Joel Wrote:I don't think so.
It seems anybody that doesn't believe says that belief isn't a choice.
Anybody that does believe seems to tell me that they choose to believe and atheists choose not to believe.
I find this patently absurd. Is it just me that seems to find this correlation?
I actually disagree with both parties =)
The believer does not choose. Faith is a gift from God. This is in line with the believer's will, but it is actually God's free and unmerited favor (Grace) that allows for the "choice" (which really should be "disposition") in the first place. The same grace is offered to the unbeliever, and if they were to "choose" God it's because of God's grace, but since they instead reject God's grace, it cannot be God's fault. Therefore, even if God offered it, it was a rejection by the unbeliever.
I do understand that no one will agree with me. It's ok.
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
