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1 | Questioning God. | James 1:1 | Val | 190918 | ||
James 1:5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. | ||||||
2 | Questioning God. | James 1:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 190920 | ||
Val, Asking for wisdom to help you through your trials and questioning the Almighty are two very different things indeed. The first you are expected to do as pointed out by your post of James 1:5. The latter you are reproved for doing as Paul wrote to the Romans. Romans 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? It is never wrong to ask for God’s wisdom but so very wrong to question His will. Isaiah 45:9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? Stand in His grace, WOS |
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3 | Questioning God. | James 1:1 | Val | 190922 | ||
WOS-Isn't "questioning God's will" different from questioning why a bad thing has happened. We know that the Lord is just and pure and that there is no injustice in Him. To ask Him why a "bad thing" has happened isn't necessary "questioning His will" as you say. It is merely trying to make sense of the experiences of this world. When going through a bad experience who better to ask that the One who created us? Just trying to understand a crisis is not a bad thing. In fact, they draw us nearer to the Lord when we throw ourselves on Him and trust Him to be fair even when the world and the evil ones in it are not fair. James 1:16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. James 1:17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. |
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4 | Questioning God. | James 1:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 190929 | ||
Yes to the question you opened your response with. So why is it when you answered initially, you quoted James 1:5 which deals with a believer asking God for wisdom? I think you know there is a difference, you're simply either confusing them or wanting to debate something you agree with. Again, asking for wisdom and questioning God's will are two different things, I thought I said that already. “It is implied that people are opposed to the ways which God takes to govern the world; it is affirmed that calamity shall follow all the resistance which people shall make. This we shall follow, because, first, God has all power, and all who contend with him must be defeated and overthrown; and, secondly, because God is right, and the sinner who opposes him is wrong, and must and will be punished for his resistance.” – John Gill “If God is our Father, where is the honour we owe to him by submitting to his will?” – Matthew Henry Continue to ask for God’s wisdom but know there is a fine line between Honoring God and asking for His wisdom to conform to His will and being downright disrespectful in murmuring “why me Lord” or “why them”. I think it comes down to this, petition God for an answer through his Wisdom, don’t demand one. The questioned asked should be “what of me”, “not why me”. Romans 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Jeremiah 18:6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. Proverbs 16:4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. God’s sovereignty gives him the absolute right to do as He pleases for His own pleasure. We have no right to question that. We do have the privilege of asking what we shall do to conform to His will. Yes, big difference. I’ll give you the last response should you choose. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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