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1 | Is God an accessory to evil? | Acts 4:28 | New Creature | 142808 | ||
I am having a difficult time with Acts 4:27-28 Acts 4:27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, Acts 4:28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. In the above verses, I read where it was determined by God that Christ should die. So far I have no problem Where I am having a difficult time is trying to figure out whether it was determined by God which individuals would actually put Christ to death. The word determined is the Greek word (proorzio)which has also been translated to mean "predestinated" or "ordained" So if God predestinated or ordained that certain sinful men would carry out His plan, doesn't that seem to make God an accessory to evil, and the Author of it. I personally do not actually believe God is the Author of sin. But how can I explain this text without it making God appear to be an accessory to evil? Does any one have a reasonable answer? |
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2 | Is God an accessory to evil? | Acts 4:28 | Searcher56 | 142809 | ||
Predestination - Freewill have been dicussed before ... Enter these either word under Quick Search. This is an Calvinism/Arminianism debate - so it should not be discussed, by request of the SBF. Question - what would you do if you were a Christian Roman soldier and His executioner. A dream ... I saw the it was Him, I told Him no. He said that I must so that I and other might live. I did swing the hammer then bowed before my Lord, weeping as He hung on the cross. Searcher |
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3 | Accessory to evil | Acts 4:28 | New Creature | 142812 | ||
Searcher Actually this is a theological question which is derived from Scripture itself. No denomination has been mentioned except by you. If you don't have a reasonable answer to my questions could you leave them for those who do. Once again my question is: I am having a difficult time with Acts 4:27-28 Acts 4:27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, Acts 4:28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. In the above verses, I read where it was determined by God that Christ should die. So far I have no problem Where I am having a difficult time is trying to figure out whether it was determined by God which individuals would actually put Christ to death. The word determined is the Greek word (proorzio)which has also been translated to mean "predestinated" or "ordained" So if God predestinated or ordained that certain sinful men would carry out His plan, doesn't that seem to make God an accessory to evil, and the Author of it. I personally do not actually believe God is the Author of sin. But how can I explain this text without it making God appear to be an accessory to evil? Does any one have a reasonable answer? |
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4 | Accessory to evil | Acts 4:28 | DocTrinsograce | 142815 | ||
Hi, NC... Since I answered, I looked up some articles for you. These articles on the topic in question were written by a variety of scholars and teachers: http://www.desiringgod.org/library/topics/suffering/god_and_evil.html http://www.geocities.com/JoyfullyServing/Essays/Evil.html http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/ProblemEvil.htm I hope this helps. In Him, Doc |
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5 | Accessory to evil | Acts 4:28 | New Creature | 142828 | ||
Doc Thank you. I will look at the various articles. Your help is greatly appreciated Blessings NC |
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