(August 21, 2010 at 5:40 pm)Captain Scarlet Wrote:(August 21, 2010 at 5:26 pm)Godschild Wrote:I freely admit I don't understand scripture, much like you have no understanding of evolution. The main difference being evolution is true and useful. I would also venture that nobody understands the scriptures because they contradict our hard earned knowledge and are internally inconsistent. Do you claim you do know?(August 21, 2010 at 4:37 pm)Captain Scarlet Wrote: @godschildYou have no true understanding of the scriptures so how is it you think you have the authority to define them.
Yes I did you need to read and then understand that because I see things differently doesn't mean I did not answer your question.
And no you have not answered my challenge at all. You claim god gave us free will and wants us yo use it to come to fellowship with him. I have pointed out texts that state god is trying to compel us. You can't dance around on this. The words are very clear and speak for themselves. If you claim those versus mean something else you have a huge task to invalidate the interpretations of millions of others and demonstrate, why yours is right and why god needs to be so cryptic.
This may suprise you but I do understand the theory behind evolution I just do not accept it. There are way to many gaps and holes in this theory for me to consider it as a possibility. There is not one shred of proof that life could have come about without help. Now on the other hand I have no way to prove creation either it is what I choose (freewill) to believe because it makes more sense to me.
Compel and force are very far apart, yes God compels us to come to Him thats one reason He sent Christ. A loving God would not create humans and then set them on a course to try and find there way to Him. God seeks us out and compels us to come to Him but it is our choice as to what we want to do He never forces us to choose Him. God wants us to have a genuine love for Him and that can not be forced.
Answer to the above underlined I know what God reveals to me, I ask Him for the truth in and about His word.
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.