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NASB | Ephesians 1:11 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 1:11 In Him also we have received an inheritance [a destiny--we were claimed by God as His own], having been predestined (chosen, appointed beforehand) according to the purpose of Him who works everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His will, |
Bible Question: Why did God put the devil on earth after he was expelled from Heaven knowing all the trouble he would cause for people on earth? |
Bible Answer: If God did not allow for evil, would we serve God out of obligation only, since there would be no choice? If it were that evil and suffering were not permitted by God, could we truly understand what is good and how good it is? Even with the evil and suffering that God allows His children to undergo, it is evident that ultimately, God is glorified or is my perspective bent on this? Example: John 9 1As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. 2And His disciples asked Him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?" 3Jesus answered, "It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. God does permit us to suffer in this manner? Responding to buckman but would appreciate input from BradK and Doc as well. WOS |