I writes:
We can't simply call God evil for refusing to change our freely chosen destinies now, can we?
rhain writes:
We can if he could have done something about it. That's the point:
We are not now talking about Adam and Eves dilemma. We are talking about our own relationship with this God of the Bible. You have, of course, declared that your God is not the Christian God. Thus, I cannot comment on your relationship. I can get an inkling by your response, however. To Wit:
Rrhain writes:
We will die a glorious death on our terms, not the terms of evil.
*pause*
Are you saying that you have the right and power to not only micromanage your life but to in fact micromanage your death? If so, where does God fit in? As an unbiased observer? Kinda strips Him of His omnipotent quality. I suppose He did give you freewill, however...so who am I to quibble?
I guess I am not a Calvinist. They maintain that God had to give me the ability to acknowledge Him I suppose that
spiritually I could micromanage my decision to surrender to Him, as I would undoubtedly surrender upon physical death, anyway.