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Revelation says the names were entered into the book of life before the foundation of the world. This could only be done by God knowing our final status regarding salvation or damnation. So God knew this before we were born because he knew what happened in the future - but what happened in the...

perhaps non-believers will be punished, then annihilated

Kinda sounds like an "eternal conscious torment vs annihilation" debate. Matthew 10:28 (NIV) Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Check this out - he does a good job explaining that...

Easy - prayer ! Pray often, include Jesus in your life decisions and concerns (big or small). Remember the properties of God, all knowing, all powerful, ever present, eternal - no prayer is too big or too small! Over time your relationship with Jesus will become deeply personal. "on that...

You (truthot) won't like hearing this but you simply can't understand the truth without taking that leap of faith. Faith in God coupled with the Holy Spirit's presence allows Christians to achieve love, joy, peace, and purpose. Again, Those lacking the Holy Spirit can only mock and ridicule...

Christians know God with certainty from many ways such as: - innate knowledge, examples - how to breath, how to cry, how to love, there is an intelligent designer (life is not a meaningless accident, etc...). Deep down we all sense there is a GOD. Nonbelievers suppress their innate knowledge...

Before the foundation of the world, the laws of physics (chronological time) did not exist. All knowing God knew the future before the foundation of the world, so he already knew everyone who was yet to exist and the decisions they made via their free will. Hence, everyone lived their lives...

Key point - God wants us to accept and love him via CONSENT, not coercion! God created a perfect universe for humans to live perfect holy lives in eternal love and joy. God knew this required humans to possess free will and also knew free will would result in sin from evil temptations and...

True and False Disciples (NIV) 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and...

"The world is a better place, right now, than it ever has been, by any measure a human might care to use! And we even have metrics and websites to track them. Aside from some recent spikes, pretty much anything we might consider “evil” has been on a long decline." Agree - this is well...

God created humans to experience an eternal life of love, joy, peace, and purpose by being good stewards of a perfect created Earth. God knew such was only possible if achieved by human consent (rather than forced), so we were created with free will. Unfortunately, humans chose to utilize...

The point is non-believers chose to ignore the abundance of scientific evidence for an intelligent designer, and evil exists because of humans (not God). We are created with free will, and one choice available to us is to disobey God - thus evil. We live in a fallen universe, God will return...

I think nonbelievers rejection of God is mostly due to ; - they demand a specific type of scientific evidence - they cannot resolve the "problem of evil" (epicurus paradox")

again so you say, but as you note the guy has already been disrespected, yeh? Iow pauls deal about when in Rome was not really absorbed, maybe? So it's at least quite possible that the response was as insensitive as the initial proselytization? Dont get me wrong, i dont mean like every time or...

I can only hope to plant a seed that may eventually help someone. I wish for you all the best.

And yet that's exactly how it happens for the non-believer. The tricky part is it takes a leap of faith for him to get there which he may or may not achieve. To a Christian this is always a worthy conversation as inspired by the love of the Holy Spirit for the concern for the non-believer...

Yes this is my point - sort of - but in the case of the non-believer he doesn't value the believers' perspective because he has no awareness of what the Holy Spirit offers. He can only get this wisdom by accepting the Holy Spirit, then he will know the truth. And then he will recognize the...

Typical exchange Non-believer enters discussion with believer over random topic At some point religion comes up Believer takes Christian perspective Non-believer takes secular perspective Non-believer challenges … ancient myths/fairy tales, age of universe, big bang, carbon dating...

Thank you Nancy. I cherish my faith above all else, but as an engineer also fully appreciate the scientific method. I'm always seeking to streamline and summerize the difficult philosophical and scientific questions that many struggle with, in a way that enhances their relationship with God...