Note: I did my best to answer all questions over the last two days to address points raised by those supporting the proposition that GOD LOVES EVERYONE. No one would answer my questions. That does make me correct, but one wonders why.
@EleventhHour said she would answer my questions, but has not done so to date.
Will no one take up the cause of GOD LOVES EVERYONE in its defense?
@eternally-gratefull @Sackcloth-N-Ashes
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Question 0: Define LOVE in the context of
God's LOVES everyone.
True love is unconditional. According to Jesus himself. No greater love has anyone that he die for the one he loved.
Who did Jesus die for? John called him the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. And later he said that Christ made propitiation for sin. Not only for us, but the WHOLE WORLD..
God loves the world. Sadly the whole world does not love God
Question 1:
Your definition of LOVE ... Take pleasure in is a definition of God's Love: (note: this was
@EleventhHour definition and therefore question for her)
Does God "take pleasure in" the wicked as much as he does those IN CHRIST ????
If your answer is NO. Would that not be good reason to say "God does not love everyone the same amount"?
I do not agree with this definition so no response.
Question 2:
Colossians 3:14 Beyond all these things put on
and wrap yourselves in [unselfish] l
ove, which is the perfect bond of unity [for everything is bound together in agreement when each one seeks the best
Here is a biblical definition of love (perfect bond of unity). I understand how those "in christ" have a
perfect bond of unity. How do you propose unbelievers (son of Satan) have a
perfect bond of unity with God which is a definition of love?
reread what it says, PUT ON love, which is the bond.
If you do not put on love by receiving Gods love (we love because God loved us) then the bond of perfection (unity is a poor translation) is not applied to you
Question 3:
How can a Holy God love that which is unholy? (i.e. son of Satan) Does He deny His own essence? Can He love that which He is repulsed by?
This question is answered in the fact God died while we were still his enemy (yet sinners) If God can not love what is not holy. Then he would never have showed his love in dyeing for the lost (unholy)
Question 4:
Faith cometh by hearing so those that do not hear the gospel have no chance of salvation. Assuming you agree with that statement …
Why does God not ensure the gospel (faith cometh by hearing) is sent to those He loves?
The HS convicts the world of sin righteousness and judgement, Roman 1 also states that the world not only knows who he is and what he is, it (they) knows not only what they7 do is sin but they are rightly judged. Take this with the HS conviction and we see no one has an excuse.. If they do not listen to the HS then, they will never hear the word.. But it does not mean they have no heard what they need to hear
Question 5:
Colossians 3:14 Beyond all these things put on and wrap yourselves in [unselfish] love, which is the perfect bond of unity [for everything is bound together in agreement when each one seeks the best
Here is a biblical definition of love (perfect bond of unity). I understand how those "in Christ" have a
perfect bond of unity. How do you propose unbelievers (son of Satan) have a
perfect bond of unity with God which is a BIBLICAL definition of love?
Repeat of question 3, already answered
Question 6:
What is your explanation for so many verses telling us God hates, loathes, is repulsed by ... those you say He loves? Perhaps you are one of those that says God loves the sinners but not the sin. If so, why doesn't He send the sin to hell and save whatever is left over?
save what is left over?
God is repulsed by sin. Thus people who commit sin repulse god.
But the fact he died for them PROVES he loved them
Question 7:
Given:
John 14:21 “He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father… 23 If a man loves Me, he will keep My words: and My Father will love him”
1 John 4:19 We love, because He first loved us.
Since:
1) God only loves the obedient only - verse 21 says “[they] shall be loved by the father” it indicates Christians (the elect) only
2) God only loves those that love Him - verse 21
3) Only those who obey God love God - verse 23 and they love because God loved them first (ver. 1 John 4:19)
We can conclude that some undefined measurement of obedience (love) must be present in all believers to be loved by God who only loves Christians.
…………. What is wrong with the logic of question 7
What is the measurement?
If there must be a measurement, then you must define it. Otherwise we could never know we have eternal life. And again, John said he wrote things so we can KNOW we have it.
Question 8:
Can you give examples of biblical person's name(s) we know went to hell (someone nit-picked and said people not in hell yet .. you get what I mean) that God said He loved. Admittedly, no examples do not prove my point but is circumstantial evidence, but is strong evidence for yours.
Do not understand question. You will need more than this. A parent loves a child. But if the child acts up. The parent still punishes the child.
Question 9:
Give examples of biblical person's name(s) we know went to heaven that God said He hated or loathed or was repulsed by. Admittedly, no examples do not prove my point but is circumstantial evidence, but is strong evidence for yours.
Again, Do not see where this relates
Question 10:
Assuming God loves everyone, one assume God would not favor any group of people and therefore each group would be represented in heaven by relatively proportional numbers. Assuming you agree with this statement … Why do we see such disproportionality. Consider: 1 Corinthians 1:26Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. 27
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
Straight and narrow gate to god, and few enter in
Wide gate to destruction. MANY enter in.
Your question again makes no sense