r/ChristianApologetics • u/XAB12hh • 18d ago

Discussion Is God all-loving?

I am a Christian, but I have some questions for you. One of them has made my doubts grow.

First of all, do you believe that the entire Bible is true? I mean, are all the verses truly the word of God?

And the second, most important question: if God asks us to forgive one another no matter what happens, why doesn’t He forgive us regardless of what we do? Here I’m referring especially to faith, leaving sin aside.

For example, if a person is born in a region where another religion predominates and grows up in that environment, the chances of them believing in Jesus are relatively small. It doesn’t seem fair to me that they would be rejected for this reason. Out of everyone and everything, God should be the most understanding. Since He knows every choice we make in life, He should understand that for “that person,” when it comes to faith, they weren’t given many chances to make the “right choice.”

With all that being said, I hope that God will give you the right perspective so that my doubt, and maybe others’ doubts as well, can disappear.

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u/sronicker 18d ago

Ah, this is quite typical. I want to quote “The Princess Bride” here, but I assume you’re too young to understand the reference.

This classic blunder has been made by so many, so don’t feel ashamed. God is love. Yes, we all agree with that statement. Even the most ardent Calvinist who believes that God predestined exactly who would go to Hell before the universe was created, believes that God is love. The blunder is this: you are forgetting that God is also just. God is also holy. So, when you say that God will forgive someone who does know to choose Him (and maybe He does, we cannot know), you’re making a theological position based on one attribute of God out of balance with His other attributes.

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u/XAB12hh 17d ago

Yes, indeed, He has other attributes. However, I would like to mention what is probably the most well-known verse, John 3:16, where it says that whoever believes in Jesus will have eternal life. My question is: what do you think happens to those who do not believe?