You took my statement out of context. I didn't mean argument as in debate, I meant argument as in a declarative statement. I only came looking for answers; at least to me, it's a sincere question.
My point is that free will and an all-knowing God is contradictory. SpiritLedEd gave me a good answer as to how that's possible...sort of. It's ambiguous, but I'll accept it. As with you, I've stated my point. Within the story, God gave the man the choice to enter or not, whilst having knowledge of what the man would choose. The man chose to enter, which God already knew. Because God knows he'll enter, it's already written. I can relate that your own personal story.
God, because he's omniscient, foresaw your conversion. Your change of heart was already seen by God. It was already written. Do you have the choice to follow what was written by God?
There's no doubt that God gives us all hope; it's a truth that both you and I accept. I do not doubt that your conversion was sincere, and I believe that whole-heartedly. On the separate issue of Free Will, like I said before, we can agree to disagree.
Hello,
I had not seen this reply above before writing my last reply as it took me several hours, receiving a lengthy long-distance phone call in the middle of repy! I'll continue in my other reply, and get back to this after.