Originally Posted by CovenantInBlood
Biblically, the dilemma is not for the Calvinist to resolve, who affirms that out of the mass of sinful humanity God chose some & rejected the rest; the dilemma is rather for the proponent of libertarianism (i.e., unfettered free-willism), who affirms that God loves some people enough to send them to hell because of their free choice to sin even though He'd prefer to save them!

And that view - that God is helpless and impotent, and forced to bow to the will of the almighty sinner's "choice" - would rob God of His omnipotence as well as His omniscience and sovereignty.

The image of a frustrated Father God pacing heaven's floors and wringing His hands, hoping that someone on Earth will "let Him have His way," is frankly insulting to Him. The Scriptures infallibly give glory to God and to no one else. The popular semi-Pelagian mythology turns the Almighty into a mere genie-servant, subject to the will of his own created beings.

Can anyone who truly loves God really view Him that way? I would be more likely to pity such a "god" than to worship him!

-R