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NASB | Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 17:11 Now these people were more noble and open-minded than those in Thessalonica, so they received the message [of salvation through faith in the Christ] with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. |
Subject: No Joyce Meyer?????????????????? |
Bible Note: You know, I didn't think about that not being a reaction. I just played it off the cuff and it didn't occur to me, however, they still do remain and opposite. I didn't examine what I said before I said it. It was, in fact, a horrible analogy, but it’s the only part of my post that I shall “repent about” as you suggested. Funny it should come under Acts 17:11's listings. Anyway, I can see that I have to explain much of what I said after that. First of all, Satan has some legal rights (let me explain before you shut me down). When Satan fell from Heaven where did he fall? The answer is to the earth as we see in Job 1:7. “And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.” Jesus called him the prince of this world 3 times. John 12:31, John 14:30, and John 16:11 ”Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.” “Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.” ”Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.” Also, when Satan tempted Jesus in the desert, Satan offered Him all the kingdoms of this world. “Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.” (Matthew 4:10) If Satan didn’t own those kingdoms then it wouldn’t actually be a temptation and the Bible would be falsely representing what actually happened. I’m not saying that God is not sovereign. Sovereignty doesn’t mean that God DOES what ever He wants, it means He CAN DO whatever He wants. He doesn’t want us to go to Hell. He has the power to stop us, but he allows us to live by the decisions we make. God is sovereign over all creation and with that He gave us free will. We must choose to follow God or the prince of this world. God has the power to do whatever He wants to on earth but there are many things that we have to ask Him to do because Satan has influence. God keeps the earth turning and feeds the plants and wild animals, but Satan hands out sickness and disease. (Luke 13:16, Acts 10:38) Did you, the creation (as you put it) have to ask God to forgive you of your sins? Since I'm fairly sure you answered yes, then you are requesting of the creator which is all I said when I said faith activates God. Do you think that God wants everyone to go to Heaven? Of course, that’s why Jesus died. However, we know through numerous passages in the Bible that everyone won’t go to Heaven. God is sovereign and could just make us all go to heaven, but then He would be contradicting what Jesus said in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Just putting us in Heaven would mean that we didn’t have to believe. However, since we have to believe, or have faith, in the fact that God can remove our sins and that He can open the gates of Heaven to us then we are activating something in the creator. Jesified |