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1 | What about Ex. 4:11 does that apply? | Bible general Archive 1 | charis | 5634 | ||
Dear EdB, I have looked at Exodus 4:11, and concluded that it does not change my answer. One reason would be that the context could easily mean simply that God allows us to see, hear, and speak in accord with His will, regardless of the functionality of these physical organs. Then, of course, there is the literal understanding of this passage meaning that God makes us physically handicapped. I either case, I submit to the sovereignty of God, saying that He is good. His purposes are never evil. He is incapable of evil, even in the perspective of our own selfish viewpoint. I have a minor physical handicap, the result of an accident at a job site (I used to work as a carpenter). It hurt! It also impaired my ability to work in the exact manner that I had been. It also humbled me a great deal, especially in the area of physical prowess (I pray that the humility worked into my spirit, too :-) There was a tendency in my soul (emotions) to want to blame God, but I knew that He could hold no blame. I still believe that, absolutely. I can find no fruit in assigning any kind of evil to my Lord and Savior in the light of His overwhelming goodness. It would only make Him into a mystical puppeteer, creating us for amusement. This is unacceptable to my faith. Thank you for your question, as it encourages me in my trust in God. In Christ Jesus, charis |
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2 | Isn't God sovereign? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 5701 | ||
We have to take Ex 4:11 literally and your conclusion to the literal meaning is exactly the point I'm trying to make. God is sovereign and we have no idea how his plan/actions combine and effect the whole scheme of things. Evil is not necessarily what we as humans always perceive it to be. Evil by definition is anything contrary to God. Architect builds a building and people live in it everything is great. Then one day a man decides to commit suicide and plunges from the building. Do we say the architect created an evil building. No we say the man that jumped made a bad decision. God didn’t create evil He just gave us the choice, to follow Him or not. If we chose not to, then it is us that is creating the evil. The philosophical will respond that God by giving us the choice did by default create evil. And I guess in that sense we would have to say He did. But to have us "Free willed" beings that had a choice it was necessary. However God never uses that evil to cause us to stumble. We view things evil that may not be. For instance a handicap at child birth. Ex 4:11 and John 9:3 both seem to say God has people born with handicaps, which seems very unfair when judged in the perspective of our physical life span. However when viewed in light of eternity handicaps may be advantages. Citing the example Charis gave of how a handicap has humbled him. We know humility carries additional rewards in eternity. We have to hold tight to Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. |
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3 | Isn't God sovereign? | Bible general Archive 1 | bartay | 5744 | ||
I do not believe that God gave us free will. Free will is the motivating power that drives sin. If God gave to man, namely Adam and Eve and all prodigy after, freewill to choose, surely freewill must be another name for disobedience of God's command and law. There is no mention in scripture that man has been given freewill to do what he likes; in fact just the opposite is the case. God didn't say, you can choose to obey or not, He gave an ultimatum, if you don't obey you will die. There is no choice in that, it is a command, and was the first and only law that God implemented. It is the spiritual law. If one sees disobeying God as freewill, then obviously we have an awful lot of freewill sinners. For not only is freewill another name for disobeying God, but is also another name for sin. If one obeys, this first law God implemented for man, one has no need of any other laws, outside of that initial law. This law in the Garden was the first great law Jesus spoke of; to love God with all your heart, and have no other god's you obey; freewill makes a mockery of obedience, for it is another god which we obey, the god of self which is at enmity with God. For we are all carnal sold under sin. (Romans 7:14) Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Therefore, because the pair in the Garden did not keep God's law, they were of a carnal mind, which is at enmity with God. |
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4 | Isn't God sovereign? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 5786 | ||
Bartay, forgive me I used what I thought was a common Christian term "Free will". From our response I thought wrong, it must not be that common to everyone. By free will I mean we have the choice to obey or disobey. God did not create us as puppets where he pulled the string and we jumped. God set down laws and statues and precepts and told us to follow them. However as you know from the time in the garden to now many choose not to. That is "free well" | ||||||