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21 | Does God have free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 5988 | ||
Your original question is a good one and shows the logical conclusion of positing free will as an explanation for evil. Augustine in the early centuries of Christianity asked the same question. The force of logic and Scripture led him to reject the notion of free will. Free will, so posited, logically leads to denying free will to God. Also, God has not tied His hands with respect to man's will, witness Pharoah, Abimelech, Sihon and others. Respectfully, Lionstrong |
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22 | Does God have free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 5990 | ||
Hello, tykelt! You're right. God is righteous. But are you saying that God is under or bound by the law? Is God's righteous nature defined by the law? Respectfully, Lionstrong |
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23 | Does God have free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 6040 | ||
Hi, Cephas, In contrast to my brother, charis, your question is theological, not philosophical, because it is about God. Maybe my brother thinks it's philosophical because it's a logical question. It's a logical question that I'm surprised that someone who believes in free will would ask! Now for someone who believes that the will of man is subject to a soveriegn God, that this God has not adopted a hands-off policy towards man's will, but does what ever He pleases in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps (Ps 135:6), that question would be asked. And if the question does not show that it leads to the contradiction of denying free will to God, then one has to redefine "free" ("God does not have free will in the way we have"). And if you do that, then is it really free? Or are you hiding the contradiction with words? Man's will is not free from the soveriegn God, whoes will is the only truly free will, and fallen man is in even worse shape since his will is enslaved to sin, and in his sin he is dead to all that is toward God. And what sence does it make to say "limited" free will? Does God tie his hands sometimes? When? Why? To admit that God does exercise His perogative as God over the will of man is the same as denying free will. God's salvation is great in Christ, Who is the AURTHOR (the one who initiates) and finisher of our faith. He who BEGAN a good work (of salvation) in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Peace in the Lamb Lionstrong |
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24 | Bible has 1188 chap's, cntr is Psalm 118 | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 6045 | ||
It's more correct to say that the Bible has been divided into so many chapters, depending on what translation you have. The chapters are artificial, that is, man made, not inspired. | ||||||
25 | Does God have free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 6082 | ||
Thanks for answering my post, charis. (To this post you need not respond. I honor you request not to discuss a time paradox, BUT......) Doesn't your position create this paradox? (I'm sorry, but I'm typing on a different computer, and for some reason it doesn't keep my paragraph breaks, which would make it easier to read.) You see, I believe that God knows because in His councel He has planned for cetain things to fall out certain ways. (His plan is logically prior to His knowledge, not temporally prior. God is eternal, not time bound as we are.) In the temporal sphere where we live, the same is true, is it not (within the limits of human knowledge)? In chess (as in life) do we plan a move because we know, or do we know the move because we've planned? In terms of micro-manage: It's a loaded term. I would not use it to describe the Lord's providence, but nonetheless His care is very detailed. He knows the number of hairs on our heads, knows every insignificant sparrow that falls to the ground. I for one am thankful for such a God Who pays such close attention to the lives of His people. In the Lamb, Lionstrong |
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26 | Is heaven big enough to be God's home? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 7355 | ||
Of course, by definition (there's that word again :-) a spirit is not physical. Therefore, a spirit takes up no space. | ||||||
27 | What is the gospel? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 12400 | ||
"love each other in our own world-where we live work and play." Dear Sas, Is your comment an answer to the original question, "What is the gospel"? Or is it an answer to the post above it "How can one experience Christ"? |
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28 | What is the gospel? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 12551 | ||
Dear Sas, "love each other in our own world-where we live work and play" is not the gospel according to the Bible. According to the Bible, this is the gospel: 1 Cor 15:1 Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, 1 Cor 15:2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 1 Cor 15:3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 1 Cor 15:4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, As you see, Sas, the gospel is not our about our experience at all. If the gospel is about anyone's experience, it's about Christ's experience, his sacrificial obedience unto death for the salvation of believers. As wonderful as our experience of Christ might be and our life in him, it is not and cannot substitute for the finished work of Christ on the cross in real space-time history. This is the gospel of our salvation. Peace, Lionstrong |
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29 | Who created god? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 14579 | ||
Dear Peaches, What you wrote is totally the product of your imagination. If you tried to support any of your statements about God from the Bible, you would find none. Not to be harsh on you, but this is a Study Bible Forum, where we attempt to give biblical answers to honest questions. (And since God alone knows the heart, we can't say any questions is dishonest.) I'm sure your sentiments are well-meant, but the last thing truth is, is sentimental. Peace, Lionstrong |
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30 | Who created god? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 14580 | ||
Dear Peaches, What you wrote is totally the product of your imagination. If you tried to support any of your statements about God from the Bible, you would find none. Not to be harsh on you, but this is a Study Bible Forum, where we attempt to give biblical answers to honest questions. (And since God alone knows the heart, we can't say any questions is dishonest.) I'm sure your sentiments are well-meant, but the last thing truth is, is sentimental. Peace, Lionstrong |
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31 | Should the Bible be taken literally? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 15160 | ||
No offence, dear brother Ed, As Hank said your question is really not about literalness, but about interpretation as a whole, about people imposing unbiblical presuppositions on Scripture causing them to reject portions of Scripture as being outdated or only for the time it written. Scripture must be interpreted by Scripture, not by the current "wind of doctrine" of our culture. From the Westminster Confession of Faith: The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself: and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly. Peace, Lionstrong |
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32 | Should the Bible be taken literally? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 15176 | ||
Dear Ed That's the beauty of God's Word and how it applies to every dispensation and culture, be it the agrarian culture of ancient Israel or the high tech information age of western civilization. Back then "no murder" could apply to not sacrificing you child to Molech. Today it's abortion and stem cell research. The command is unchanged; the applications are as diverse as our circumstances. We need the leadership of the Holy Spirit and the wisdom and courage (against the pressures of PC) he supplies to stand against brokeness of our world and the wilds of the devil. Peace, Lionstrong |
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33 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17067 | ||
Dear Norrie, ......... ¶¶ I wrote, "But just because there is no express command, it does not mean that such a prohibition is not implied in other commands of God." ............... Peace, Lionstrong |
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34 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17199 | ||
Dear Steve. "When we limit God (or anything) when define Him." The only way God can be unlimited, it to define him as the pantheist do. They define God as everything. Since God is not everthing, He must be limited. He is limited to being good and not both good and evil. He is limited to being almighty and not both almighty and impotent. His is limited to being most wise and not .... You see my point. Definition are not evil; they help us to know what we are talking about. Peace, Lionstrong |
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35 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17212 | ||
Dear kalos, "...since I am not too superstitious to attempt a definition of God." When you wrote this were you refering to the other answers given to Charis' question? Peace, Lionstrong |
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36 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17255 | ||
Thanks Kalos, But as I said in my post, mine was not a difinition, but rather a listing of some things God has revealed about himself in his word. Whereas the WORD "god" can be defined, the God of the Bible cannot, because he has not given us a definition of himself in his Word. So my summary was not a way of defining. I expressly denied the possibility of doing so. Peace, Lionstrong |
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37 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17258 | ||
Dear Steve, I'm glad you see my point. Again, to say something about God, his character, his attributes in no way limits him. How could it? Besides, he hasn't told us everything about himself anyway, and he couldn't, because we couldn't hold that much information. Even his thoughts about an individual person is more than a person can handle. But we can and ought to learn and teach what God has revealed about himself with the understanding that what he has revealed about himself is not exhaustive. Ps 139:17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Ps 139:18 If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You. Peace, Lionstrong |
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38 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17294 | ||
Dear Steve, Isa 55:8 doesn't make me think that, but again, I expressly denied that we can define God, therefore we cannot even begin to define Him. We can only list or summarize what he has revealed about himself in his Word. ........ ¶ Peace, Lionstrong |
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39 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 18138 | ||
Is 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever. Dear Joe, It is valid to site Scripture's claim to be true. What if the Bible had no statements, explicit or implicit, about its truth? What if the Scripture left it completely in doubt that God cannot lie? This is a point in its favor, not against it. So what if other writings make a claim of truth? That's what this spiritual battle's all about. Who's claim will stand? Peace, Lionstrong |
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40 | Is killing during war a sin? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 18886 | ||
Don't want to be a thorn in your side, brother Steve, But recalling our other debate, does this apply to the church? Peace, Lionstrong |
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