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1 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102429 | ||
Dear John you quoted Easton as saying "The origin of sin is a mystery, and must for ever remain such to us." I personally don't think the origin of sin is such a mystery as Easton makes it out to be. Since God created his beings and gave them the freedom to obey or disobey or rebell, then the origin of sin is no longer a mystery. Satan and his band of followers CHOSE to rebell, and then incited our earthly ancestor's to use their God given freedom to disobey, therefore by these acts of disobedience, sin entered the world, and we now all have been born with an inherited sin nature. That being the case in no way means God is the author of sin, even though he allows or permits it's entrance into the world. Blessings friend New Creature |
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2 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | John Reformed | 102495 | ||
NC, We know that Adam and Eve were created with absolutely free wills, but because of their mis-use of this freedom, their desendents were born in bondage to sin and Satan. That is why no person born of Adam has the ability to live a sinless life. You said "Since God created his beings and gave them the freedom to obey or disobey or rebell, then the origin of sin is no longer a mystery." That explains how it is possible that Adam and Eve sinned, but not why the possibility of sinning exists. Returning to our subject...we were talkiig about the question of God has foreordaing the wicked deeds of men. Does He or does'nt He? John |
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3 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102499 | ||
Dear John Concerning your question does God fore-ordain the wicked deeds of men? According to my understanding, to say that God fore-ordains the wicked sinful deeds of men, would be to say that God is the author of sin, which I don't believe He is. God created all His creatures, and gave them the ability to choose to either obey or disobey. Concerning the origin of sin - Lucifer was the first to use His freedom to rebel and many other angelic beings joined Him in the rebellion. That is why in the New Testament, Satan is called the father of lies. He incited the human race to CHOOSE to disobey God and then all their ancestor's became infected with the fallen or inherited sin nature. We all (me and you and all others) have been born with this fallen sin nature. It seems to me that you believe that God fore-ordained the sinful acts of men. Is that so? Blessings New Creature |
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4 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | John Reformed | 102502 | ||
Dear NC, I have copied a previous post and reposted below. The reason I have done this is because you did not address the passages,but, asked a question ans made a conclusion but did not tell me what the passages lead us to conclude. -------------------------------------------------- God is not the author of sin, but, He has ordained that the sinful acts of man (which He fore-ordained) work together for ultimate good. We see one example in the story of Joseph and his brothers: Gen 50:20 "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. Another in Is 10:5-7 "Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation, I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture booty and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets.Yet it does not so intend, Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it is its purpose to destroy And to cut off many nations. From these verses we learn that God uses the wicked intentions of man for His own purpose. Acts 4:27,28 "For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur. Those listed; Herod, Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, sought the death of Christ out of pure hatred, yet God was working underneath for the greatest good that the world will ever know. God Bless, John |
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