[RnMomof7]

Instead, we fully accept His rights and omnipotence,

I am sure He is reassured by that ..it is very nice of all of you to grant Him that power :>))

As for God's choices to spare Noah and harden Pharaoh's heart, those are good questions. It is obvious He did, if the Bible stories are to be taken as literal truth. Those incidents are my biggest obstacle to continuing in my previous convictions. If He truly punished those to whom He gave no choice, I never knew, thus never loved Him.

Actually we loved Him because He loved us first( 1 John 4:19).Can you only love God if He lets you be God? Can you not love Him because He loved you?

[SKempis]

I said: "we fully accept His rights and omnipotence,"

You reply: "I am sure He is reassured by that ..it is very nice of all of you to grant Him that power :>))"

Can we discuss this without sarcastic insults?

Have any of you considered just how un-Christ-like is your disingenuous use of debate techniques?

What is your goal? The bearing witness, advancing the truth, or winning some game of debate even at the expense of sincerity?

(Keep in mind you are talking to folks who are a bit too sophisticated for Clintonesque replies to straightforward questions.)