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1 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | flinkywood | 99059 | ||
Thanks, John. I agree that God is not a helpless griever, and I think your point is excellent in that we can't possibly know God's infinite comlexity by intellect alone, but by the simplicity of a relationship based on faith through love ("For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." Gal 5.6 NIV). And no, God is certainly not powerlesss to persuade us to repent, otherwise there would have been no Jesus. We get our capacity to love from God (1 John 4:19), as well as our ability to know Him, (Psa 51:6 "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom."). Yet, though God has equipped us for knowledge, He also cautions us to trust in Him with all our hearts and not to lean on our own undertanding (Prov 3.5). So there is a danger in philosophising scripture, I mean reducing God's grace, His love, to a formula: "This proves that He is responsible for evil", or "God didn't actually give us freedom of choice." Now, love involves choice, which makes it precious. And since love is supreme (1 Cor 13: 1-13), we can't have God pamper us too much. God, in Texas terms, keeps a stretch on love so that we don't turn out like those spoiled brats in the wilderness. If God is love and love involves choice then God is not a puppeteer, which means that man chooses his poison, not God. If I understand your drift, you might be arguing that God is the author of all, both good and evil. From the standpoint of love I disagree, so I can't blame God for the evil of men. From the standpoint of knowledge, however, I could make a case that God knew all from beginning to end and therefore owns the good, the bad and the ugly, but I don't buy it. To argue that because God is outside of time, omniscient, eternal, all-powerful thus makes Him responsible for my stealing a squirtgun at Lampstons is pointless (and silly!). The fact and attributes of love destroy this argument. There is a boxing in of God that happens on this side of eternity; I think that because we have this tendency He has asked us to depend on His love, rather than on knowledge. "Do not all charms fly at the touch of cold philosphy?" (From "Endymion", by John Keats). Colin. |
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2 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | John Reformed | 99063 | ||
Thanks foryour reply Colin, Let me assure you that Scripture not philosophy is my guide. I have learned through scripture that "God is NOT the author of evil" and have never claimed that He was the author of evil either. Where you might have gotten that idea was from another poster, who erroneouly assumed by mis-reading something I said, that that is what I MUST believe. I don't! Whether my interpertaions of Scripture be right or wrong, I arrived at them by Scripture. Please read Acts 4:27,28. That should give you a clue as to which way my stick floats. (A little mountain man lingo Tex) John |
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3 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | flinkywood | 99092 | ||
John, 10-4, honcho. The scriptures you cite, along with Romans 11 in its entirety, are an enormous mystery to me, but I defintely suss the orientation of your aquatic indicator. Colin |
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4 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | Leon | 99093 | ||
The bible says that God is not the author of confusion, so you know he is not the author of evil. Another scripture found in the bible in the book of Ephsians 6:12 that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood but the principalities ,against powers against the rulers of the darkness of theis world against spiritual wickedness in high places. So you see the devil is the author of evil. Leon from Ga. | ||||||
5 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | flinkywood | 99099 | ||
Thanks, Leon. Colin |
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