The Free Gift of Salvation

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Timmy

It's not an unconditional right, no. I can't use my things to hurt others (without good reason, such as self-defense).

And so, we agree, there are reasons and circumstances that justify harming others.

You are trying to use the illustration to show why it is perfectly fine, in your view, for God to select a few humans to spare them the punishment they (in your view) deserve,

Are they not His to do with as He chooses?

...but go ahead and punish most of us.

Are we not guilty and deserving of said punishment?

If you are trying to show that we "belong" to God and therefor he can do whatever he wants with us, well, yeah, I suppose he could.

And does.

But it would be beyond bizarre for anyone to expect that capricious and evil being to be worthy of our love and admiration.

Why would He be unworthy of love for choosing to save a remnant of His creation? Would He be more worthy of love if He did nothing and allowed the entire human race to perish?