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NASB | 1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 15:25 For Christ must reign [as King] until He has put all His enemies under His feet. [Ps 110:1] |
Subject: Why is death God's enemy? |
Bible Note: Yes, in theology it is an area of study called theodicy. Here is how the old Baptist divines stated it: "God hath decreed in Himself, from all eternity, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely and unchangeably, all things, whatsoever comes to pass; yet so as thereby is God neither the author of sin nor hath fellowship with any therein; nor is violence offered to the will of the creature, nor yet is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established; in which appears His wisdom in disposing all things, and power and faithfulness in accomplishing his decree. (Isaiah 46:10; Ephesians 1:11; Hebrews 6:17; Romans 9:15, 18; James 1:13; 1 John 1:5; Acts 4:27, 28; John 19:11; Numbers 23:19; Ephesians 1:3-5)" --London Baptist Confession of Faith 1689 (chapter 3, paragraph 1) The phrase "second causes" relates to ideas from the philosophical area of inquiry called causality. Theodicy is pretty heady stuff, but there's an article by Dr. W. Gary Crampton that's fairly easy to read: http://gospelpedlar.com/articles/God/god_evil.html In Him, Doc |