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1 | Does God force His will on us ? | Mark 1:12 | jeremiah1five | 241651 | ||
Hi Doc. I don't believe Lucifer (aka Satan) is out loose doing anything. Man doesn't need him. The sin nature in man is enough evil in the world. There is no free will in any of God's created beings. Even the creation of man was such that in the Mind of God He knew the billions and trillions of evil thoughts one single person has in one lifetime compounded that with the billions of lives that have existed on the planet since Adam, and STILL God saw the result that was favorable to Him and would bring Him glory He went ahead and created angel and man just the same. | ||||||
2 | Does God force His will on us ? | Mark 1:12 | DocTrinsograce | 241655 | ||
Hello, Jer... Relative to Satan being extant on the Earth, I would have to disagree. Peter states that the devil is, indeed, out and about (1 Peter 5:8); which is also affirmed by Paul, James, and John elsewhere. Nonetheless, I agree with you in regard to the nature of man. Relative to the nature of the will, I have already expressed what the Scriptures teach on the subject. If you are interested, you can use the Advanced Search option to read about it. I do not see your theodicy as being orthodox. Thank you, though, for telling us about it. In Him, Doc |
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3 | Does God force His will on us ? | Mark 1:12 | jeremiah1five | 241656 | ||
Doc, the Holy Spirit through Peter uses the adjective, not a noun nor pronoun. The Greek word is "traducer" which means "false accuser" or "one who slanders another." And it is not capitalized. This is the same word Jesus used to describe the slander of Judas of the character of Jesus to the priests when he approached them to make a deal in turning Him over to them. It is an adjective and can be used of a human person as Peter is describing the tongue, the world of iniquity that sets everything on fire. If God does not bridle that tongue then He cannot control the body (of the servant.) Many have the tendency of applying "satan" "devil" etc., to Lucifer, but the grammar won't allow it as an adjective. The roaring lion roars and it's only all roar, no bite. Proverbs does talk about the bite, but still I don't understand why Christians try to change an adjective and try to make it a noun or pronoun all the time they read "devil" in Scripture. I have done my studies on the subject and it comes out the same. We shouldn't always try to make words like "satan" or "devil" always mean Lucifer. Man is a "satan" and is also at times a "devil," isn't he/she? Adversary (Ro. 8:7), and false accuser (Jn. 6:70 - "have I not chosen you twelve and one of you is a false accuser?") Yes, he was. |
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4 | Does God force His will on us ? | Mark 1:12 | DocTrinsograce | 241658 | ||
Hi, Jer... You do know that capital letters are a modern convention. Punctuation did not exist in Greek. Not even spaces between words. You would also need to deal with the dozen or so other passages that use the same word. Anyway... I do not deem that these unorthodox views merit debate. Perhaps they might if there were others who posited the teachings. But given that they are, by your own admission, solely of your invention, there is simply too little weight to debate them. If you would like, go ahead and write to me. My email address is in my profile. We could discuss them individually, but presuming on everyone else is neither considerate of the other forum participants, and also departing from the express wishes of our gracious host. In Him, Doc |
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5 | Does God force His will on us ? | Mark 1:12 | jeremiah1five | 241660 | ||
OK, I understand about capital letters. But there is still the truth about adjectives and the tendency of Christians to force such words to behave like a noun and pronoun. I have to ask..."presume" what? And I don't appreciate you not only muzzling the Holy Spirit but also censoring Him by restricting these comments and notes from appearing on the homepage. Why do you do that? Why the manipulation of my gift of Christ? Have I done that to you that you would do it unto me? (Matt. 7:12). |
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