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1 | Did God know Adam would sin? | 1 Corinthians | Brent Douglass | 2414 | ||
All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast--all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN FROM THE CREATION OF THE WORLD. (Rev 13:8 NIV, EMPHASIS mine). God had already agreed within Himself from the foundation of the world that the Son would be sacrificed on our behalf The plan was already there. He already knew all about each of us sufficiently to know who would respond to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. (Many Christians would believe that God had even assigned them.) He had already predetermined that our experiences and environment would be guided in such a way as to conform us to His own image as revealed in the Son. (See Romans 8:28-29 and Ephesians 1:4-6) The revelation of God as the Creator of all men (and even adopted Father for many of us) in this case is significant. He did not choose to destroy, prior to existence, us who were not only born imperfect and unholy but who would cause Him great suffering and would temporarily mar his creation substantially with our evil practices. This is very different from the decisions made today by many parents who realize something is imperfect about a pre-born child and decide to end its life. What would I (or you) be prone to do if I knew, from the time of conception, that my unborn child was going to reject, violate, hurt and embarrass me as well as ruin a faithful reputation and honored lifestyle that I had built for myself? I know which decision God chose when he knew me (and everyone who has ever lived) millenia before I was even conceived. |
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2 | I need clarification please | 1 Corinthians | TerryM | 2458 | ||
I am confused (maybe it's becaues I haven't had coffee yet...smile), can you calrify your answer for me? Are you saying that God knew or did not know Adam was going to disobey Him? Are you saying that He knew those who were going to sin and that punishment was planned for those individuals? Forgive me if I seem a little dense, but I'm just trying to understand you. THANKS! |
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3 | I need clarification please | 1 Corinthians | Blaze | 2474 | ||
God knows everything, including the end from the beginning. ISAIAH 42:9 "Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you." ISAIAH 44:7 "Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it; Yes, let him recount it to Me in order, From the time that I established the ancient nation. And let them declare to them the things that are coming And the events that are going to take place. ISAIAH 45:11 Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: "Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands. ISAIAH 46 9 "Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, 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'; ISAIAH 48 5 Therefore I declared them to you long ago, Before they took place I proclaimed them to you, So that you would not say, 'My idol has done them, And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.' 6 "You have heard; look at all this. And you, will you not declare it? I proclaim to you new things from this time, Even hidden things which you have not known. DANIEL 2 28 "However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days. This was your dream and the visions in your mind while on your bed. 29 "As for you, O king, while on your bed your thoughts turned to what would take place in the future; and He who reveals mysteries has made known to you what will take place. MATTHEW 6:8 "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Here's the kicker, He knew it would happen and yet He still created us. Based on Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. then the our falling is actually better in the end than if we hadn't. |
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4 | I need clarification please | 1 Corinthians | TerryM | 2478 | ||
Oh...OK. Thanks for the clarification and I agree with you. I know I serve an all-knowing, all-powerful God! | ||||||
5 | I need clarification please | 1 Corinthians | Blaze | 2482 | ||
Sorry, I didn't read the beginning parts of the conversation first. | ||||||
6 | I need clarification please | 1 Corinthians | TerryM | 2483 | ||
I'm sorry. I didn't read who was sending the post. I thought you were the one responding to the previous answer to my first...oh never mind! I enjoyed your comments anyway. Smile | ||||||