lsenders{at}hotmail.com wrote:
> gpatton{at}bayou.com wrote:
>
> >
> > When it comes to having mercy, mercy is always possible with God.
It
> is
> > not against his nature. When it comes to mercy the writers of
> scripture
> > were right to say, "With God all things are possible!"
> >
> "All" again has both a context and limitation.  God cannot overlook
> sin.  That much is obvious by the death of the 2nd Person.  Also, God
> cannot further extend mercy to those who do not accept the atoning
> scrifice of the Messiah.

OK, God, listen to the man, you must begin to recognize your
limitations. There are things that you just cannot do! We will excuse
that Nineveh thing, but don't let it happen again. The next time the
word is "Only forty days" and then destruction, it has got to be ZAP!
Forget those who don't know their right hand from the left and the
other animals.


> "It is appointed unto man once to die and
> THEN comes judgment."  So to die without confessing Christ leaves God
> with no options except to "give them over."
> > >
> > > > If it is possible for God to save all, then
> > > > who knows, God may save everybody.
> >
> It was once possible that God wouldn't allow Adam to be tempted.  It
> was once possible that He could have sealed Adam such that tempting
> would never have led to his ruin.  It was once possible that none of
> his off-spring would have inherited his inclination to sin.  But
these
> possiblities were only a few of many contingencies which were not
> decreed by the counsel of God in eternity past.  The eternal decree
is
> as sure as God's very nature.  This decree allowed for the fall of
part
> of the angelic realm and all of humanity.  This decree so constructed
> man so as to be a race of beings such that as one federal head could
> damn the whole race, so a new federal head could offer salvation to
> that race.  Salvation is never offered to fallen angels because they
> are not a race.
>
> "Who knows" the will of God?  Those who have been regenerated by the
> Spirit and have the light of the Logos.  Following his prologue,
John's
> mention of "life" and "light" as having primarily to do with
salvation.
> "Light" is revelation that people mayreceive and be delivered from
> spiritual darkness.  The Logos is the Light-bearer.  He is the
> expression of God.  It is He who is revealed in Revelation.  So "who
> knows" is not a dilemma for the Christian who allows God to reveal
His
> word to him.
>
>
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> Here, I did a search for an old post titled, "Annihilation Examined."
> I would suggest you read through what was written.  As I have earlier
> stated, Universalist and Annihilationist combat the doctrine of
endless
> punishment using very similar reasoning.  I do make note of the
> positions held by prominent universalist theologians, but you'll have
> to read the entire thread.
>
> Just as none of us would stand for a professional sport, say football
> as it is playoff season,  to be refereed by arbitrary officials , so
> none of us should think that there are not rules for life and death.
>
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