Thoughts about Trinity beliefs

[Thomas]

Well, G-d has created mankind with an independent nature. That is where the evil originates.

With man, yes ... not God.

Yes .. they are doing "what G-d ordained" in the sense that G-d knew that mankind would sin.

Well there's a debate.

But as God is outside time, yes, he knew ...

That is NOT to say, that G-d has "ordained" man to sin .. because it is of our own free-will,
and not G-d's will.

Exactly.

On what basis? I see no "stuff"
..but if you mean that we are independent of G-d, then yes ..at least, for a time..

I mean our nature is not divine as God's nature is.

..and that is "stuff"?

The Divine Will? No. That is act.

Again, makes no sense.

Actually it does.

Why make a world in which there is lies and deception, when (according to you), G-d could
have created a paradise immediately .. "because He can".

Because He didn't.

He might well have created another Kosmos under entirely different conditions, toewards an entirely different end.

What I do nor accept is God is under any necessity to create. It's a 'free act', as we say.

If God is going to create free minded creatures, who are not as omniscient as He, then there is an inevitability ...

No, I think not .. it is more of a philosophical debate, that does not negate Christianity.

I'm not negating Christianity, I'm saying we appear to assert things Islam refutes.

Your views on "Universalism" do not represent the only Christian viewpoint.

No, it doesn't.

Hmmm .. but I have never argued on the point of what "eternity" represents, as you imply.

OK.

I do not believe that G-d wants ANYBODY to end up with a tortured soul .. including satan.

Then God will find a way ...

Sin can be forgiven .. the problem arises when we refuse to repent .. repentance does not affect G-d in any way .. it affects ourselves .. but not because G-d does this or that. ..it is ourselves that do the doing. IMHO.

I do not disagree ... I simply cannot see how a soul, if you like, can stand before God and say "I don't believe you."

 

[Faithfulservant]

We focus on the devil being the enemy but we also have our flesh and the world that we battle with