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To: P-Marlowe
Actually that IS fair. All men are given an honest opportunity to escape the penalty for sin. What could be more fair than that?

You miss the point . God foreknows they will not repent and believe but He creates them anyway

Is that fair ? He creates them in spite of the fact He KNOWS they will never choose Christ. So He is electing them to eternal punishment by making them

In your philosophy no man is given an honest opportunity to escape the penalty for sin. God picks and chooses randomly or arbitrarily who will or will not escape. That is not fair.

In your belief God allows them a change to choose Him that He knows they will never take and that they will all go to hell ..Why would a "fair God" forseeing their election to repobation create them only for the flames of hell?

While God clearly has the authority and power to do whatever he wants, If he were going to be "fair" he would give unto every man an honest opportunity to accept his gift. He wouldn't dangle false hope in their face.

Marlow define mercy and grace for me

324 posted on 04/26/2003 3:17:20 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: RnMomof7
Is that fair ? ?

YES IT IS FAIR!!!!

Its a lot fairer than creating them for the express purpose of roasting them forever in the fires of hell.

The opportunity to escape the fire is frely available to all. That is what is fair.

God is not responsible merely because he knows the outcome. I knew the outcome of the Iraq war before it started, but I am certainly not responsible for it, am I? I didn't cause it.

328 posted on 04/26/2003 3:23:24 PM PDT by P-Marlowe
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