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1 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | John Reformed | 99287 | ||
Hi Ed, You stated "I always thought God desired none to perish..." Matt 18:12-13 "What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying? "If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. "So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish. In context Ed, this passage is about Christ's sheep. It has to do with our eternal security not the fate of all mankind. "Whosoever believes" does cover everyone everywhere. But it does not give us the answer to the question of WHY some believe but others do not. Ps 115:3 But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases. 2 Is 9:17 Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men, Nor does He have pity on their orphans or their widows; For every one of them is godless and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking foolishness. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out. Is 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, 'My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure'; Rom 9:13 Just as it is written, "JACOB I LOVED, BUT ESAU I HATED." John |
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2 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | EdB | 99288 | ||
John Let's take your Romans 9:13 time wise you frame it before the fact. I read it framed time wise after the fact. By this I mean God knew before hand knew the heart of Esau and Jacob. God knew Esau would not appreciate or respect his inheritance but that Jacob would. If God created Esau to reject his inheritance then why hate him? He did just what he was designed to do. Further if you take this verse in context Paul is explaining call to the Gentiles. Before this God's chosen were the Jews if you wanted to be chosen you had to convert Judaism. Now the door was open through Christ to the Gentile. This passage is not explanation of individual salvation but rather the salvation of a Jews and Gentiles. Remember Peter even said Paul as hard to understand. I think this is where Calvin got mixed up since he had no theological training and couldn't have studied to much since he was only saved a year or two when he formulated his whole idea. EdB |
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3 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | John Reformed | 99300 | ||
Hi again Ed, I would be happy to discuss these points with you. But I would appreciate it if you would first tell me your thoughts on God not desiring anyone to perish. I know that the Bible teaches that He takes no pleasure from their destruction, but it does seem that scripture teaches that all His "good pleasure" is done without fail. John |
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4 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | EdB | 99308 | ||
John God desires none would be lost but He does not demand it. He through His Son our Lord Jesus Christ provided a way to salvation. His desire is that everyone will take that way. But as Jesus said the way is narrow. God allows brings us to conviction, each one of us knows we are a sinner convicted of sin, it is then our choice to accept Christ and receive salvation or reject Christ to our doom. I choose Christ EdB |
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