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1 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | John Reformed | 99054 | ||
Firstly Dear Parable, Matt 10:29 "Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. As christians we believe that every thing that has been created, down to the smallest particle, was created by God. We also belive that God is omnipresent and that nothing that exists exists without His knowing and by His will. He is also omniscient. Nothing happens that He is not aware of. He is omnipotent. Nothing can happen that He does not cause to happen. All power originates from Him. Acts 17:28 for in Him we live and move and exist, "From our experience..." is an arguement from human reason that is based on worldly wisdom. It certainly does not apply to All-Mighty GOD!!! Our God is bigger than we can even imagine. To God be the glory. John |
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2 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | Parable | 99055 | ||
In Romans 10:9, Paul said "...if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." This is what scripture says is the meaning of being Christian, not that we adopt Augustine's exhaustively defined blueprint theology in which God is the author of evil for purposes beyond human understanding. Read scripture for what it clearly says, not what others have said it means. Clearly, the bible teaches God is eternal, omniscient, omnipotent, transcendant and immanent. Scripture also teaches that it is the very real EXPERIENCE of Jesus' life, death, resurrection and ascension that give our faith its meaning. |
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3 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | John Reformed | 99057 | ||
Matthew 10:29 was not written by Augustine :-) You say that God does not micro-manage His creation, but offer human wisdom for a foundation. I reply with scripture and am accused of using the wisdom of Augustine as my foundation. Frankly, I think you may be looking for a way out of the discussion. John |
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4 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | Morant61 | 99058 | ||
Hi John! I know that we have discussed this verse before, but Mt. 23:37 is an excellent indicator that God does not micro-manage every every detail and choice. ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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5 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | John Reformed | 99061 | ||
Hiddee Hi Tim, Matt 23:37 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling. Jesus is the one doing the speaking. I believe He is speaking from the weakness of His human nature. Everything which He did was in obediance to His Father's will. When He took upon Himself flesh, He also laid aside many of the perogatives that being God the Son entailed. 2 Cor 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. Be carefull here Tim. What you are inferring is that God is less than an absolute ruler; that His governance is not over ALL of His creation. Rom 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! You force me to make an arguement for the universality of the term "ALL" (at least in this case) :-). Rom 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For this promise to be true God would have to be ruler over "all things". If I were to ask you if God were able to foreordain every single thing that occurs, and at the same time, preserve man's freedom to make his own choices freely, what would your answer be? But before you reply...consider this particulat attribute of God's: Matt 19:26 And looking at them Jesus said to them, "With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." John |
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6 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | Mommapbs | 99065 | ||
John Reformed, in referencing Matt 23:37 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.", you wrote: "Jesus is the one doing the speaking. I believe He is speaking from the weakness of His human nature . . . Everything which He did was in obedience to His Father's will. When He took upon Himself flesh, He also laid aside many of the perogatives that being God the Son entailed." Matt 19:26 And looking at them Jesus said to them, "With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Are you saying all things were not possible (He couldn't gather His people) because Jesus was in the flesh? What were the perogatives of God that Jesus "laid aside?" Please explain this. Thanks mommapbs |
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7 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | John Reformed | 99067 | ||
Dear Mommapbs, Let me see If I can explain my thoughts more clearly. As a man Jesus laid aside many of the attributes He has as God the Son. In His incarnation He was subject to fatigue, pain, hunger thirst etc. He also experienced fear and anguish. Mark 14:36 And He was saying, "Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will." My point is that the fact that Jesus was prevented from gathering the people of Jerusalem into His protection is a poor arguement against God's soveriegn rule over all things. The incarnate Christ also laid aside His omniscience. As a child He had to learn to speak and read and how to behave. As an adult He did not know the day or the hour of His return; Only the Father knew that. The Father, Son and Holy Ghost are 3 persons and as such have different offices, yet are of the same essense. One God! When God the Son took on human flesh, He laid aside those riches for a time. He became poor. He was God and man at the same time but there was no mingling or mixture of the human nature with the nature of the Diety. Does this help or hurt. It is a very complex topic. Hopefully, someone wiser than me will chip in. John |
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8 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | Mommapbs | 99121 | ||
Greetings John - you wrote: "My point is that the fact that Jesus was prevented from gathering the people of Jerusalem into His protection is a poor arguement against God's soveriegn rule over all things." I am not argung against God's sovereign rule. As I read that verse, I do not see the inability of God and especially I do not see His unwillingness. I also do not believe He was unable due to the limitations He was subject to as Incarnate. The reason He "could not" was due to the unwillingness of man to surrender to the will of God. Jesus COULD have gathered His people, but THEY WOULD NOT. This does not diminish my understanding of God's sovereign rule, but reveals His permissive will. He loves us even when we don't love Him. He died for all, which in my understanding includes even those who reject Him (past, present and future). He is still IN CONTROL when we refuse to submit to His authority. I believe that when God created man in His image, that necessitated a free will. Yet our choices are not always Godly and we must suffer the consequences of those that are not. It is God's will that mankind have a free will . . . therefore, God's sovereignty triumphs again. You wrote: "He was God and man at the same time but there was no mingling or mixture of the human nature with the nature of the Diety." Please explain what you mean here. mommapbs |
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9 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | Morant61 | 99132 | ||
Greetings Mommapbs! Excellent observation! The verse does not say, "How often would I...but I could not". It says, "How often would I...but you would not". Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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