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NASB | Acts 4:24 And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, "O Lord, it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 4:24 And when they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said, "O Sovereign Lord [having complete power and authority], it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THEM, [Ex 20:11; Ps 146:6] |
Subject: Is God in absolut contrl over all things |
Bible Note: The road goes 3 ways ................................................... Dear John, You said in your last post that “It is not my intention to sidetrack our main discourse, But sometimes the quickst route is the longest way about.” Unfortunately, I perceive your question about what God’s ultimate goal for the universe is, to be just that, a sidetrack. Therefore, I see three ways we could proceed on this specific part of the thread (POINT ALPHA): ................................................... Option 1. You decide that the Tom and Jerry analogy is sufficient for describing the Calvinist viewpoint of the human perspective and then explain how Jerry is making a REAL choice to not walk to the ice cream store if he doesn’t have any legs. ................................................... Option 2. You decide that you are unwilling to use the Tom and Jerry analogy for whatever reason, and therefore present your own alternative analogy, and we discuss it instead. ................................................... Option 3. You give a very clear explanation as to why in the world I should go down this side road about God’s ultimate goal for the universe. This explanation should include exactly how this relates back to the point we are talking about (whether Tom or Jerry are making a real choice). This explanation should also include why I should be redundant by discussing this subject again, when my thoughts on that exact question are already documented on another thread of this forum. (search for post #13788) |