RE: Heaven seems awful 2 me-"Theist laughs at loudly & with great cruelty"
May 17, 2016 at 12:20 pm
(May 16, 2016 at 8:53 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(May 16, 2016 at 5:37 pm)Godschild Wrote: I agree with all you're saying, except for one thing, I personally can't see how someone who is a Christian could traffick children, one coming to the truth out of such a life must realize that they can't treat other humans that way especially children.
I was just presenting a theoretical case, but not without precedent. After his conversion, John Newton didn't walk away from the slave trade immediately but rather initially only resolved to treat the slaves humanely. His growth into a great abolitionist took some time. While repentance happens the instant we turn our eyes to the Lord and He grants us our salvation without hesitation, the regeneration of hearts and the renewing of minds both take time.
Different times and different circumstances, today the world doesn't accept slavery as a norm, it was different then. I think that if he had been trafficking children into sexual slavery he would have relented quickly. I understand that Christian growth takes time, yet Jesus told people to go and sin no more. We don't differ on this subject we see things happening a little differently.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.