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NASB | Deuteronomy 29:29 ¶ "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 29:29 ¶ "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things which are revealed and disclosed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may do all of the words of this law. |
Bible Question:
Greetings Lionstrong, Thank you very much for your response to my question. I must admit that I felt a little attacked by the first two responses. For the most part, I completely agree with your perspective. I too think that it is "logical" for God to be the "end of all things", for indeed He is the only true purpose for our existence. I also agree that He has the right as God and Author of everything to do whatever He pleases with the universe. I do have two thoughts though. The first is that the universe is different than a book or movie, in that the characters are real people. I don't think we would enjoy a movie if we knew that the actor who played the bad guy REALLY got killed in the end. The second thought is that although God should be the purpose of our existence and actions, that doesn't really tell us what the purpose of God's actions are. We don't do everything that we have the "right" to do, so why did God choose to act on His right to make the universe as we know it? Or more personally why did He make me? |
Bible Answer: Dear Sir Pent, Yes, the “Story” is real, but the divine Author did what is impossible for the human: he’s “written” himself in as one, no Three, of the characters. He hasn’t written the book, enjoyed the reading of it and then laid it down to go and do other things. Have you ever noticed how intimate and personal the Triune God of the Bible is? In the Garden he walked with man in the cool of the day. He was the friend of Abraham. He wrestled with Jacob and was the “fear of Isaac.” He called David a man after his own heart. And he knows the number of hairs on our heads. This Writer does not stand aloof, but he IS the sovereign Author, and it IS his story. He, in the Person of his Son, is “touched with the feeling of our infirmities.” He took on humanity and suffered horribly in the place of his people. A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Yes, the “Story” is real; full of unspeakable horrors, but the divine Author does not stand aloof. For the rest of eternity the Son will have the proof of his part in this story in his hands, feet and side. What role has he written for you and me? We’ll only be able to look back and see what it specifically was. But we do have a purpose: to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, strength and mind and our neighbor as our selves. And to KNOW the one for whom to know means eternal life. John 17: 3. In the mean time, we have his Word to tell us how to walk and to give us hope. Rom. 15:4 For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 1 Cor. 2:9 but just as it is written, "THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM." Continue to wrestle. Peace, Lionstrong |