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1 | 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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2 | I need clarification please | 1 Corinthians | Brent Douglass | 2490 | ||
No, that is not exactly what I was saying. I wouldn't say that God "knew those who were going to sin and that punishment was planned for those individuals," but I do believe that God knew that Adam was going to disobey. He had already created a means of salvation for Adam and his descendants -- any who would repent of their opposition to God and believe in Him. This applied to Abraham (Gen 15:6, with commentary in Gal 3:6; James 2:23 and Rom 4:3,20-22), and it applies to us today. I include myself among those who have brought God pain and suffering, but I know also that my salvation has brought (and brings) him great joy (Matthew 13:43-46 and 18:12-14). Hell (also known as the "lake of fire" or the "second death"), which is the punishment that will be received, was prepared "for the devil and his angels" -- not for man. However, hell will also be the punishment of unbelieving men as well (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:12-15). God, knowing that most people would reject him (which would result in their being merely "vessels prepared for destruction") did NOT choose to abandon his plan, but He endured such pain and rejection for the sake of showing forth his character of grace and mercy. He gave them the opportunity to live and prove themselves, and he endures their betrayal, rejection and arrogant defiance, knowing that he will eventually have to destroy them. This was done in order to show God's love toward those whom He knew would be converted (by the persistent conviction initiated and pursued consistently by His Spirit). (See Romans 9, particularly v.22) These would be brought to repentance, faith and love by God. The blood of God the Son, who willingly sacrificed Himself for us all, has removed all sin but the blasphemy against the Spirit, which reveals such defiant unbelief as to result in a final rejection of the persistent, faithful and loving conviction of the Spirit and the evidence He brings to our attention. The one who utterly rejects the clear testimony of the Spirit has no hope of conversion. |
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3 | Ok...I got you now. | 1 Corinthians | TerryM | 2559 | ||
Ok...I got you now. I like the idea of knowing that God, knowing that we will reject Him and cause Him pain, still loves us enough to give us a second chance. Which brings to mind another question concerning the "lake of fire". Will those who will spend eternity in the lake of fire be tormented eternally or will this judgement result in a "second death"? I am a little confused on this point. |
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4 | Ok...I got you now. | 1 Corinthians | Minister | 2575 | ||
Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. When the evil ones are turned over to the lake of fire, that is the second death and They will burn eternality. Lk 16:24 the rich guy was in hell being tormented and Lazarus was in heaven. If hell is hot like that and have that that type of torment the lake of fire is going to be even worser! That's not all you burn 24/7 morning, afternoon, evening, and night, 365 and 366 days a year of streight tormentation for ever and ever and ever...... and so on ever.... Hell is to HOT!! and Eternality is too long for Minister.... Rev. 20:10 May the Lord bless you with the hearing, studing, believing, and doing of his word. If you need information on biblestudy websites contact me at ministerhudson@hotmail.com This is for any that reads this message. |
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