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To: stfassisi; kosta50; MarkBsnr; irishtenor; Mad Dawg; Kolokotronis; HarleyD; Dr. Eckleburg
If God controlled you 100%,than you would have to be sinless from the point God controlled you, or the controlling God would own your sin as the puppet master.

I said "IN control", which is a different idea from God pushing a button and all things happen. God does not push a button and then sin happens. There are no "sin buttons". If anything, God DOESN'T push a button and the inevitable result is sin. That makes us responsible for our own sins, since God has no duty to push the button that would protect us. Sometimes God chooses to push the button that protects us, but sometimes He doesn't.

Your sin is your own,FK, like it or not ,and you need to do penance for it as well.

My sin IS my own and with it I am doomed to hell. Thankfully Christ chose to pay for all of my sins that I might be saved. As far as post-salvation sins, I should confess them, and God is there and meets out punishment as He sees fit. Dealing with sin against God is God's department, not man's.

5,668 posted on 05/19/2008 12:58:10 PM PDT by Forest Keeper (It is a joy to me to know that God had my number, before He created numbers.)
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To: Forest Keeper; kosta50; MarkBsnr; irishtenor; Mad Dawg; Kolokotronis; HarleyD; Dr. Eckleburg
I said "IN control", which is a different idea from God pushing a button and all things happen. God does not push a button and then sin happens .

It seems you contradict yourself ,Dear Brother

Do you remember this series of posts we had.....

From post #4911 FK said -However, if He wanted you to prevent a mugging at the nudie bar, then you're going.""

Stfassisi said-First, even the thought of going to the nudie bar is a sin,adding to more sin by actually going there.

FK responded-Of course it's sin, but so is nailing Jesus to a cross. I don't think that was an accident or by random chance.

The whole scenario you posted has God pushing the button for sin.

No offense ,Dear Brother,but I think you're confusing yourself

I wish you a Blessed evening!

5,670 posted on 05/19/2008 6:12:49 PM PDT by stfassisi ( ("Above all gifts that Christ gives his beloved is that of overcoming self"-St Francis Assisi))
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