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1 | Is whate'er my God ordains right? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 5436 | ||
My point, dear charis, is as the song of our faith says, whate'er my God ordains IS right. The answer to the secod question is no. God does what He does because it pleases Him to do so (Ps 115:3, Ps 135:6) And because He does it, it must be good. My point is that there is no rule above God to which He must conform. He Himself is the rule. I used the words "in other words" because the next two question are really the same as the first two, but it more clearly shows how rediculous it is to put any rule above (or besides) Him. Thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt :) Peace in the Lamb Lionstrong (male) not Lioness-strong (female :) |
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2 | Is whate'er my God ordains right? | Bible general Archive 1 | charis | 5439 | ||
Dear Lionstrong, The point of all of the above string of postings was to say that God is right? Well, I agree that He is absoulutely right. Logic would dictate, then, that He could not cause or be responsible for wrong, or evil. Perhaps I am too simple for this discussion. Pardon me if I have misjudged you or misinterpreted your words. Blessings in Christ Jesus, charis |
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3 | Is whate'er my God ordains right? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 5763 | ||
Brother, charis, Let me try to add a little clarity Responsible defined: 1. Liable to be required to give account, as of one's actions or of the discharge of a duty or trust. 2. Involving personal accountability or ability to act without guidance or superior authority: a responsible position within the company. 3. Being a source or cause. This come from the American Heritage Dictionary. These are not all the definitions, but do you notice the first one? In a dictionary, the first definition is either the most used meaning or the original meaning. Now, I understand that the word can be used to mean cause, but the first definition is to be required to give an account. The first definition, of course does not apply to God. He answers to no one. And that's why in my above posting I said that God is not responsible. And that is also why I asked JV how he was defining the word. How can anyone disagree that God is the first cause of all things? Granted, God didn't cause Satan to tempt Eve, He didn't cause Cain to murder Abel, or the low lifes to bear false witness against Naboth the Jezreelite. God is not the author of sin, but why don't people understand that had there been no creation there would have been no serpent and Eve, no Cain and Abel, and no Ahab and Naboth? To put it in another way, God is the cause of evil, the ultimate cause, not the immediate cause. Yours in the Sovereign Christ, Lionstrong |
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