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Pastimes : Jesus
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To: Berry Picker who wrote (2206)11/25/1999 7:48:00 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (2) of 4775
 
So you are saying:

1) all men are commanded by God to repent

2) men don't have free will (i.e. cannot choose) to repent

3) you then use a couple of examples from the Bible of individuals who did choose to repent but whose repentance was not accepted.

A material/spiritual cosmos run along these lines would be like a grand video game. The characters (us) created by the programmer (God), can only do what the programmer has programmed them to do. Although the programmer, while interacting with the created characters (i.e. playing the game) may make commands, the characters can only respond according to the way they were programmed and most are fated to get blasted (which is what they were created for). Indeed, the player can choose to blast even those who respond to his commands. Obviously, the command given by the programmer/player that is contrary to a character's programmed response is just a part of the game and not a sincere command.

What a strange set of beliefs to hold.
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