If there is any reason for God unable to do this, then does Bible lie saying,"All things are possible for God"?
2007-03-09 22:35:00 · 12 answers · asked by gung-ho! 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Depends. Do you want God to save everyone WITH or WITHOUT their will? "With God all things ARE possible". But saving someone willingly against their Will is not a "thing". Its just nonsense. God cannot carry out two mutually opposite alternatives....theBerean
2007-03-09 22:51:06 · answer #1 · answered by theBerean 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
2 Peter 3:9 says that God is not willing that any should perish, but that all come to repentence.
The only thing God wont do is force people to serve Him, this is possible, but He doesnt want to do it, the only reason why people wont be saved is because they chose not to be. In Isaiah God asks a question, he says "what more could have i done for my vineyard, that I did not do?
The vineyard here is His people. He is doing all He can to save mankind, but not all of mankind wants to be saved.
So in short, God can save all of mankind, it is possible the other part of the text says to those who believe.
2007-03-10 06:54:41 · answer #2 · answered by JIREH7 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"all things are possible for God," but he does not choose to pursue all endeavors.
If he wanted to save all of mankind, he could come visit us (thus everyone could visibly and physically see Him). Then he could get us all to obviously believe and accept Christianity. Upon this happening, he could flood the world as he did with that Noah guy, and assuming he didn't let anyone build an arc or boat or whatever, we would all be wiped out, and hence saved.
2007-03-10 06:40:22 · answer #3 · answered by jennainhiding 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Another trick question. Of course god can save everybody. The point though is: he does not want to save everybody. He can but he doesn't want to. There is no contradiction here. Anything else is bunk. On the other hand if he doesn't exist your question is pointless.
2007-03-10 06:50:02 · answer #4 · answered by The Stainless Steel Rat 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He already did save the world. ("For God so loved the world he sent his only son..."). If people choose not to accept it, its just that-their choice. Free will lives and is real.
2007-03-10 07:23:21 · answer #5 · answered by greatlakesdude 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No he can but he can't because he can not interfere with humans behaver, he can intervene however and that has not happened yet though it takes time.
I didn't write the rules god did so i guess it's his problem, he wrote the rule so there is nothing we can do but wait.
2007-03-10 06:46:10 · answer #6 · answered by man of ape 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure, the question is why. Why would God want people who deal drugs and own machine guns and shoot rival drug dealers in heaven! Why would God want Rapists in heaven!
2007-03-10 06:52:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i don't think God will save mankind because he/she/it has given everything mankind needs to save itself. all mankind has to do is use them wisely.
2007-03-10 06:43:45 · answer #8 · answered by oldguy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't think the bible lies,that's kinda strong!!! i believe through GOD all things are possible, i survived stage throat cancer, so ya, all things are possible!!!!!! keep the FAITH.
2007-03-10 06:41:00 · answer #9 · answered by Billie R 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God offers eternal life to anyone who wants it, FREE!
2007-03-10 06:42:24 · answer #10 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋