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'For the wages of sin is death;You cannot just say it. Free will needs to be proven.
No, it is your belief. You believe and teach that if someone does not accept Jesus as Lord they will literally die.
I really hope and pray you grasp how you will not reach anyone on this planet with a message like that.
I want you to think of a court that is passing judgment on a petty shoplifter. What person on this planet would agree with burning the shoplifter at a stake? Annihilationism comes completely and utterly unstuck when it comes to the punishment matching the crime.
Paul rebukes Christians in 1 Cor 6:1-9 who cannot judge matters better than the unsaved. Now we teach as fact that God fails harder than the unsaved because we have cherry picked some scriptures that suggest it. See where I am going. The foundation of your belief is grossly illogical.
We actually going a little off topic here.
Yes, God knows the thoughts of a believer, even in advance. By accepting Jesus we completely give our lives to Him. But, in order for true free will to exist, He cannot know in advance all the decisions and thoughts of the unbelievers. There is no way for true free will to exist if God does not limit His omniscience.
Now, something that is part and parcel of free will is having the ability to live out your life with the consequences of your choices. If you do not have that, then you do not have free will.
TeaJching that a shoplifter who refuses to stop shoplifting and accept Jesus as Lord will be mercilessly thrown into a fire and annihilated is most certainly not evidence of fr'ee will. Please try deal with this point directly and not dance around it.
but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.'
(Rom 6:23)
Hello KingJ,
You have twisted what I have said in previous posts, and ascribed to me beliefs that I do not own.
So I will not continue to debate this issue with you.
In Christ Jesus
Chris