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To: stuartcr
God gets upset, sees how uniquely horrible this free-will stuff is, and punishes the rest of mankind for Adam's mistake.

Personally, I'm glad we have free will. I'm glad there are clear choices put before me. I'm glad I have the opportunity, again and again, to chose life over death, to chose good over evil. I consider free will to be a gift from God. How awful to live a life unchallenged, I can't imagine.

And don't forget that before God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden, He lovingly made them their leather garments and clothed them. He replaced their fig leaves with something that would give them greater protection against the cold and harsh world they were about to enter.

Even then, after the sin against God, God was a loving God who protects his chosen. Same with the mark of Cain. Same with Noah and the ark. Same with Aaron and the golden calf. Same with the Israelites as they ignored Torah (law) again and again.

God's acknowledgement and anger against "man's" sins is always followed by God's forgiveness and providence.

This thought just came to me, and I'm not trying to be sarcastic, let me make that clear. Perhaps God got tired of continually forgiving us and renewing his covenant with us and this is why He sent his only Son to die on the cross for our sins.

Any thoughts on that one?

849 posted on 03/01/2002 5:30:42 AM PST by Weatherman123
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To: Weatherman123
Hey girl how are you? I miss seeing you around! T ball is acomin!
871 posted on 03/01/2002 7:08:08 AM PST by RnMomof7
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To: Weatherman123
The free-will thing I just threw out there, I'm not really sure we have free-will, although I am pretty convinced that most believe we do. Just another thing that cannot be substantiated. How else would we be where we are without things happening as God planned?
I can honestly say that I do not know why, a couple thousand years ago, Christ died, I do know that Christians are convinced they know.
899 posted on 03/01/2002 8:51:20 AM PST by stuartcr
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