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sasscell:
Thanks Yellowstone.  Let me see if I understand.  It seems like these people paint themselves in quite a corner.  While God would never force them to love Him, They had better find some reason to love Him...or else!!  Maybe an invitation to be forced!!  That's cool, that is exactly what I need!!

YellowStone:
Great question Sasscell :)

I believe God has created an inert desire to believe in something, which is very much different than the desire to learn the truth :)

I think the concept of: "They had better find some reason to love Him...or else!!" Is self imposed as apposed to be mandated by God. Perhaps this is what you meant and if so, we are in perfect agreement. :)

Love to you in Christ,
Darren

ciy:
Sasscell
I believe when God drags one to him.  At some point during that dragging process which takes the skin off of one's knees, elbows, bloodies the nose, blacks the eyes, tears off the clothes, and goes on and on until that person opens spiritual eyes and sees who God is, who He really is in all of His fullness.  God made mankind in such a way that at that point whoever that is will love God with all of their heart, soul, mind, body because God is love and only because without this dragging process we see Him through a veil of flesh that must be torn away to see Him clearly.
CIY

sasscell:
Yellowstone, exactly what I meant.  This is their crazy dicotomy of God woudn't force me so I have to force myself to love a God I don't even know because He'll burn me if I don't.  BUT, that's freewill  So, let me see, rainbows are nice aren't they?  I LOVE rainbows!! Thank you God for rainbows, I love YOU. Anyway, Ciy, you are right, we all start this foolish little way, not then knowing we are being dragged and especially not knowing that even then He is burning out all those foolish notions of what it is to love and serve Him. 

YellowStone:
Hi Sasscell,

Isn't this the truth, the rainbow is a poor shadow of the creator, but once God opens ones heart and drags onto him, one will never look at a rainbow through the same eyes again. Rainbows will become glorious, for one will see God in every one.

I am sure that God thinks of foolish behaviour as a necessary step in the quest for wisdom, for what is wisdom without first knowing what it is to be a simple fool. Here is a question for you, do you think God thinks badly on those who love him because of the rainbows; more so than those who walk blissfully in stark denial and thank no one or nothing, prefering to give all thanks to nature.

Surely, you and I as well as those with a little truth and those yet totally blind are all walking the same twisted path, struggling with what we have and seaking safety in all that they are given to trust. How different are we, if not for the light of truth, give us by our Father, who loved us before we even knew Him. If not for Him, I would be right back with them. Therefore, I will never judge a fool too harshly, oh fool that I am.

1Cr 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.  

I hope this works for you :)

Love in Christ,
Darren

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