If I put gun to your head but don't shoot, did I save your life?

Yeah, apparently conditional restraint from evil is grace.

I don't know. If I kick you in the @$$ to the left, and then kick you in the @$$ to the right, did I ever really kick you in the @$$ to begin with?

And whoever said that Christians believe that "God created sin". More of that atheist "interpretative analysis" at work, eh?

I like your analogy, but a simpler thing to compare it to would be how Christians say (for example):

"my plane crashed but I survived, so God saved me!" but don't say "God saved me!" when their plane never crashes in the first place...

so you're Tyler Durden, eh? saving the life of that clerk by telling him you'll kill him if he doesn't do what he always wanted to do?

interesting question!

and yes, they believe he created everything. crazy logic...

I can understand how you could think you've saved my life.

If you put a gun to my head and don't shoot, who's going to save YOUR life? It won't be ME!

I actually think this is one of the best posts I've ever read in R&S.

Your analogy is spot on.

Have a star :)

wow!....

maybe u need to find a true preacher to answer all your question...

but u need to find the preacher teach or preach according to the bible not their own explanation.

Note:

theres a lot of false preacher this time specially false prophet..

Its not gods fault man used his freewill to destroy his perfect world. God told them not to do it, but they Just had to heed satan for some reason. Its man's fault not Gods.

What a terrific analogy.

Gotta' go with Liason's answer for this one.

The answer is in Matthew. Mark, Luke and John to start.