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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: Dear Sir Pent, Perhaps my reply to your analogy of the innocent tots, Tom and Jerry, was inadventantly addressed to EdB who must have enjoyed your analogy because we went around and around with it for a time. Now, this is only my honest opinion and I do not mean to hurt your feelings. OK?. But, unregenerate men cannot be likened to little, helpless babes in the hands of a parent that is a mad scientist! I tried to to come up with an alternative that would paralell your's but found it impossible. These are my reasons for rejecting your analogy. 1. Tom and Jerry (unregenerate man) are wicked rebels and not innocent children. (Rom 1:18-32) 2. God is not their father in the sense of having a familial relationship with Him. The father that Tom and Jerry serve is Satan. (John 8:44) 3. It was the sin of Adam that brought the curse of moral deformity upon our 2 rebels. It was not their legs but their hearts that have been corrupted. Nevertheless, The Father is blameless. Deut 32:4"The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He. I am certain that you are quite familiar with the twins Jacob and Esau. Now, whether you believe as I do that God was speaking of them as individuals, or even if you take the more fanciful interpretation of their being symbolic representations of nations, the fact that it is God who does the choosing remains. I could go on but I must attend to the business of earning a living. I think, however that my point has been made and I look forward to your reply. Your Brother in Christ, John |