What Does It Mean That God Desires All People To Be Saved?
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Now seems as good a time as any to bring the question of justice into the conversation .
. When speaking of good, since God alone is good, all He does is good and has good outcomes, not only for Him, but for all who love Him and have been called according to His purpose. No doubt quite a few human beings would disagree, especially those who do not act justly, refuse to take responsibility for their actions, and deny any wrong-doing, all attributes of what would seem to be a large majority of criminals, reprobates, and delinquents.
. When speaking of good, since God alone is good, all He does is good and has good outcomes, not only for Him, but for all who love Him and have been called according to His purpose. No doubt quite a few human beings would disagree, especially those who do not act justly, refuse to take responsibility for their actions, and deny any wrong-doing, all attributes of what would seem to be a large majority of criminals, reprobates, and delinquents. 
Was he not a son of Adam and Noah? Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. His faith was counted as righteousness, which is counted as salvation.
It took the faith sought out by men like Enoch, Noah, and Abraham, which was available to every man ever created until the time further revelation was given.
It took the faith sought out by men like Enoch, Noah, and Abraham, which was available to every man ever created until the time further revelation was given.
Do you believe that Paul is stating no unbeliever seeks God?
What Paul is asserting in context is that they a can and should but often they do not.
They should be seeking the God who is revealed in creation (Rom 1:20-21).
Since God rewards those who diligently seek Him (Heb 11:6), the search for God will lead to an examination of the claims of Christ.
People are held accountable by God for not seeking and believing.
This is the correct understanding so we do not end up with contradictions and paradoxes.
And He has made from one [a]blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
Acts 17:26-27
What Paul is asserting in context is that they a can and should but often they do not.
They should be seeking the God who is revealed in creation (Rom 1:20-21).
Since God rewards those who diligently seek Him (Heb 11:6), the search for God will lead to an examination of the claims of Christ.
People are held accountable by God for not seeking and believing.
This is the correct understanding so we do not end up with contradictions and paradoxes.
And He has made from one [a]blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
Acts 17:26-27
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This post has only one question. There are plenty of other threads to discuss these other matters. Please
I appreciate the recommendation. I've met Jesus myself. I'm well aware of the changes that attend such an event. The gospels are also full of stories of those who encountered Jesus and didn't have a similar experience.
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No, it is not. Love does not demand that one's desire for it be fulfilled. That is not how love works.
IMHO your HO is a fact.
IMHO your HO is a fact.
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Psalm 10:4 says, “The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God.”
Psalm does not say that no one seeks God. It is the wicked who do not seek God.
I guess you want to assert all unbelievers fall under the label “the wicked.”
But that is a stttrrr ...eee.... e .... ee .... tchhh.
I really do not think Psalms should be read that way.
Once again, a thread with undertones of Calvinism, I stand by my first post on this thread, what God desires is simply that, no need to over complicate is to make it fit a broader schema.
