Ah, so God can be a deceiver. I guess we can't trust any evidence in nature since God made nature and may have set it up to deceive us into believing in evolution. Not sure what to trust now.
This is exactly the comment I expected Linear. Once again, willingly misinterprets and misrepresents, without even wanting to understand this from God's perspective.
I feel you are personally looking for reasons to keep yourself in a critical state of mind towards God or any belief thereof. Does believing the worst of God somehow give confirmation and comfort to a personal lack of faith and possibly pride too when people choose to do this?
I don't believe the worst of God. I believe that the statements in the Bible literally mean what they say.
If the Bible says God sent the delusion, then it means that God sent the delusion.
If the Bible says that God repented of something He had done, then it means God was sorry for something He had done.
If the Bible says that rabbits chew cud, then it means that rabbits chew cud.
etc...etc...etc...
Those who have rejected God and His word and have already set themselves up for an alternative (even if it means believing in strong delusion). The bible says they are without excuse, the evidence for creation is all around them. They prefer instead to deceive themselves and one-another.
Those who don't believe in your God have not rejected Him any more than you have rejected their God. So, suppose I don't know which god to believe in, what can you provide to me that shows your god to be the one and only? 1Peter 3:15 states ".....Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect," (NIV)
To send a strong delusion (to allow it, even if it stems from man or the Devil), is to separate the sheep from the goats in my opinion as the delusion stems from pride. It allows those who have rejected God and His word, to instead hold onto an anti god philosophy and in a sense forces people to make a choice, whilst causing those who do believe in God and are loyal to have their faith put to the test (Refining believers like gold is refined).
Which definition of "send" means allow something to happen.
How does His sending a delusion, supporting a rejection of God, cause people to come to God as He desires (John 3:16..et al)
It doesn't say He sends the delusion to the believers....unless that is written somewhere other than 2 Thessalonians 2:11
God has already made it clear that the evidence for creation is all around us and I will repeat "They are without excuse". He hasn't let anybody down in regards to evidence. If you wish to interpret it from an anti god philosophy, then remain deceived, but you have nobody to blame and nor does anybody.
Actually, Paul wrote that in his letter to the Romans. I have already stated that I am not an atheist. Just because I believe God did His creating through evolution, you label me as anti-God.
Since you brought it up, let us suppose that a man realizes that the universe had to have been created by a god. What do you provide to him in order to prove your God is the one he should choose to worship?
Nobody is immune to deception, but the grace of God is a great eye opener and protection against it.
Is that "protection" what allows you to declare false any evidence contradicting your interpretation of what your God did?
