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NASB | Acts 8:13 Even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 8:13 Even Simon believed [Philip's message of salvation]; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he watched the attesting signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. |
Subject: How do I make sense of the context? |
Bible Note: Greetings Joe! This is a very broad topic! :-) Let me quote you for a moment! " 2. What God ordains in most cases is a mystery until it has already occurred in time and space. If I choose not to pray, I can say at the same time that God decreed that my praying would not occur and that I am freely disobeying God; and furthermore, God would have already taken the foreseen disobedience into account in his foreordaining whatsoever comes to pass." Here is where we differ on our definition of 'free'. If God has ordained that I would not pray, then how can I 'freely' disobey? I don't believe that Scripture teaches that every decision or act of man is ordained. There are some things which are essential to God's plan, like the death of Christ, which are ordained, but not every act or decision. But, I can never accept any definition of free which includes 'ordained'. But, it is interesting that the last line of your quote sounds like the arugment that Arminians used to make about Rom. 8:29! :-) On to your example! I like this one! It isn't eay no matter which perspective one aprroaches it from! :) I wouldn't not be willing to say that God caused sin. We know from James that this is not possible. I know that Hebrews did not distinguish between causing and permitting. So, my off the cuff answer would be that God allowed these things to happen as a consequence of David's sin. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |