To: stuartcr
I do think it's a key point that Hell was made for the devil and his angels. I can find the Scripture ref or anyone can look it up at BibleGateway.
It APPEARS TO ME that God has bent over backwards as far as He can to be true to both His LOVE and His JUSTICE--and to protect Free Will and His PERFECT HEAVEN--OR THAT IS, HIS PERFECT-all-else-but-hell.
. . . . while rearing up, training those to rule and reign with Christ through an experience of a robust type and amount of true FREE-WILL.
Seems rather sensible, actually, if He wants to avoid a repeat of satanic rebellion in the Heavenlies.
Only the truly Loving; the truly sacrificially servant-hearted make the grade. Sounds like a high quality, top-flight way to go. Sounds like God.
BTW, I do appreciate your being part of all this. I like it that you have tons of energy. Passion is a lot better than apathy. Lumps on the floor are hard to encourage in ANY direction.
483 posted on
12/22/2002 7:16:12 PM PST by
Quix
To: Quix
. . . while rearing up, training those to rule and reign with Christ through an experience of a robust type and amount of true FREE-WILL. One cannot be truly and wholly good until one has experienced the sting and horror of evil - and found the strength to resist it and to endure the suffering that it causes - in all its manifold guises. Not only does God show us the way - He sent His son to provide the example. We are only our own fools if we do not try with all our heart, souls and minds to follow that example.
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