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To: GipperGal

And while you're at it, why would an all-knowing, all-powerful God satisfy himself only with creatures who love Him solely because of their preprogramming, like some kind of bizarre Perl script that repeats "I Love You" in an infinite loop?


209 posted on 06/08/2005 11:26:46 AM PDT by Petronski (How do you solve a problem like Petronski?)
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To: Petronski
The whole thing kind of reminds me of a Christian version of the the Budhist caste system. Everything is predestined, so why bother doing anything.

IMHO the best arguments against Calvinism were put forth by St. Francis de Sales. He understood these folks. And was able to reach them. Not for nothing was he bishop of Geneva!

217 posted on 06/08/2005 11:32:07 AM PDT by GipperGal
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To: Petronski

What a small mind you have if that is how you view God's sovereign grace.

I love Him because he first loved me, and I am grateful. I don't love him because I am "programmed" to do so.

Widen your mind.


259 posted on 06/08/2005 12:40:06 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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