https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/ Rapture In The Air Now Discussion Board en-US Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:22:11 +0000 wpForo 60 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/8/#post-12859 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 23:02:40 +0000 Just kidding ... I’m truly all paid up and ready to go! B-)  ]]> Main Forum Geri7 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/8/#post-12859 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/7/#post-12857 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 22:44:17 +0000 Main Forum tenderreed https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/7/#post-12857 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/7/#post-12846 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:10:57 +0000 Main Forum Tammie https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/7/#post-12846 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/7/#post-12845 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:29:00 +0000 Main Forum tenderreed https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/7/#post-12845 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/7/#post-12772 Sun, 15 Mar 2020 11:48:27 +0000 Main Forum Tammie https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/7/#post-12772 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/7/#post-12727 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 23:16:01 +0000 Main Forum tenderreed https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/7/#post-12727 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/6/#post-12678 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:32:22 +0000 Main Forum Arthur https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/6/#post-12678 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/6/#post-12677 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:29:26 +0000 Main Forum Arthur https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/6/#post-12677 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/6/#post-12674 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:06:30 +0000 Divine determinism is the belief that God determines, causes, and orchestrates everything in history according to His preconceived plan, including sin and evil. It can lead to some interesting philosophical questions, but ultimately they are beyond our grasp.  Of course, I believe God's sovereignty is absolute; I also believe He has carved out an area in that sovereignty to allow for our free will.  Otherwise, there would be no real choice and no real love. We tend to see our existence as inevitable, since we are here.  And yet, our conception was dependent upon factors which seemingly could have gone quite differently.  If our parents had made other choices, some apparently small and insignificant, would we have been born?  And if those choices have an effect upon our being in the world, at which point do we say this was predetermined and something else was not?  I really have no way of answering in any meaningful way. I cannot accept determinism, as it would mean God judges people for things they had no control over.  If their rejection of Him is not genuine, then neither would our love for Him be real.  It would all be a puppet show.  Nevertheless, there are some things God has assured us will take place and they are set in stone for the future. I believe the coming of Christ is definitely one of those events and not subject to alteration by any creature's choices.  From a human perspective, it may seem as if God has delayed things, but the moment has been set from eternity and will take place exactly as scheduled.  ]]> Main Forum David W. Roche https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/6/#post-12674 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/6/#post-12670 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:12:36 +0000 Main Forum Geri7 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/jesus-is-coming-soon-most-are-not-ready/paged/6/#post-12670