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NASB | 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! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 14:12 "How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning [light-bringer], son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, You who have weakened the nations [king of Babylon]! |
Bible Question:
I have a question that I tried to ignore for a long time, but now I can't seem to think of any other thing. I am stuck with this one. I don't know how to present it very well but I will try. The best way I can think of formulating this question is asking them to you as if you were in the position of God Himself. Obviously you are not God. But I am not good with words and it seems the clearest way I can formulate this question. And I divided it by parts because I wouldn't be able to state the whole question in a single paragraph. 1 - If you had a son, would you present an opportunity for him to betray you, so that you could know what is in his heart, or you would just be concerned in providing to him convenient opportunities to strengthen his relationship with you? (God put the prohibited fruit in the Garden of Eden). 2 - Worse now. Would you allow a complete evil being like Satan, to go to this Garden and deceive your son? (Although here, Eve was deceived, not Adam). But nonetheless, offer the opportunity for him to be corrupted, and a stranger, and an enemy? Would you offer such a terrifying opportunity to your son? 3 - Would you allow Satan to be loose, tempting other angels and ruling the world, knowing that he came to steal, kill and destroy for as long as the world would last? 3 b - What right did Satan acquire to be allowed to exercise such freedom and power to proliferate evil, offence, destruction and oppression? 4 - Would you allow Satan to come to your presence? What would you owe Satan, to let him be in your presence trying to offend you and destroy your creation? 5 - Would you create beings that came from the loins of Adam that would have no option but to be naturally your enemies, born in corruption, and dead in their sinful nature? 5 b - Is it "sympathetic" for any human being to be born with no other chance but that of being sinful, evil, from sinful parents, in a sinful and cursed world, ruled by an evil being like Satan, not having any idea about what Adam experienced in the Garden of Eden? 5 c - Would it be just a question of mere DNA that human beings would be forced to be born in this fallen and miserable condition without having, each one of them, the first chance to choose from God or the fruit of the tree of Good and Evil in the Garden as Adam had? 5 d - Couldn't human beings be born as independent individuals, like angels, and have the opportunity to make their individual choices to follow God or not, instead of being forced to be born already dead spiritually, to live in a cursed world? Thank you for your attention. Finder |
Bible Answer: Hello Finder, Well, sounds as if you could have saved yourself some time and come right out with it. Your questions seem to be: ( Just who does "God" think he is? ) ( Why doesn't he do things my way?-! ) Well my friend, may I say, God has a plan to bring His own to Him, those who would come to Him willingly, not like some kind of robots. And if I may, I'd like to ask you something. Just who do you to think you are? Do you have a better plan then "God" has? And may I say, I think your way would stink. I wouldn't want a son who was created to love me automatically, If God had wanted that, He could have stopped His creation after making the dog. Now I don't know, but If I had it in mind to have a son, that would love me on command, I'd be sure to name him Spot, or Rover, or something like that. Do you see my point my friend? I hope that you do, and I hope that you find in God's Word the answers you are looking for. Jesus is a wonderful saviour my friend. Why don't you try to just trust Him? I can promise you; He will not let you down. And next time, take your Questions to God, I am sure, He will be more patient with you then we are, at least for now that is. Someday you will stand before Him in Judgment; and, "He" will be asking the questions. God bless. John |