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NASB | Luke 5:8 But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' feet, saying, "Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 5:8 But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Go away from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!" |
Bible Question: Paul - Paragraph 3 of your Post 179491 is a series of questions, apparently intended to be rhetorical, but which, in my view, ought to be answered, complete with Bible references. In the interest of Bible study, therefore, will you please answer biblically the questions you have raised? --Hank |
Bible Answer: Hello Hank, Jesus was 'the lamb slain from the founding of the world.' (Rev 13:8) Adam was instructed 'to keep' (Hb. shamar') or guard Eden, (Gen 2:15) because there must have been some sort of danger already present. God said 'in the day that thou eatest', not 'if'. (Gen 2:17) This sounds to me as prophetic. I do not believe that our sovereign God is into crisis management, merely reacting to unforeseen events as they unfold. Before 'project earth' was initiated there must have been divine agreement that man would fall and Christ eventually crucified. This creative process would with unfailling purpose 'form man into His image'. (Gen 2:7) Therefore what we see and witness is the outworking of His plan, not the frustration of it. He is 'all in all', (1 Cor 14:27,28) 'to the pure all things are pure.' (Titus 1:15) God uses Satan, sometimes it he is like God's sheepdog, when a lamb strays He sets him off to get it back. Satan is allowed to roam the earth, (1 Peter 5:8) he was cast out of heaven to the earth, (Rev 12:9) and he is deliberately let out of prison that he might deceive the nations. (Rev 20:7,8) This is not accidental, it is for a reason. Therefore the blinding of minds for a time, deception and seperation from Him are necessary proceedures to complete His design. Judas, he was the only on of the twelve to fulfill prophecy. Christ had to be betrayed and sold for thirty pieces of silver. (Zec 11:12,13) These prophecies identified Him as the Messiah. If they had not been fulfilled then the plan would have collapsed. Without judas would I be a Christian? Jesus 'chose twelve and one was a devil', (John 6:70) and Jesus did nothing but what he saw the Father do. (John 5:19) I ask another question, if Christ needed a devil to complete his ministry and only copied the Father, did the Father also need Satan? I think He did. Jesus told Judas 'that thou doest, do quickly.' (John 13:27) When confronting Jesus before the throne of judgement could Judas reply, 'I did what you told me to do'? To be resurrected I must first be dead, sin brings death. To be forgiven I must be a sinner. To be redeemed I must need redemtion. To be delivered I must be in a place where I need deliverance. By God bringing me to a positon where I cry for His forgiveness, redemption, deliverance and ultimate resurrection has been His plan. To get me to that place He has used Satan, sin and the failure of human life. My lie has been to His glory. (Rom 3:7) My fall is His victory. Yours, and His in Him, Paul |