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You do not think things through, you have proven that time and time again on this very thread, saying one thing and doing another continually, and now claiming we cannot know where the unsaved end up when it is made plain in Scripture.

You do not keep your opinion to yourself, Ms Hypocrite. You freely express yours but wish for me to shut up? Oy vey.

Your words are confusing..I have told you I will research scripture...I find you lost and confused..for most part on this thread.

You have twisted my words...show me where I said I don’t know where the unsaved end up?

I said I will research it....take a break you are confused...I think it is you who wants me to shut up...
 
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EleventhHour

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The point is scripture...

God gave them a command he never gave them a choice.....show me scripture where God said to Adam and Eve...you choose....
He commanded he never said choose.
This is what we re discussing a statement made by Star and how it relates to the Garden of Eden

God gave us free will to "choose."
No God did not state you have "a choice"....that was never the point we all know He set it up as a command.

But that does not negate the choice that was available to them.
 
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With regards to believing the Gospel (Good News) God commands all to repent and believe and again some refuse, they resist the promptings of the Holy Spirit... so they also have made a choice.

God chooses we do not choose God...he knows who will be saved...posted scripture to support what I say.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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My belief is different....he never Said to them you have a choice..
How would they have known they had a choice?
Who told them they had a choice?.....not once did God say to them you have a choice.
He commanded not to eat from the tree.....they disobey his command and ate from the tree.
So if your dad told you that you had to be home at ten
you did not have a choice to say yes dad and obey or no dad and get punished?
 
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eternally-gratefull

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The fact that they ignored His command is indicates they had a choice.

If they had not had "choice" >>>> the ability to disobey, there would have been no need for the command from God.
Yes
if they had no choice. They could never have disobeyed. And the fact they did is gods fault not there’s
 

1ofthem

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Did Adam and Eve know what sin was?
Did God tell them not to sin?....did he explain to them that if they eat from the tree that they will have sinned?
Have you any scripture on that?
He didn't call it sin in the exact word....but did make the command and gave an ultimatum. This made it their choice and when it came down to it...they sinned.
Genesis 2
16And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden, 17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
 
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This is what we re discussing a statement made by Star and how it relates to the Garden of Eden



No God did not state you have "a choice"....that was never the point we all know He set it up as a command.

But that does not negate the choice that was available to them.



A member was talking about choice...that Adam and Eve Had....God did not give them a choice he gave them a command.....

Pleas give me the scripture then that will end the back and fro.

Scripture where God said they have a choice.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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Does scripture say you can cannot lose salvation?
I haven’t researched that word in the bible.

I have eternal life therefore can’t lose it as that is God’s word...I can’t speak for others as I don’t know who is truly saved,x
You have eternal life because you were saved from the penalty of sin
There is no eternal life apart from salvation
 
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So if your dad told you that you had to be home at ten
you did not have a choice to say yes dad and obey or no dad and get punished?

You are missing my point bro.

Show me the scripture that God says to Adam and Eve you have a choice?

That’s all I’m asking.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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Did Adam and Eve know what sin was?
Did God tell them not to sin?....did he explain to them that if they eat from the tree that they will have sinned?
Have you any scripture on that?
He told them his standard. Do not eat if this

They fell short of that standard. By doing what he said not to

That is falling short of gods standard. In the English language the word used is sin
 

Magenta

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Your words are confusing..I have told you I will research scripture...I find you lost and confused..for most part on this thread.

You have twisted my words...show me where I said I don’t know where the unsaved end up?

I said I will research it....take a break you are confused...I think it is you who wants me to shut up...
You have shown your confusion repeatedly, and said as much as well, even right here in the post I am quoting. Now you wish to silence me with your unsubstantiated claims, while you vainly grasp at straws even though I have never attempted to silence you.

Perhaps it is you who needs to take a break.


....I never said anything about who rots in hell.x..only God knows who is destined for hell....
We know that those who are unsaved die the second death. We know the unsaved are destined "to hell."

Saying otherwise denies the plain words of Scripture.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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The point is scripture...

God gave them a command he never gave them a choice.....show me scripture where God said to Adam and Eve...you choose....
He commanded he never said choose.
Lol sis I am sit sure what your trying to argue here
this makes no sense

In the idea that god said do not do this or else he did not give them a choice to do as they please with no consequences
but the fact he gave them the ability to chose to obey or not obey he must certainly have them a choice
 
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You have eternal life because you were saved from the penalty of sin
There is no eternal life apart from salvation

I have eternal life because God drew and chose me....I am saved and set free from sin...it has no power over me..I belong to God am in his Kingdom..a child that belongs to God.
 
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You have shown your confusion repeatedly, and said as much as well, even right here in the post I am quoting. Now you wish to silence me with your unsubstantiated claims, while I have never attempted to silence you. Perhaps it is you who needs to take a break.


We know that those who are unsaved die the second death. We know the unsaved are destined "to hell."

Saying otherwise denies the plain words of Scripture.

As I have said I will research scripture...I have no intention of silencing you.
You keep repeating the same old...
You still haven’t posted what you said I said .

Where is it?...you can’t find it because I never said it.twisting my words and falsely accusing me.
 
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Lol sis I am sit sure what your trying to argue here
this makes no sense

In the idea that god said do not do this or else he did not give them a choice to do as they please with no consequences
but the fact he gave them the ability to chose to obey or not obey he must certainly have them a choice

Sorry bro....I don’t see that...he never gave them a choice..nowhere in scripture...he commanded them..it was a command not a choice.
Where am I arguing..that’s unfair.......who told them what choice was did God?
How would they have known?
I have asked this a few times..but no answer...I need to understand that is what I’m searching for...I have no understanding of some of what you guys are saying.
 
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You told me to keep my opinion to myself while you freely express yours.

I will not allow your confusion and double talk to silence me.

You also told me about I knew about the unsaved...show me where I said that?...I said I will research scripture..so don’t falsely accuse me.

I told you once to keep your opinion..you are twisting and over exaggerating.to make yourself look better.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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A member was talking about choice...that Adam and Eve Had....God did not give them a choice he gave them a command.....

Pleas give me the scripture then that will end the back and fro.

Scripture where God said they have a choice.
by giving them the command he gave them a choice.

If he did not give them a choice, they never would have sinned
 

Magenta

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You also told me about I knew about the unsaved...show me where I said that?...I said I will research scripture..so don’t falsely accuse me.
I have not falsely accused you, and I already showed you where you said only God knows.

Grab a mirror, girlie.