An offer is a reward with obligations and/or requirements. Examples:
1) Buy one, get one free
2) Free CD if you get 5 validations from our 5 stores in your county
3) Free vacation, when you agree to attend the 3 hour seminar on time-share condos
4) Eternal life after death (christian salvation) when you believe that jesus is god, accept jesus as your saviour, and ask forgiveness for your sins.
Examples of free gifts are:
5) Here's $50, I'm putting it on the table for you
6) Here's a bottle of wine for you
7) Here's some lemons from my lemon tree for you
Irrespective if an offer is earned or not earned, it is still an offer, contingent with requirements and/or obligations. Whereas a gift has no obligations or requirements. Claiming an offer as a gift is false advertising.
Notice the examples of offers #2,3,4 do not involve purchasing anything. Notice that you do not have to accept the gifts or offers. It does not change what they are. Gifts have no requirements.
2007-02-03 19:01:29 · 7 answers · asked by CC 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Very good. Offers are negotiation. Gifts are given out of love. "God loves everyone" by definition then cannot be an offer, and salvation therefore must belong to everyone, no conditions attached. The Bible doesn't support this, and neither does logic. Love and negotiation together is still negotiation. Therefore God loves some, not all.
2007-02-06 02:36:59 · answer #1 · answered by ccrider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
If you get duplicate gifts, rewrap them and give them to someone else; just be sure it's not the same person who gave them to you.
BUT...if we're talking salvation, which is a free gift, kudos to you!
2007-02-04 03:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ok...If then I say eternal paradise is an offer instead of a gift.... What does that change??
Will you reject it and go to hell instead? Up to you. Sounds like you are trying hard to convince yourself to keep your pride and ignore G-d talking to your heart.
Hope He wins.
2007-02-04 03:07:11 · answer #3 · answered by Love Yeshua 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You cannot earn or deserve the gift of salvation though. All you can do is accept it.
2007-02-04 03:06:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
read the bible and see how you feel after Jesus is just waiting for you to accept his gift of sacrifice.
2007-02-04 03:07:23 · answer #5 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When I OFFER to have sex with a woman, if she does it, then it is a FREE GIFT from me to her.
2007-02-04 03:06:33 · answer #6 · answered by Peachfish Whiskerbiscuit 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like cupcakes.
2007-02-04 03:04:55 · answer #7 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋