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To: RnMomof7
It must give you alot of comfort that all this happened because God was not interested in the life of those little girls at all...it was just one of those things..no reason ,no purpose..a disinterested god just didn't care at all so he offered thme no protection

I want to be understanding here, but is it really better that your construct god killed them himself or that they were killed by evil forces exercising free will apart from God? Truly, I have never understood why some people think that they have to attribute evil to God so they can call Him 'sovereign'. My God is entirely sovereign, but He does not 'ordain', 'decree', 'predestine' evil. Nor does He provide 'evil' for 'our own good' through 'meticulous providence.' This is the great lie of Calvinism.

If there were a 'court of record' with jurisdiction over such matters, all of you Calvinists would be convicted of slandering God's Good Name -- and that of His Son -- with your mean-spirited construct. I say again, your little construct god is too small -- and too evil.

166 posted on 08/22/2002 9:55:31 AM PDT by winstonchurchill
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To: winstonchurchill
I want to be understanding here, but is it really better that your construct god killed them himself or that they were killed by evil forces exercising free will apart from God?

Is it more comforting to know that God is not in charge and evil defeats the will of God?

Your construct is eithor God did not know or care

or

God knew and cared but was powerless

I would argue that Life and death is in thew hands of the creator and that we all have our days numbered before we are even born

171 posted on 08/22/2002 11:23:20 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: winstonchurchill; RnMomof7; Jerry_M; drstevej; CCWoody
If there were a 'court of record' with jurisdiction over such matters, all of you Calvinists would be convicted of slandering God's Good Name -- and that of His Son -- with your mean-spirited construct.

Yes, the Lord Himself prophesied to the true saints that there would be those, who profess to serve God, who will deliver us real saints up to the churches. See Luke 12:11. I don't fear your wishful thinking. For the Holy Spirit will teach me in that very hour what I ought to say.

My God is entirely sovereign, but He does not 'ordain', 'decree', 'predestine' evil.

There is always a but in there some where with those who deny God in His Sovereignty. My "god" is sovereign but and then you proceed to explain exactly how your "god" is not sovereign.

Yes, your "god" would save little children if he could I'm sure. Too bad he has no sovereignty over Creation to do so.

P.S. Somebody may need to take up the reins for those who respond to me as I will most likely be out for some time to come.
182 posted on 08/22/2002 2:36:46 PM PDT by theAmbassador
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