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CS1

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I would think differently because the Bible states God is not happy with certain things that take place. Naturally, God did not predestine that to take place.

Read Isaiah chapter 5 for example, here are some quotes from the chapter:

"
“Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah,
judge between me and my vineyard.
What more could have been done for my vineyard
than I have done for it?
When I looked for good grapes,
why did it yield only bad?"

"
The vineyard of the Lord Almighty
is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed;
for righteousness, but heard cries of distress."

Now if God had predestinated for this to take place, it would make no sense for Him to be calling for people to repent continously as He does through His prophets in the Bible, not only that, God looked for justice and saw bloodshed the verse says, why not just predestine the justice instead of bloodshed?

It makes no sense to say everything has been predestinated. It is illogical and makes people not responsible for their actions, and instead of using the "Gangsta rap made me do it" "the devil made me do it" people could legitimately use "God predestinated my downfall to occur".

Christianity has too much philosophy not enough wisdom.
you are reading into the verses God who is higher than man also communicates to fallen man in a way man will understand

1. they sinned
2. judgment is coming
3. repent and give up false gods and I will restore you.
4. God in the Old Testament is speaking to the Generation who have sinned the same kind of sin repeatedly.
 

listenyoumustAll

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#62
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.