Why do Arminians have such a small view of God?

Brother, you asked two different things, we have two different topics going on between us. 1) Adam's willl 2) God blinding folks, which you brought up with Ezekiel, remember? Unless you think God blinded Adam?

 

And you believe man cannot possibly choose to believe without God causing him to do so, correct? So then explain why God had to blind the already blind so they could not see and believe?

 

Yep. Bible is silent when convenient and gets stretched like a cheap rubber band when need be.

 

I think you haven't followed the conversation. I am not the one assuming one way or the other. I already know Adam had a freewill and this will was given and framed within it's boundaries by God who in His Sovereignty designed it this way for His glory. God did not make Adam sin, and God knew that He would and ordained that indeed He would.

I do, question is, do you? So answer, you said Adam sinned, was this of Adam's freewill choice? If not, then who is responsible for Adam's choice to sin?

I believe you need to study a bit more on the differences between Arminian and Calvinism. For neither one actually considers the full counsel of God's Word on these matters. Both lay hold of proof text and ignore context which would oppose their view.

 

Easy. If they knew He was truly the Christ, no crucifixion. They saw the miracles yet failed to believe. They saw Lazarus raised four days after being entombed. If God had not blinded them, they would have known Him to be very Christ. Ergo, no crucifixion.

 

Adam was given a free will yet God had boundaries set? My friend, that's not a will that's free then.

 

Sorry, makes no sense. you believe they already could not believe from birth. No matter what they seen you believe they could not believe. Thus, God would be blinding the blind. BUT, according to God they could choose to believe so He decided after all their rejection He would seal them in their unbelief by blinding them. Pretty simple.

 

Yes, it is according to the boundaries God set. Do you think Adam had freedom to destroy God? Don't be silly. we know what is biblically meant by freewill. Don't play games, figure it out, God did not do this in secret, He let us know what He has done.

 

So you are saying Adam was spiritually dead when He sinned?

 

Your position is that Adam was a dead man walking and therefore could not have any free will to choose God or choose satan.

 

There, I showed you where you said Adam was dead. Unless you think there is an exception with Adam, which you did not state. However, we are talking about Adam, so i have to conclude your dead man comments are including Adam. You will have to clarify your position.

 

God stated to him that he would die when he disobeyed God..
Spirually deadness direct result of the Fall....

 

I can only respond to your own comments. We are talking about Adam and whether or not he had a free will. and you made the comment how can a dead person have a free will.

 

I am merely stooping to the same level of debate as you.