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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: So if I interpret correctly, Lionstrong feels that discovering God's purposes and motivation is irrelevant and doesn't really matter, because after all He is God. vkey, agrees with the idea that Steve tipped me off to, that God's motivation is to love mankind, therefore creating so that there is a mankind to love. Are there any other thoughts on this? |
Bible Answer: The short answer to this is that God created mankind to resolve the angelic conflict, (a very lengthy subject). God's motivation and purpose is never irrelevant. Knowing why we exist, seeing the big picture, helps us to put our lives in perspective, and know that we are not irrelevant either. After man was created and fell, God was motivated by his love to save mankind. But God's righteousness and justice had to be satisfied, so sin was judged in Christ on the cross. People always want to emphasis the love of God but God's love does not function independently of the other characteristics of His essence. Justice and righteousness must be satisfied as well. It is only because they were satisfied that we can have a relationship with God at all, apart from being the subjects of condemnation and judgment. A part of God's essence is His immutability, or unchangeableness, which guarantees consistency in the function of His essence and character. In His Grace, Pemican |