MacDonald (as selected by Lewis)

[Dale (evolutionary providentialist)]

We seem to be having contrapuntal conversations.

On edification and coercion, even loving coercion, and when coercion fails

Personally, (considering that Jesus as the best revelation of God’s heart and character that we have), I don’t think God can be “offended” but I think he can certainly be saddened. (Think of the image of the father in the parable of the prodigal son and of Jesus weeping over Jerusalem). And yes, consequences are experienced by people at a personal level—consequences certainly come to disobedient children-- but I don’t see these as coercive acts on the part of God, but as warnings of the natural…