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1 | A Wonderful Plan? How do you know? | Rom 1:18 | userdoe220 | 20314 | ||
First, the verse you throw out—and probably most that you use to backup that God as micro-managed the universe—refers to a nation not to a particular individual. Isa 14:21-32 This passage reverts more particularly to the fall of historical Babylon in 539, and the permanent extinction of her power and posterity. As a confirmation beforehand of this promise concerning Babylon, the Lord foretold the more immediate disaster to the armies of Assyria (the suzerain of Babylon at the time) in Palestine (v. 25), which took place upon Sennacherib's invasion of 701 B.C. All these disasters to neighboring nations would demonstrate the irresistible power of the one true God, the God of Israel (vv. 24,27). (from The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright (c) 1962 by Moody Press) God can have evil/good plans in store for a nation and bless individuals within that nation He is judging. Look at Jeremiah’s life. He was mightily used of God (Great plan for his life), yet suffered the fate of exile with his brethren, Israel. Second, if the Gospel is for all people—I am one that believes it is—than God does have a wonderful plan for those who choose to bow their knee to the Lordship of Christ! That plan (pre-determined destination in life Eph 1) is ultimately the changing of that individual into the likeness of Jesus Christ. What better plan can be promised to an individual? So, yes, I can with full assurance tell someone on the street that “God does have a wonderful plan for their life.” |
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2 | A Wonderful Plan? How do you know? | Rom 1:18 | Lionstrong | 20461 | ||
Matt 10:29 "Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. ......... Luke 12:6 "Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. ........... Luke 12:7 "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows. ............ Micro-manage? You hide your unbelief in the Sovereignty of God with words of negative connotation, Brother Schwartz? I prefer to think of it as the Sovereign providence of an almighty God demonstrating intense personal interest in every detail of his wonderful creation, even down to the number of hairs on your blessed head. .............. Is 14:27 "For the LORD of hosts has planned, and who can frustrate it? And as for His stretched-out hand, who can turn it back?" ............... A nation, not an individual? So what are you saying, Schwartz, my friend? A nation can’t frustrate God’s plan, but a single man can? ................ Peace, Lionstrong |
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3 | Ninevah did. | Rom 1:18 | userdoe220 | 20484 | ||
Ninevah did. | ||||||
4 | Ninevah did. | Rom 1:18 | Norrie | 20505 | ||
Nineveh did what? Should you have hit note instead of question? | ||||||
5 | Ninevah did. | Rom 1:18 | userdoe220 | 20506 | ||
I must have selected the wrong option button. I meant to hit note. Well, since my intent was not that obvious I will state it a little clearer. My intent is to stir up the forum a bit :-) on the question of Ninevah's repentance found in the book of Jonah. Did Ninevah change God's mind through their act of repentance or did God determine all along that Ninevah was going to repent and decided to dupe Jonah into thinking that His judgement was coming immediatley? Tough question that has come up in many of Sunday School classes. |
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6 | Ninevah did. | Rom 1:18 | Norrie | 20512 | ||
My opinion is that God changed His mind when Ninevah repented. Remember He changed His mind when talking to Abraham about sparing the people in Sodom too, kept going 50, 50, 30, 20, then couldn't even find 10. But I believe God can change His mind. | ||||||
7 | Ninevah did. | Rom 1:18 | Reformer Joe | 20526 | ||
That would mean that God either made a mistake, or doesn't know what we will do. Careful...open theism is an ugly heresy which poses one of the biggest threats to evangelicalism today. Incidentally, God never changed his mind about Sodom. He said that IF ten righteous people could be found it would be spared, knowing all along that ten such individuals did not exist. --Joe! |
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8 | Ninevah did. | Rom 1:18 | Norrie | 20586 | ||
I tried posting yesterday but kept getting cannot display so...anyway, Rom 8:28. We may make mistakes but God can still bring good out of them. :) | ||||||
9 | Ninevah did. | Rom 1:18 | Reformer Joe | 20641 | ||
Norrie: I agree and will go a step further: God, already knowing what those mistakes will be, has already woven them into the fabric of human history, which will ultimately glorify Him! --Joe! |
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