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NASB | Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:20 For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense. [Ps 19:1-4; Eph 2:10] |
Subject: Is God somehow responsible? |
Bible Note: Greetins John! Everytime I think I just about have your position figured out, you confuse me again! :-) Two posts ago, you said that God only permitted the fall. I responded by saying that I agreed, that I make a distinction between ordaining something and permitting something. So, which do you believe? Did God will sin to happen in the sense that He scripted it out and made it happen? Or, did God will sin to happen in the sense that He permitted it to occur? Finally, based on Eph. 2:8-9, is 'faith' the gift of God, or is it the whole process? I ask becase, as you probably have heard before, the pronoun 'it' cannot have as its antecedents either 'faith' or 'grace'. They are both feminine nouns, while the pronoun 'it' is neuter. Thus, the common claim that one cannot repspond in faith unless God gives faith is not supported by the text. (This may be a whole new thread) :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |