***Only a man-made God would be afraid and offended by man, or subject to human vices, such as jealousy, and pleasure. Only such a God would have to exert complete control over man out of fear that man (o, the mighty man!) could thwart His will, and threaten His sovereignty. Only such a God would demand sacrifice and complete obedience and allow no freedom. His people would be the puppets on the string, and He would be their puppeteer. Such is the Reformed God.***
Only a man made God would be incapable of saving that which he wants, instead has to hope that man will make the right choice. Only such a God would allow man to die because man was not smart enough, wise enough, or pious enough to seek God. Only such a God is unable to prevent evil, and in fact, has no control over evil. His people would never know the hope of salvation, instead, they have to work their own salvation out, never sure if they will die blessed instead of cursed. Such is the God of the Catholics.
See Kosta, it cuts both ways. You can belittle our faith in God, and we can do the same.
True God doesn't have to hope. He know who will come to Him on their own, out of love. But only a man-made God would hijack some and throw the rest off the cliff. Only a man-made God would create some men for his "pets" and the rest as fire logs.
Only such a God would allow man to die because man was not smart enough, wise enough, or pious enough to seek God.
That's right. And the only reason men are not smart enough, wise enough or pious enough is because man-made God would have predestined them to be stupid, unwise and impious. Only a Reformed God would condemn man before he even existed.
Only such a God is unable to prevent evil, and in fact, has no control over evil.
That's right! Such a Reformed God is subject to "necessity" of His "plan" in which evil is not only necessary but a creature of God.
His people would never know the hope of salvation
Correct again. There would be no reason to hope because your fate would have been predestined before you even existed. If you were predestined to hell, then you are bound for hell no matter what. And if you are destined to heaven the, as Luther says, you could commit a thousand adulteries a day and it would be forgiven!
instead, they have to work their own salvation out, never sure if they will die blessed instead of cursed.
Not for the lack of God's love, but for the weakness of our will. Only God can work out our salvation, but we have to repent first, and then ever so slowly ascend in holiness (at least in our hearts), and with lots of God help, prayers, communions and other forms of spiritual medicine for our sick souls.
Knowing how fickle mankind is, no one can be sure where our decisions will lead us. But a loving God will offer us salvation until the last minute of our lives. Man-made God made a decision who lives and who dies before anyone existed. How loving is that?
Such is the God of the Catholics.
That's right! Again! A merciful God, whose patience with our selfish and ungrateful kind defies reason, who love mankind more than mankind could ever love Him.