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To: Blogger

You're trying to have it both ways.

They were all born hungry in your view. Helplessly so, without your magic mind changer. You chose to change some and not others.

Why did you choose the ones you chose and not the others? On what basis or criteria?


3,519 posted on 01/02/2007 5:02:11 PM PST by D-fendr
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To: D-fendr; Blogger
Why did you choose the ones you chose and not the others? On what basis or criteria?

There is no criteria man can satisfy because all men are fallen and none can merit salvation. God elects based on His good pleasure alone.

"According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will" -- Ephesians 1:4-11

You should read the Bible more often. Then you wouldn't have to be without this knowledge.

3,522 posted on 01/02/2007 5:14:22 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: D-fendr

Why do you feel you have the authority to question what I do with my food in my house? Did I not make it available to all? Wouldn't I have been perfectly justified in allowing everyone of the guests to go their own way and continue in their choice to shun my free gift? Don't I have sovereignty over my own home and my own goods? I invited them. I offered and tried to persuade them to eat. I kept the door open. Yet, in spite of my benevolence, the guests not only refused to eat but frankly insulted my goodness. I had provided everything they needed. You now want to make me OBLIGATED to use my magic mind changer on EVERYONE. I've kept nobody from my table; yet, in order to meet your criteria for not being cruel and capricious (which frankly has issues itself when applied to theology) you would force me to change the minds of everyone - in spite of the ingratitude they have towards me and in spite of the fact that I've given them nothing but good.


3,524 posted on 01/02/2007 5:17:22 PM PST by Blogger
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