[david-gpu]

No, no. He didn't give us any option. God is all-powerful and all-knowing, so he made us knowing that we would break his rules and thus knowing that he would later punish us for eternity for breaking them. The notion of free will is in complete contradiction with an all-knowing all-powerful agent that sets things in motion. And the fact that God still punishes us even though we never had a choice is proof that it's not benevolent.

So: all-powerful, all-knowing, all-loving. Pick two.

[anthk]

This. It's like knowing the outcome of running sudo -rm -Rfv in a script and then blaming a privileged user who ran it.

[asenchi]

Except the God of the Bible picked all three. That is what makes it the greatest story ever told. :)

[david-gpu]

If you can't or won't see the contradiction, at least I hope you can enjoy the story, because that is all it can be.

[asenchi]

If you can’t or won’t see the truth in the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ I pray that it is revealed to you and you have life changing faith. Either way, be blessed in your day and week.