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NASB | Genesis 6:6 The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 6:6 The LORD regretted that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was [deeply] grieved in His heart. |
Bible Question:
Thanks Beja for your answer. I will try to answer step by step, With your comments about good or bad/poor questions I clearly see where our disagreement comes from. It seems to me that you have 100 per cent (not 99.99 per cent but 100 per cent) confidence in the truth of the Bible. Well, I am trying to put first the logical consistency of arguments. Let's say that I put first the rule: If something is not logically consistent it can not be True. And indeed a second rule: If something is logically consistent may (not must) be True. I don't see a problem in questioning the Bible because if it is True it will stand upright without problem. In other words, I would feel very dishonest if I were deflecting my attention every time I see a problem, as it would happen if I follow your rule of not to "have some sort of unbiblical thinking". Well, that is my reply to your first post. I will continue my reply after the second part of your post. |
Bible Answer: Dear Bruno, Yes, I do believe completely what scripture says. I understand though where you are at in your journey in that respect. Scripture will hold up to your questioning of it. However, once you find it reliable, I encourage you to move beyond that youthful questioning to complete trust. You will find that it is in this you be able to begin thinking scriptures thoughts after it and shapping yourself most fully into the image of our Lord Jesus. I do not think that what I said in anyway corresponds to your first option, that God chose what is good and evil. God could not have chosen for Himself to be belittled to be a good thing. My view is fundamentally opposed to either of your options. When I say that I do not believe there is any abstract morality, what I mean is that everything is wrong or right based on its relationship to who God is. Nothing is simply wrong because I wouldn't want it done to me or that it would rob my joy. God could throw me in the pits of hell and it would be perfectly just though it would certainly rob me of my joy! I find it something odd that you disagree with what I said about governments given that all I did was quote a scripture. Do you disagree with the truth of the scripture? I would not suggest that we are to obey governments in an occassion when they command us contrary to scripture. But doesn't this go along perfectly with my post? We hold God above every and all authorities, anything else would be to belittle Him. In the end I think my first post stands. I can think of no way to improve upon it or clarify it, yet I hope this post helps. May God bless you as you study His Word. In Christ, Beja |