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61 | 7 twenty-four hour periods? | Gen 1:5 | Stultis the Fool | 126747 | ||
Perhaps you are correct. Thank you for the input! Perhaps you would glean some information reading my post ID#126699 reproduced here. Follow the ID# to see the rest of the thread for context. "How then do you explain Paul's description of "Sabaths" or "Holy Days" in Colosians 2:16 and 17 when compared to the Author of Hebrews explanation of the creation of man and God's rest found in Hebrew's 3:5 through 4:11. Here (Hebrews) the author thoroughly explains that "God's rest", or the 7th day of creation, is something we strive to enter, and while it is "Today", which, by intent, we can surmise must refer to the 6th day, we should strive to enter "God's rest." Either the author is allegorizing the 7 days of creation, or else he is displaying quite literally that the 6th and 7th days of creation were no more 24 hour periods than the first 4 days. In either case, something is debunked here: 24 hour creaction period following day four OR allegory not being present in the creation. Again, I find Paul's refference to "shadows" lends great credance to this concept." |
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62 | How do you explain? | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127160 | ||
Hello DBR! I cannot say that you have substantiated your answere. How do you explain Job 26:13? "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent." | ||||||
63 | How do you substantiate your answere? | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127164 | ||
Hello Angel! I cannot say that you have substantiated your answere. Knowhere in Genesis 1:1-31 does the scripture tell us that God created Satan and that "it was good." Also, darkness came first, and this is verified when we read that Satan sinned from the beginning [1 John 3:8]. How do you explain these things? Genesis 2:9 tells us that God created the tree of knowledge of good and EVIL. The tree most certainly had attributes both good AND evil. How do you explain this? Knowhere in the scripture is Satan described as "an angel previously known as Lucifer." Not in Revelation 12:3-4,7-9; not in Isaiah 14:12-20; and not in Luke 10:18. How do you explain your statement? Also, if the answere is "No," how do you explain Job 26:13 "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent." Consider Ecclesiastes 7:13 "Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?" |
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64 | How do you explain? | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127168 | ||
The very same Law that God created condemned his Son Jesus. How do you explain John 1:29? Consider Genesis 22:8. I do not say that God is evil. If God created that which is evil, that does not make him evil. God created man of corruptable flesh. Does this make God evil? We must also surmise that the Lord knew all things when the serpent was created, as well as man, and he most certainly knew that man would be evil. How do you explain Job 26:13? How do you explain Isaiah 45:7? "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." How do you explain 1 Kings 22:19-23 "Micaiah said, "Therefore, hear the word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left. The LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one said this while another said that. Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' The LORD said to him, 'How?' And he said, 'I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' Then He said, 'You are to entice him and also prevail. Go and do so.' Now therefore, behold, the LORD has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and the LORD has proclaimed disaster against you."" |
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65 | How do you explain? | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127178 | ||
Isaiah 27:1 concurs that Job speaks of the devil: "In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea." The Hebrew concurs that this word as well is referring to the "fleeing" serpent. | ||||||
66 | How do you explain? | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127180 | ||
Thank you for the reply! I will certainly agree that Man is condemned because he does not obey the will of God. However, there are a great many scriptures that will support the belief that the flesh is corrupt; Pauls Epistle to the Romans is riddled with the concept. View chapter 7 in particular, but you will also find reference in Peters 1st epistle and Corinthians will provide ample additional witness. As well, there are ample scriptures to support that God creates man. Aditionaly, Psalm 51 predicates itself with the concept. Man sins because he is corrupt. You have not adequately explained the scriptures I quoted, and you have not substantiated your opinion with scripture. Additionaly, you claim that if God created evil, that would make Him responsible for the death of His own Son, but I tell you plainly, that God was most directly responsible for the death of Christ (something you claim to be evil), or have you never read that "...God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son..." Please, explain your position in light of the scriptures I have quoted. |
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67 | How do you substantiate your answere? | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127222 | ||
Angel, thank you for the reply! However, I find your reply to be riddled with opinions concerning the traditional origin of Satan which is a contestable subject and nowhere scripturally verifyable. Please read more on the subject before you definitively attribute such authority to Isaiah Chapter 14. I will answere your your questions: "You may choose to contest and to reject Scripture--you have that right given to you by God--but refusing to allow the Holy Spirit to enlighten you is not a wise and obedient act!" I agree with you. Now I will add that I am vexed to think that you believe my unacceptance of the traditional view that Isaiah chapter 14 refers to Satan somehow makes me disobedient to God. Thank you for pointing to the splinter in my eye! Now consider the mote in yours. "Proverbs tells us that there isn’t a good woman among a thousand--do you believe that?" YES "Jesus tells us that John is Elijah; yet John tells us that he is not, who do you believe?" JESUS "God tells us that in Him there is no sin/evil--do you believe God?" YES "Do you believe God to be petty and drunk on power?" NO "Well you must since you are convinced that He created evil: nothing escapes God’s power, for Him to create a nemesis it would be for the simple joy of the hunt!" You make an uninformed assumption. Have you read Job 1:8? "Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job?..." Have you read 1 Kings 22:19-23 "Micaiah said, "Therefore, hear the word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left. The LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one said this while another said that. Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' The LORD said to him, 'How?' And he said, 'I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' Then He said, 'YOU ARE TO ENTICE HIM AND ALSO PREVAIL.' Go and do so.' Now therefore, behold, the LORD has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and the LORD has proclaimed disaster against you." "Again, we must be careful how we read Scripture… we simply cannot grab something and indiscriminately run with it stating all sorts of twisted half truths" I agree. "Show me in Scripture where it is stated that God created evil and that God created Satan!" ISAIAH 45:7 "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." "Sometimes a serpent is just a serpent… have you thought of the possibility that Job 23:13 is merely speaking of the slithering snakes/serpents?" Yes, but I do not believe that to be the case. "As far as Ecclesiastes (a pessimistic view of life devoid of hope) 7:13, have you considered a crooked road, tree, branch, river, island, mountain, precipice, spinal column?" Look up the word "crooked" in a KJV concordance and see for yourself how many times it is used to describe wickedness. I will add more scripture to the long list I have already given you: Exodus 32:10-14 "Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people." Thank you for your concluding words of encouragement. However, I must dontinue to disagree with you because of what the scripture says, as well as your lack of presentation of substantial information. What you present is assumptive and based most specifically on inference, while the scriptures I read and quote are specific, demonstrative, and quite contrary to what you advocate. To conclude, and to avoid the knee-jerking that seems to precipitate based on assumptions of my beliefs, I feel it neccesary to make this disclaimer: I DO NOT BELIEVE GOD IS EVIL. |
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68 | How do you explain? | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127226 | ||
What difference does all that make? I assure you that just as it was the intent of the Law to condemn all unrighteousness, it was also the intent of the Law that the Lamb of God be sacrificed. Consider the prphecy of Isaiah 53:10 "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand." I agree that the Lord did not "murder" His Son, but He was ultimately responsible for the death (or sacrifice, if you like). |
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69 | How do you address? | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127263 | ||
Hello Tom tgc... I appreciate your contribution to this topic to which I have taken such interest, and I appreciate the effort you put into interpereting the creation. However, I must ask how you address the verse in Isaiah 45:7 "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." | ||||||
70 | How do you address? | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127318 | ||
TGC, I am excited that you have chosen to respond as you have, and I am equally glad to continue this search for truth. I duely appologize for the delinquency of my reply, but I was away from my computer all afternoon and evening. I will gladly reply as requested, though not here... I will reply to the threads in question. |
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71 | How do you address? | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127320 | ||
I have reread Isaiah 45, for context, and also I have consulted the Hebrew for more information. I cannot deny that this passage is immediately pertinent to Cyrus. However, in that context, I believe the prophet is portraying the Lord as "all-mighty." In particular, consult verse 2,5,6,7,8,9,12, and 18. These verses indicate the majesty of God, in all his capacities. As for verse 7, I have considered the Hebrew text, particularly regarding the word in question, "ra" (translated evil, disaster, calamity, etc.). I have discovered that the primary definition of this word, as a noun, is "evil," and this word is translated as "evil" hundreds of times throughout the scriptures. I further considered the word it counterpoints, "shalom," (translated peace, good times, prosperity, etc.). I find that this word is most immediately defined as safe (by grammar, in English, safety), though it is translated as "peace" nearly as often as "ra" is translated as "evil." I see several conclusions and an absolute that can be reached with this information. The first conclusion is simple: these words are translated properly and represent themselves literaly, and I will address this later. A second conclusion is that the word translated "evil" is best translated as calamity to represent a physical manifestation (as you point to), though I find this doubtful, because the word peace, (safety etc.) is relatively intangible, while calamaty is not. A third possibility is that the words represent opposites of a mild nature, such as "health" and "distress," though I doubt this because of the extremes presented at the beginning of the verse (light and darkness). The absolute I see is the use of extreme opposites to define God's supreme power, and is concluded with the phrase "I the Lord do all these things." I find, based on the use of extreme opposites, as well as the contextual declaration of the Lord's all-mighty nature, and the frequency of translation of the words in question, based on Hebrew definition, as "peace" and "evil," that the words are likely translated accurately, particularly considering the typical biblical contrast between the concepts of "light" and "darkness," and that of "good" and "evil." I would also like to point to verse 9 ""Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker, to him who is but a potsherd among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, 'What are you making?' Does your work say, 'He has no hands'?" This verse again portrays God as the Creator of all things, and is used by Paul [Romans 9:18-22] to contrast the concept here discussed: "Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? 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? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:" I would also like to point to another verse, still directed towards Cyrus, this one from Chapter 44 of Isaiah [verse 24], keeping the same context as chapter 45: "Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;" I will conclude by stating that the above disemination is based on what I have been lead to find using a concept you advocate, as do I, of allowing scripture to interperate scripture, and by God above, to whom I credit my learning. I can find no definative verse that instructs that the Lord did not create evil, but I can find a number of verses that either describe the evil created, or directly state God creates everything, or that, in fact, God creates that which is evil. |
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72 | Can you add something more to this? | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127324 | ||
Hello tgc! I am happy to address what you have presented, and I am excited to learn from you what I can. The scriptures you quote here make an excellent argument for man's capacity for evil and God's hand in the creation of that capacity. I must agree with you when you state "Here man actualizes evil by using their ability to choose to obey or disobey." However, I must conclude that while the circumstance of this scripture does not demonstrate God's creation of evil, neither does it demonstrate that God did not create evil, particularly in light of other scripture which I have cited in previous posts. Perhaps I am not gifted to see the scriptures regarding this subject as you do. Can you add something more to this? |
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73 | god create evil | Gen 1:31 | Stultis the Fool | 127342 | ||
Why is THIS topic restricted???? | ||||||
74 | What reason? | Ex 3:14 | Stultis the Fool | 127457 | ||
What reason would he choose to hide his beliefs? | ||||||
75 | doorkeepers responsibilities | Ps 84:10 | Stultis the Fool | 126066 | ||
The Psalm reads akin to "I have chosen to stand at the threshold of your house, rather than in the tents of the wicked." I see no correlation between this Psalm and the concept of checking men for circumcision. What is being described in 2 Chronicles 23:19 appears to be a dispensation of the offices and those who were assigned; record-keeping if you will. I am not saying that the teacher who taught you is incorrect, but I do not see anything that PLAINLY indicates inspection of the genitalia. In study, the word, here "gatekeeper," appears to be describing someone who "opens the gate." However, it is not unreasonable to believe that a doorkeeper stationed such that "no one should enter who was in any way unclean" was inspecting the male genitalia could not also be the case, particularly considering some of the conduct of the Jews later on. I just believe that a certain amount of inordinate extrapolation needs to take place for me to find this thing to be believable. I am not familiar with an appointed office of "doorkeeper" in the Pentateuch, but I may be wrong. Also, is there a Mosaic Law forbidding men from being "uncovered" in the tabernacle? If this is the case, it would definately preclude any genital inspection occurring in the house of the Lord, and thus debunk what was discussed by your teacher. Perhaps someone else can shed some light? |
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76 | Can you specifiy some scripture? | Is 7:16 | Stultis the Fool | 127582 | ||
You wrote: "...they contunued growing into adulthood as far as we know." Can you specifiy some scripture that will corroborate this conclusion? |
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77 | Physical resurection? | Is 7:16 | Stultis the Fool | 127665 | ||
DBR... I must assume from the passages you quote that you speak only of a physical "resurection?" | ||||||
78 | Are you? | Is 7:16 | Stultis the Fool | 127676 | ||
"Yes, as that is what the Jews believed in if I am correct." It begs the question: Are you? |
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79 | Are you? | Is 7:16 | Stultis the Fool | 127685 | ||
I was wondering if you are correct. :) | ||||||
80 | The Real stature of Satan | Is 14:16 | Stultis the Fool | 126946 | ||
There is debate as to wether or not Isaiah chapter 14 is, in fact, refering to Satan. I have come to understand that some believe the prophet is referring in whole or in part to the king of Babylon [Isaiah 14:4], and still other information points to Messianic prophecy; specifically the verse which we use to derive refference to Satan, Isaiah 14:12 "How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations!" See 2 Peter 1:19 "So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts." See Revelation 2:26 "He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS;[Rev 2:27] AND HE SHALL RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON, AS THE VESSELS OF THE POTTER ARE BROKEN TO PIECES, as I also have received authority from My Father;[Rev 2:28] and I will give him the morning star." Also, see Revelation 22:16 "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star." The context of Isaiah 14:12 seems to indicate prophecy of Christ. This would eliminate reference to "Satan," in verse 12, and would likely place verse 16 in reference to "the King of Babylon." Food for thought. |
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