[Some hope remaining.]

No, it is not a strawman because Scripture says God wants "all" to be saved. Scripture also says God ALWAYS accomplishes his will.

So are you saying that everything bad that happens is also God's will?

[stuartcr]

Of course, God is all-powerful, all-wise, all-everything, how could it be otherwise? The problem is most human beings can't handle the fact that God could be responsible for bad things.

[CCWoody]

So are you saying that everything bad that happens is also God's will?

Let's turn it around. Is everything bad that happens outside of God's will?