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1 | Romans in the light of Jonah does it say | Bible general Archive 4 | EdB | 232813 | ||
When the question is asked, "What about people that never heard of Jesus?" Many using an understanding of Romans 1:18-32 say nature attests to God therefore those people are without excuse. The question then becomes if that understanding of Romans 1:18-32 is correct why did God go to such extremes, as seen in the Book of Jonah to send Jonah, to Nineveh to tell them of God? Also we see in the Book of Jonah that God chastened Jonah for his lack of compassion toward the people of Nineveh because Jonah wanted to withhold from them the truth of God. I wonder if the understanding that nature somehow attests to God so that any lack of knowledge of Jesus Christ is without excuse is perhaps wrong. It is very possible to know God but not to be saved or not to follow after God. The Book of James 2:19 tells us the Demons believe and actually shudder in fear of God but that does not save them. I think Romans 1:18-32 perhaps becomes an over simplified answer to a question that when we hold it to the light of all of scripture, it just may be one we really don't know the answer to. |
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2 | Romans in the light of Jonah does it say | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 232814 | ||
Pardon me, Ed... what was the question? | ||||||
3 | Romans in the light of Jonah does it say | Bible general Archive 4 | EdB | 232818 | ||
The question is stated in the second paragraph. It is if the understanding of Romans 1:19-32 which I detailed in my question is correct why did God go to such extremes as seen in the Book of Jonah to send Jonah to Nineveh to tell them of God? Why also did God chasten Jonah for his lack of compassion toward the people of Nineveh because Jonah wanted to withhold from them the truth of God? I then offered some food for thought that someone may use if they choose to explore these questions. |
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4 | Romans in the light of Jonah does it say | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 232821 | ||
Ah. A duplicate question. I recall being a young man in an Astronomy class. Amazingly enough the professor was a believer. A fellow student asked the professor once, "Why would God go to all the trouble to create all the vast universe if there were not life elsewhere?" The professor asked, "What trouble?" :-) |
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5 | Romans in the light of Jonah does it say | Bible general Archive 4 | EdB | 232830 | ||
Actually it is not a duplicate question it is a similar picture and an entirely different frame. Perhaps others would like to discuss the question or perhaps not. |
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6 | Romans in the light of Jonah does it say | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 232832 | ||
Dear Ed, I see much discussion of it since way back in 2001. I stopped counting at something over 120 posts. Seriously, Ed: If it was divisive then, why might it not also be divisive now? In Him, Doc |
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7 | Romans in the light of Jonah does it say | Bible general Archive 4 | EdB | 232836 | ||
If as you say this discussion has been going on since 2001, why has that happened with the divisiveness you claim has taken place. Why can’t someone present their expository position of the passage without being told due to improper scholarship their position is wrong? I’m seeing people being shut out from participating because they don’t hold the same theological bent that the people that are presently the most outspoken on this forum have. It seems the idea of the Studybible forum has become a place of debate, where the goal is to win. I don’t believe that was Lockman’s purpose for starting and supporting this forum. Their stated purpose is and I quote, “The StudyBibleForum.com is built from the "Bible" up. A synergetic resource built to enhance and deepen your study of God's Word. It's like a free study Bible with an unlimited margin, that contained helpful verse notes, and was continually expanding. A resource where you can access and/or contribute to a dynamic repository of verse notes. It's not a discussion group or topical survey, but an ever growing "expository repository" that gives the layman and scholar an opportunity to share truth and contribute wisdom.” And while I agree the StudyBible Forum should not be allowed to become a discussion group or topical survey. There is often more than one position seen in the exposition of a passage and EACH of those positions must be allowed TO BE FAIRLY AND EQUALLY presented. That is unless we want to declare the StudyBible as a expository of “x” theology, which seems likely to happen unless other expository views are allowed to be presented and fairly considered. |
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