Theodicy Soteriology, Hermeneutics

SOTERIOLOGY : M. M. NINAN
permissible. Jesus was not a free man. His obedience was not his own choice. It was
predetermined. Thus it simply leads to nullification of his sacrifice and his death is no more an
acceptable substitute for man. If there indeed was persons begotten or created then it is
impossible for a freewilled God to see into the actions of a free willed person. Whatever
theological jargon we may employ freewill of creatures and predestination are mutually
exclusive.
If it really was possible for God to look into the future to see what decisions people will make,
that would logically necessitate a predestinated, preprogrammed reality where people would
be nothing more than programmed bio- robots. Though probably the bio-robot man was preprogrammed
to think that he has freedom of choice and he is in control of every situation, that
in itself should have been foreknown and pre-programmed. Free choices would not be an
option for people to exercise. Are we fooling ourselves? Has God preprogrammed us to think
that we have freedom of will? Could be. But then God is playing his biggest joke on us.
Most of the statements in the Bible are therefore a cruel joke of God. God has been mocking
humans in various places when they were made responsible for their actions and also when
God himself pretended that he did not know.
Look at the situation of tower of Babel:
Genesis 11: 5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were
building.
Sodom and Gomorrah:
Genesis 18: 20-21 Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so
great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as
the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."
Why was God so disturbed about the messages he received from the Angels that he has to
come down to verify whether it was true or not. What laugh God was having when Abraham
tried to mediate. He simply knew what was going on because he predestined it. Look at poor
Abraham.
Jesus himself played along the same line fooling the depraved mankind with his calls of
believing in him and then promising salvation and eternal life, knowing all the time to whom
he is going to give them these great gift out of his great mercy. He also knew whom he was
going to burn in hell. (Hebrews 2:9; John 6:44-69; John 3:1-18; Romans 3:25; Revelation 1:5;
Hebrews 9:22; I Peter 1:18-19; John 12:44-46; Matt. 7:24-27; Matt. 11:6; Matt. 12:50; Matt
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