You are clearly well informed about Augustine and Aquinas.Just because a God creates a Thing and gives that thing Freedom, which that thing then Abuses and does Evil like Murder, Theft, Lies, Enslavement, Torture, Cruelty ... etc. ......I consider God to be responsible for humans. And I am glad he is.
This does not mean you can blame the God.
You can only appreciate how important Freedom is to the God.
And you can only try to understand the God needs and wants those to return to Him who are Good when they are Free.
You yourself have completely failed to comprehend Philosophy or Christianity.
Well that is because I totally disagree with Philosophy and Christianity. In fact I think when Christianity was originally infiltrated with Greek philosophy , and I mean Greco-Roman philosophy and ritual , once that was absorbed , the church has never been the same since. It has NEVER gotten this out of its bloodstream. Paganism is now widespread in Christianity. From 100 AD, through 324 to 600,from the 4th century until now, Christianity absorbed pagan philosophy.
Christians are experts at assimilating magical unbiblical mindsets.
But still you would need a lot more copious background in the Greek New Testament before you can assert an understanding of Christian doctrine.
And there are half a dozen versions of doctrine as well:
- pure New Testament
- Catholic
- Eastern Orthodox
- Protestant
- Quaker
- Mormon
- Jehovah's Witness
- Holly Roller
Take your pick.
I myself prefer to keep it simple, and start with the New Testament alone, and then add Aquinas from a philosophical viewpoint.
Eventually to avoid complete skepticism you would need some Descartes as well. He was a brilliant philosopher and mathematician and also a mercenary soldier too.
Jesus, Aquinas, and Descartes each assert that God The Father (of Christ) will force no one to Heaven. But Hell awaits those who choose it.
Hell is a simple choice that anyone can make.
Heaven must be earned. Again, see Matt Chap 25 as was mentioned before by another.
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