You make God inconsistent !
For those of you who teach and believe that God is not willing that any should perish Per
2 Pet 3:9, and that He desires all men
without exception to be saved and come into the Knowledge of the Truth Per
1 Tim 2:4; Then how do you explain that scripture that states, for this cause God shall send them a strong delusion that they may believe a Lie !
2 Thes 2:11
Oops interpretation according to savedbygrace again. The word says "He(God) desires all Men" Nowhere does He say that all men will be saved just that God would have all saved but He knows many (the wide path) with choose not His salvation.
So why would God, who desires one to come to the knowledge of the Truth, then why now does He send them a strong delusion that they may believe a Lie ? For which is it, does He want them to be saved and come to a Knowledge of the Truth or does He want them to believe a Lie and be damned ?? Can God make up His Mind ?
Again if you read the scripture as it is written you will see that God desires all to be saved.
How does one know that when you tell a person that God desires them to be saved and come into the knowledge of the Truth, if that person is not one whom God has sent a strong delusion, that they may be damned ? /QUOTE]
You don't know who will respond to the gospel that is not your responsibility that's God's. Yours is to be obedient unto the Father He saves by grace. Grace is available to all just that some will reject it.
You have miss quoted 2 Thes 2:1-17 what God is saying is that those who reject His offer of grace and mercy shall reap a strong delusion which will result in them believing a lie. Some will remain in that lie forever some will repent. Those
God knows not me.
John O
2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2Th 2:4
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing himself that he is God.
2Th 2:5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
2Th 2:6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
2Th 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
2Th 2:8
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
2Th 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2Th 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
2Th 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2Th 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2Th 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
2Th 2:14 Where unto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2Th 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
2Th 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
2Th 2:17 Comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work.