***“A big question is... can we, on our own, decide to reject God?”
Well, I think the answer is yes. Why?***
That, in my book, would make us superior to God. It is OUR choice that determines our destination. This I do not believe. I believe that God chose from the beginning of creation who would be his children, and then works to make it so.
Can anyone surprise God, either way? Will God be walking through Heaven and suddenly stop and say “How the heck did YOU get in?” Or will he ever say, “Gee I sure wish Bob would have made a better choice.”
“That, in my book, would make us superior to God.”
Not if GOD gives us the choice - which scriptures indicate he does.