christian said the killer (or God) has given all mankind a choice under their 'free will', but logically there is no choice given by the killer (God), do you agree? if God really want to give us free will, then people who accept him AND deny him should all go to heaven, what do u think?
2007-04-10 19:04:19 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
interesting point its choosing by force not free will, who would choose hell over God makes one wonder why some people say they are religious. Are they religious because they freely choose to be in a relationship or do so for fear of a life of damnation
2007-04-10 19:09:48 · answer #1 · answered by K to the T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly you have a choice. If you love money more than your life, you might choose to keep your money and be killed even if it doesn't make sense logically to do so.
Your analogy is poor, God's offer to mankind does not consist of two negative outcomes as in the dilemma you present. It would be a better analogy if the "killer" said come stay at my house and I'll take care of you OR you can continue to live out here on the streets with all the thugs intent on harming you.
It doesn't make a lot of sense to choose the latter and not the former, but then again maybe they don't care to be around the Offerer.
2007-04-10 19:32:44 · answer #2 · answered by biblechick45 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a little misleading. God has given us all free will to live the way we want. His natural and original intentions were to have a paradise earth and have perfect humans. Now Adam and Eve sinned, and thus sin spread throughout mankind. Now since Jehovah has given us free will and we choose not to believe in God doesn't mean that he accepts that. He lets us choose if we want to worship him or not.
For example, you have child and he is planning to do something. Now you can either let him touch the stove or not. If you explain to him to not touch the stove he might not do it but eventually he will. The consequences: he finds out it is hot. the same is true with god. HE tells us we can either worship him or not. HE explains to us through the bible what is right and wrong and some of us might listen but some of us might go off and not listen and 'touch that stove'. The consequence: not being remembered by God and not being resurrected in Paradise.
2007-04-10 19:16:31 · answer #3 · answered by theforsakenone90 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe i can shed some light on this. In God wisdom he has paid for your free get out of hell ticket. Send you the instruction book, which instructs you how to apply for and the recieve the free get out of hell ticket. But you being of a free will (which was given to you by God) have to make a choice.
Heaven or Hell, Up or Down, Judgement or forgiveness. That free will sure is a problem for people wanting to justify sin before God. Under the facts that God has paid for your sin via Jesus, to reject him will be the worst exercise of free will a person can ever do.
You see Jesus was Gods expression of true love toward a people who frankly did not even know God. God does not force people to do anything. He gave you free will, Even if it sends you to hell he will not intervine in your free will. And just for your education one goes to hell for rejecting Jesus Christ today, which is the sin with out forgiveness. Called the unpardenable sin.
You might want to really search your heart and say why am i so unset at people who have found God. You know we are not perfect. We have all made mistakes and big one too. We are very lucky actually that we have found Light at the end of our search for truth. So why are you so angry with people who you do not even know. And why are you angry with God. Satan is the one who made the mess and wants to kill you and cause you to go to hell. We do not want anyone to go to hell. So friend what is your motive. Who are you attacking and for what reason. Who is your director in life and why are you threatened by people and God.
2007-04-10 19:40:05 · answer #4 · answered by the light exposes the darkenss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone spends their entire life trying to deny God and avoid him, why should he violate their will in the afterlife?
Each moment we make a choice to move closer or further away from God. When we die, our choice will be finalized.
Eternity with God or eternity seperated from the presence of God.
If God were to override our choice to ignore him and deny him, then we wouldn't have free will at all!
2007-04-10 19:09:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The righteous and unrighteous will be ressurected it says. The ultimate price for sin is death. Once you die, you are essentially paid up in full for your sins. The killer is not God by the way, it is Satan. God put two perfect people in a paradise on earth and blessed them (that is what he wanted for humans). Satan and humans had other ideas. Free will exists, of course it does. The power to choose. We are all responsible for the choices we make. If you wanted to get into a college, but you never studied, never sent in an application etc, and you don't get accepted, is that God's fault or yours?
2007-04-10 19:10:43 · answer #6 · answered by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Free will is not freewill if cohesion is involved
but for you there is a choice involved give or not give the money. Have you got enough hair on your face to make that choice? God is Good
2007-04-10 19:13:32 · answer #7 · answered by j.wisdom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you're an idiot.
Free will doesn't mean "free pass", which is what you are saying.
Free will means, "You have the option of accepting or denying the gift of salvation. God will not force you to accept it, though He wants you to."
The entire point is for you to choose to love God, even though you have other options.
Stop asking stupid questions and actually do some studying.
2007-04-10 19:10:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a Christian, I disagree. yet then i'm utilising semantics. i'm no longer professional-abortion, i'm professional-decision. they are 2 assorted issues in my concepts. professional-decision is the comparable ingredient as "unfastened will" IMO. we've the unfastened will to make good & undesirable possibilities. It relies upon on which after effects that we are arranged to stay with. some cases the the perfect option decision isn't consistently sparkling. Having been interior the political categories the place abortion is appropriate, I nonetheless did no longer discover abortion to be the the perfect option decision for me. that's not a style I even have regretted.
2016-10-21 14:37:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if a killer gives you two choices ,give him all the money or die, there you would select either of one.but for me, i think if i do not give money he might kill.if i give money, i will lose a lot.so, i will choose to fight and try to save my money and also try to apprehend him.if this one is god you mean he is asking us by giving free will to be genuine to our heart and do only good and moral things,that would be exemplary .i hope those who ,even if they deny him,may go to heaven by their good deeds.but not those who deny and as well do things that cause hurting to other human or any living thing.
2007-04-10 19:25:50 · answer #10 · answered by dpkdrj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋