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Originally Posted by Neckstadt
If you believe God is bound to his word. Then what he has stated from before the foundation of the World. He can't and will not change.
We sometimes what to think, "If we were God, What would we do?"
It does not work that way. We are not God......
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What you say here I do not disagree with, however men are notorious for misinterpreting God's intent.
Just because something has been understood, by the powers that be, a certain way does not necessarily mean it is the correct understanding. Most of the traditional views are views that were imposed by the Roman sword.
There have been many believers in Universal Reconciliation down thru history, but the prevailing view is the view that God will destroy or torment the vast majority of His creation endlessly.
The view that God will ultimately reign victorious over all evil is pervasive throughout scripture. So which interpretation will you embrace?
I choose to read and interpret that God will do what He said Jesus came to do, "seek and to save that which is lost". I choose to believe scripture teaches that God's mercy and His severity is His love at work to finally bring all persons to right relationship with Himself and with each other. I believe this view is much more in line with God's word, than the traditional view.
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