are some mysteries vis a vis

God loving everyone and not willing that any should perish but that all should come to at least the knowledge of the Truth (I Tim 2:1-5)

vs

hating those who do violence, liars etc.

. . .

free-will vs election etc.

I believe that from God’s perspective, there’s no even seeming contradiction. But our finiteness and the constraints of our finite languages limited the fullness of our understanding of God’s perspective.

But those who compulsively try and squeeze and slam uncomfortable Scriptures into their tidy tiny little boxes do Scripture violence and God’s perspective violence.

imho, of course.

[kosta50]

Thank you, Q.

There are some mysteries vis a vis God loving everyone and not willing that any should perish but that all should come to at least the knowledge of the Truth (I Tim 2:1-5)

This just shows that God wants everyone to have a choice.

vs hating those who do violence, liars etc

He loves even the wicked; He hates their lies and their violence.

[Alamo-Girl]

I believe that from God’s perspective, there’s no even seeming contradiction. But our finiteness and the constraints of our finite languages limited the fullness of our understanding of God’s perspective.

Indeed, either/or (Aristotle's Law of the Excluded Middle) does not apply to God. If one presupposes that it does, he ends up anthropomorphizing God.