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1 | why did Moses write Genesis? | OT general | Hank | 84606 | ||
Mommapbs: My first impulse was to answer the question, "Why did Moses write Genesis?" with the quip, "Well, somebody had to!" One might also ask, "Why is it that no forgiveness of sins is possible without the shedding of blood? (Heb. 9:22) Or "Why is there no salvation except through Jesus Christ?" (Acts 4:12) Or "Why is our own righteousness not pleasing to God?" (Isaiah 64:6) We could go on asking a million "why" questions to which God's word responds essentially in the same way that our Lord responded to Peter, "What is that to thee? Follow thou Me." (John 21:22). I think you summed it up quite succinctly and accurately when you said that whom God chooses to record His truth is up to Him. And it may be said with equal authenticity that, in a broader sense, not only whom God chooses to record His truth but the content and scope of the truth that He chooses to reveal to mankind are all up to Him. Therefore, if all answers to all questions that man devises are not contained in the revealed word of God, we should rest in faith and be content with what He has revealed, for it is indeed ample to keep us occupied for a lifetime. And the rest that remains God's mystery? Well, to paraphrase what our Lord said to Peter, I believe it is not inaccurate or sacrilegious to put in the vernacular of our time, "That's really none of your business!" --Hank | ||||||
2 | why did Moses write Genesis? | OT general | Mommapbs | 84619 | ||
Amen Hank! I have found great comfort in Dt 29:29 - "The secret things of God belong to God" Sometimes He choses to reveal them and other times, God keeps those secrets! As a side note, I remember struggling over a verse and could not understand what it meant. Well, I must have asked God about it and put it out of my mind. But several years, yes years, later the Lord revealed the meaning of that verse FOR me - He even reminded me of my questions about it! Oh how He loves you and me (et al!!) . . .what an awesome God we serve. I like the response you noted which I have paraphrased: "What business is it of yours? Get in line and follow Me!" mommapbs |
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