Of all the great fallacies in the world of religion, the two greatest fallacies are: there is a place of eternal, physical and/or mental pain, or extinction, and that we have a free will; that our power to choose determines whether we will end up in Heaven or Hell.. These two fallacies feed on each other; if you have one you have to have the other. The proof that these are fallacies lies in the nature, purpose and works of our Heavenly Father.
God is "I AM;" the self existent one. The "Alpha and Omega;" the beginning and end of all things. "For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal Godhead."(Rom 1:20) "By whom we live, move and have our being."(Acts 17:28) Of Him, and through Him, and to Him are all things (Rom 11:32) God is infinite; therefore, His power, wisdom and love are infinite and cannot contradict themselves nor can they be separated. His infinite power is driven by His infinite love and is directed by His infinite wisdom.
God cannot eternally hate anything. You can't love what you hate, therefore, it would put a limit on His love, which would lesson His power to love and would question His claim to be wise.
God could not create something He cannot control or maintain. That would limit His power and questions His wisdom. The sun, moon and stars are there because their existence, energy and movement were created by Him and are under His control and maintenance. The Earth, Heaven, Hell, the angels, man, birds, fish, bugs, wind, water and everything else in the universe is created, sustained and controlled by Him. If He didn't completely sustain and control everything, even if there was only one atom that acted different than the way He planned, He would not be the ALL powerful infinite creator; He would just be the most powerful finite Creator.
Furthermore, the doctrine of predestination and election are also biblical truths; (Rom 8:10,11;Eph 1:4,5,11; Pt 1:2) Strong's Concordance lists more than a dozen other verses where the elect are mentioned. The saved were saved "from before the foundation of the world"(Eph 1:4) and were written in the book of life from the foundation of the world (Rev 17:8 & many other places).Paul says at least 11 times in Romans chapter 9 that God chooses the saved and lost. He also says there, the lost are fitted for destruction (when you destroy something you render it useless). If you are fitted for something, doesn't
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