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To: annalex
can God give a gift that is counterfeit? God gave me free will; so free it is.

How can a "gift" be something that can and does stand a good chance of sending you to hell?

Some "gift."

No, men believe they are free because they can decide what time to wake up in the morning and what shoes to wear with what pants. And while all that feels very personal and individual and immediate, the course of every atom was determined by God from before the foundation of the world.

"Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers" -- Isaiah 44:24-26

This is joyous news for grateful believers who owe their faith to the Holy Spirit opening their hearts and minds and illuminating God's truth. But it's news of no consequence to those who don't believe since they are already lost in the darkness of their denial.

13,252 posted on 04/21/2007 7:38:59 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg
How can a "gift" be something that can and does stand a good chance of sending you to hell?

Hell is the only place you can end up without free will. God made Man in His image; nothing else can enter into heaven, but a man whose will is of God.

13,283 posted on 04/22/2007 4:40:38 PM PDT by annalex
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