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It is possible to hope that God chose you? If so, then I think you have some backpedaling to do. But there are many other fundamental problems with this. Humans have no hope, therefore God does not believe in Himself? How can you make sense of this?

It's outright offensive to those who esteem mankind more than God. It's also interesting you compare the view which says 'God chooses' with atheism. Your mindset is honestly probably the most atheistic I've seen in this thread. You are clearly totally rebellious with God being in control. I...

In God's hand. If God chooses, then it's bad...? There's a view worse than atheism.

No, I have the entire Bible. But that one verse is all I need for my point. Did God put a lying spirit in a man?

1 Kings 22:23 So now the LORD has put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you. Typical Arminian misunderstandings. Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things...

You said there is nothing merciful about causing sin, and I think my point was lost. Paul says where sin increases in the believer, grace increases all the more. The more sin caused, the more mercy given to the believer. That is my little point. Whether we should sin in order for grace to...

Perhaps further reading comprehension is needed for understanding. 1 Kings 22:23 So now the LORD has put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you.

Why do you reject what God says about Himself? 1 Kings 22:23 So now the LORD has put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you. Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these...

Sovereign Merciful God. Call Him cruel if you will. It has been established He causes everything.

Wonderful verse! I see our sins being forgiven through Jesus in this verse, so we specifically are not held responsible for our sins.

Very interesting! Thanks for all the info. Have you heard of anyone who regrets getting a faith based tattoo? I know one who regrets his tattoos and works towards getting them removed, but I don't believe any of them are faith based tattoos. They are more like snakes, skulls and drawings of...

@farouk I notice you often speak of man's responsibility when you speak of God's sovereignty. This is a great idea, because we shouldn't let man's responsibility slip away and be forgotten when we speak of Sovereignty. People often think if God caused a man to do something, then the man...

That's a great idea. Someone can start a new thread on that subject, and perhaps new ideas will be shared. (New for some people)

Yes! I have discovered something interesting from this thread. It raises an issue of submission. An underlying question of this thread is, what ultimately causes these biases, sins and rebellious tendencies? I have seen that if the answer is God, then a storm brews and chaos ensues. People...

Thanks for your comment. Please let me know if my assessment of your view is fair. I know you believe that God wanted it this way. But what of capability? You teach that God isn't capable of having absolute control over a loving relationship. If He wanted a loving relationship where He had all...

When I focus on myself, I find unrest and fear. When I focus on Jesus, I find salvation and peace. Hopefully anyone here without rest contemplates this and focuses on Jesus. As @farouk mentioned, Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.