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.
No. That's the point.
I invited them. I offered and tried to persuade them to eat.
You didn't do the one thing you are telling me is the only thing that can possibly make them eat.
Isn't this clear? I know it's an analogy, but it's an analogy for your theology. No one can eat unless you change their mind. The food is irrelevant. Only your mind-changing works and some you choose not to give them that - the ONLY thing that you know will keep them from starving.
You see this now, yes?
We can try another one.
People in a room on fire in a burning building. We'll forget for a moment that you created the people and the fire, and make you just a fireman.
They're running willy-nilly, total confusion, some even further into the fire. You have a special machine that can instantly transport them all harmlessly from the fire.
You have the power to save all the people in the room. Only you can choose whom to pull from the fire and you can easily choose them all.
You don't. Just a few. The rest you just watch as they burn alive.
Now, what would you say about the kindness and compassion of the fireman?