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I don't question why God does things. I read the Bible and it's CRYSTAL clear that UR is dead wrong.
The bolded portion is the deception of Satan that has been fostered within the church so that heinous and evil doctrines can be retained under the "God's ways are mysterious" or "Who can know the mind of God?" . . . Well . . . WE can because we have the "mind of Christ" and His Comforter the Holy spirit within to guide us using the truth of God "written in our hearts." BUT . . . it requires that we question why God does things using the "mind of Christ" as our standard.
I am not going to go around and around in circles. I have shown in many posts the truth and the universalists twist them. I'm not wasting anymore of my time with people who are not open to the truth.
I don't know if that means you are not going to be posting anymore, but if you're leaving, I just want to say that I do believe you have a sweet spirit, but I also believe you are looking at the world through rose-colored glasses. You said before that you are not going to stop enjoying life even though a lot of your family members are in danger of going to hell, so I don't think you've ever really, really come face-to-face with what that would mean because if the lake of fire is literal, nothing else matters.
I wish you peace and blessings and I do hope you'll talk to God about your understanding of hell.
Would you let your own children go to eternal torment on making the wrong choice ?
No...of course not. But...we don't have the freedom to choose for others. It is up to them, not us, to choose...no matter how much we may love them. If we could choose for others (over-ride their will, regardless of what they may or may not want), then we'd choose for EVERYBODY to have the salvation of God.
Believe it or not, there are people who DON'T want to go to heaven when they die...
The bolded portion is the deception of Satan that has been fostered within the church so that heinous and evil doctrines can be retained under the "God's ways are mysterious" or "Who can know the mind of God?" . . . Well . . . WE can because we have the "mind of Christ" and His Comforter the Holy spirit within to guide us using the truth of God "written in our hearts." BUT . . . it requires that we question why God does things using the "mind of Christ" as our standard.
Yes! Beautifully said.
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it requires that we question why God does things using the "mind of Christ" as our standard
That's it Lego...you are imposing simple logic and reasoning into scripture. Like I said, this is just a prayer, and it is NOT God's WILL. Paul is praying. None other.
Thelo - all UR'ers...need to evaluate the scriptures that use this specific word, and come back to us here and state your case that this is Divine Will, AND is not a prayer made by Paul.
Otherwise, you CANNOT use this verse for your premise anymore.
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