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Abraham's Sacrifice of Issac - Why?

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Deborah-Leigh:
Hello Tim

In case you missed it. there is an e-mail response from Ray today titled Free Will.  The writer gives an analogy that I think could encourage you to see that with God the end really does justify the means!...even if we do not believe it and when we go against it as we all do and have to in the process of becoming like His Son.

peace to you

Arcturus :)

gmik:
Great scriptures Joe.

Robin:
Before I found Ray and his papers I learned that there was no free will and we don't choose God, but he chooses us. He chooses who will be saved. The problem I had was that I still believed that there was a hell. I believed that some would be eternally separated from God in outer darkness.

The question I wrestled with is "How is that just?" How could God be just and choose some and not others when we are all equally guilty of sin and all the same? Where is the justice in that?

I was tempted to say I didn't want to follow a God like that. I was tempted to assassinate God's character. It was all I could do to hold onto my faith and believe that God's character was good and there had to be another answer.

There was another answer and I found it here. There is no hell and all are saved.

When I wrestle with questions like that I know there must be another answer. God's character is good and I just don't know the answer yet. I wrestle in front of God with my questions and put them there and wait for an answer. I don't think God minds my questions. I've been asking him questions since I was 4 years old. When I feel strong temptation to question his character I go over all the things that I know are true about him and I don't listen to the lies that are being screamed at me through my thoughts.

Ephesians 6:11-13
 11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

 12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

 13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

sansmile:
Joe,

Great scripture, He speaks for us.

Amen

Sandie

Jackie Lee:
Last night I was really struggling, then I thought people die everyday in some way or another.
We all die some sooner than others.
 Who am I to question God and the means death takes place.
My brother was burned in a house fire but yet he survived for 8 months.
His Kidneys gave out and he was on dialysis 3 times a week.
He was sick of dialysis and sick of living with his body scarred and sore.
He told us his family, he was a bother and a burden to everyone he wished he could just die.
The next day he died, What I am saying is I believe God knows our future and he was being kind.
 He spared him from all the pain by letting him die.
 What do you all believe does this sound like God? to me it did.
Sad as it was/is he was no longer in extreme pain.
God knows the future and sometimes death is better than living.
I am sorry if this seems morbid.

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