u/Suspicious-Hotel7900

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God created me with a sin nature (through Adam). Why should I appreciate salvation?

God knew humanity would fall - the Bible tells us Jesus is the Lamb 'slain from the foundations of the earth'

He created us. Adam did sin and caused the fall. We all inherit that sin nature and cannot not sin.

So we go to hell without salvation. Jesus died for us, took our punishment. (I believe ALL of that, I was raised in the AoG)

But i'm starting to see God as someone not very pleasant. In some ways, it's like a guy who wants a woman to love him, so he cuts her brake lines and waits for her at the place where her brakes will fail, so he can swoop in, save her and she will love him and be grateful forever.

Because of this whatever-it-is, His insistence that we do things in this weird way of His, where we have free will and can sin and we gt the Fall, which resulted in untold suffering, death, as well as uncountable souls in hell. For me, it's very hard to see such a God as omnibenevolent, or very benevolent at all.

I don't want to go to hell. I don't like God. I hate the Devil and what he stands for. But I believe if I don't like God, if I'm not soo grateful for Salvation, I'll go to hell.

Any insights that are not 'shut up', or hand-wavy 'His ways are not our ways' kinds of responses would be greatly appreciated.

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u/Suspicious-Hotel7900 — 5 days ago

Trustee moved to dismiss my filing

I filed Chapter 13 pro se at the end of April.

I hired an attorney about 9 days later. I told the attorney I had not turned in a plan, that it was due the following Monday (this was Thursday). He indicated we could get an extension. He gave me some paperwork, told me to come back next day with retainer and documents.

Next day, I meet briefly with someone else in office (not sure if this person is an attorney) who handles this kind of thing. I re-iterate that the plan must be turned in that following Monday (we're now at Friday). She tells me she will file (I hope i'm getting this right) a motion to enroll Monday, wait a few hours, then file the motion for the extension. Great! I think.

Today, I get an email from the firm, asking for some more docs, and to meet with me tomorrow. I don't see it until after they're closed, but I respond. I then check my mail. I have 3 letters - one from the firm (from the same person who emailed me) telling me the trustee wants to dismiss my filing unless I provide a satisfactory reason that the plan wasn't turned in on time; I get a notice from the bankruptcy court of the same; and finally I get a second document from the law firm with a summary of the motion for enrollment. According to that document, the motion for enrollment was not filed that Monday as I was told, but 3 days later.

I am in Louisiana. I understand I cannot get legal advice here. Thanks!

Am I cooked?

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u/Suspicious-Hotel7900 — 5 months ago