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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: Good Morning Kind Sir, Let's find out if I've had enough coffee yet, shall we. And, what better place to begin than at the Beginning.? Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. In the beginning. Hmmm......what is meant by those 3 simple words? Can we even begin to comprehend the full signifacance of them; I wonder. We have stepped on holy ground already! If He is pleased to reveal it, we may learn something about His nature. But we must not go beyond His revelation of Himself to us in His written Word. I believe that Scripture teaches that when God created time and space, and filled it with all His works, that He created and foreordained ALL that would occur. If that were not so, then one could argue that His creation was imperfect and that His eternal plan has failed. EPH 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. Please give me your exegesis of Eph 1:11 John |