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NASB | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose. |
Subject: Is God's will prosperity/healing always? |
Bible Note: My dear EdB: Shiver my timbers, brother, but am I surprised at you! Don't you read your Bible? Don't you know that Genesis says that God created man in His own image, but that today human beings have become too smart to fall for that old tale? We have learned how to create God in OUR image, and that's exactly what many so-called churches who cater to the whims of so-called Christians do..... They make the old builders of the Tower of Babel look like rank amateurs. And, Ed, wist thou not that Jesus was filthy rich? He had His own private stockbroker, albeit a crooked one, Judas Iscariot (doesn't Iscariot mean stockbroker in Hebrew?), to manage his vast portfolio. Obviously He chose Matthew the tax collector as a buddy so that He could learn all the loop-holes in the tax law. And it is well documented in Holy Writ that Jesus had a large 20-bedroom villa on the shores of Lake Galilee, with a five-chariot garage and a color TV in every room. That robe of His that the Roman soldiers cast lots for, why that thing was easily worth several million dollars. It was studded with about ten pounds of diamonds, not to mention the rubies and pearls. .... And if God practices child abuse by letting little kids get sick and die, well, that's the way it goes when one subscribes to this wacky new theology. To sum up: Few times in my life have I read more sheer rubbish (your posts and certain others excluded, Ed) than I've read on this nutty thread. My father was fond of saying that both those who were clever enough and those who were stupid enough could twist Scripture into saying just about anything that struck their fancy. I do believe my dear old dad was right. --Hank |