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NASB | Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the LORD God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, "Can it really be that God has said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" [Rev 12:9-11] |
Subject: Distiction in "will" not "rationality" |
Bible Note: Dear Momma, I hope you are doing well! The author you mention is expressing a common, modern view. His book may be well received by the masses, since our world desires a God to which they are not obligated. There is no doubt that wrath, as an attribute of God, is quite orthodox. Furthermore, it is Biblical! :-) I frequently wonder how the new evangelical movements can so utterly bypass, or -- as your author does -- deny outright this attribute of God. From what do these people think we are saved? Actually we are saved by God from God! (cf Matt 3:7; Luke 3:7; John 3:36; Eph 5:6; Col 3:6, etc.) Indeed, it is an inescapable aspect of God's judgement (Rom 2:5). God Himself will pour out His entire unmitigated wrath on unrepentant man. I appreciate brother Brad's quotes from Pink. The following articles/sermons might be of interest to you: http://www.pbministries.org/books/gill/Doctrinal_Divinity/Book_1/book1_17.htm http://www.jonathanedwards.com/sermons/Warnings/sinners.htm http://www.jonathan-edwards.org/WrathUttermost.html Also, I've found Dr. Bob Deffinbaugh's points on the wrath of God to be valuable: (1) Godly wrath is vastly different from the wrath of man (James 1:20). (2) The wrath of God is always in accordance with the standards set down in Scripture for man’s conduct and the warnings God has given for disobedience (Deuteronomy 29:26-28; 30:15-20; 2 Samuel 12:9-10; 2 Kings 22:10-13; 24:2; 2 Chronicles 19:8-10; 34:18-28; 36:15-16; Jeremiah 22:11-12; 44:2-6). (3) The wrath of God is in accordance with the deeds of men. God’s wrath is always in direct proportion to man’s sin (Psalm 28:4; Isaiah 59:18; Jeremiah 17:10; 21:14; 25:14; Ezekiel 20:44; 24:14; 36:19). (4) God’s wrath is slow and controlled, not sudden and explosive (Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18). (5) God’s wrath comes after warning of judgment (see, for example, the warnings given to men in the days of Noah (Genesis 6-9), of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19), and throughout the Old Testament by the prophets). (6) God’s wrath is always provoked by man’s sin (Deuteronomy 4:25; 9:18; Jeremiah 25:6-7; 32:32). (7) God wrath is not exercised in sin but in righteousness (Romans 2:5; James 1:19-20). In Him, Doc |