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NASB | Isaiah 55:8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 55:8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. |
Subject: What about people God had destroyed. |
Bible Note: Michelle, That Numbers passage that person referenced was a good one and I'll try and explain why. Romans 3:23 tells us all have sinned,it's true for us today and just as true back then. Romans 6:23- The wages of sin is death. True today true back then. Be patient with me I'm trying to paint a picture here to try and clarify a few things here and hopefully things will make sence. I'm going to be real general for time and space sake. People will either be believers or non believers The one will spend eternity with God,the other will suffer etenal seperation from God. I was reading a bbook by R.A Torrey Entitled Difficulties of the Bible (Whitaker House 1196.) He spent the better part of a chapter devoted to this very subject. I think we agree that God chose Isreal to make Himself and his Word known to the world. That was part of his plan for us. It may seem harsh and puzzuling to us, but it may have been the most loving thing he could do.The wickedness of these people who were so utterly destroyed was so utterly prevasive,so utterly universal(Go back and read the account about Noah and the flood.) That God had to do what he did to preserve the righteous. He new these people would corrupt and drag away the of God from him. Isreals salvation and our future salvation was on the line. So I'll put my head on the block here and say this, If they are not with God then there is only one other option.We are faced with the same choices today,follow Jesus as Lord and Savior or we choose hell and eternal sepearation from God in hell. True now true then. In Christ, lionheart |