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NASB | Deuteronomy 32:4 "The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 32:4 "The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice), Just and upright is He. |
Bible Question:
Dear Mark, You say that God wants everyone to be saved, so if someone rejects God, it's not because God wanted them to. That goes in direct oposition to what I read in Job 14:5, "Since his days are determined, the number of months is with You; You have apointed his limits, so that he cannot pass." In Psalm 139:16, "Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they were all written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them." And in 1 Peter 2:8, it is clear that those who stumble because they disobey also were destined to do it. From the foundation of the world, the book of life was written before time began and those whose names where not written in the book of life were cast into the lake of fire is revealed in Rev 17:8 and 20:15. This is as clear as it can get. God has declared, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord," Psalm 37:23. "just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world," Eph 1:4. How can you say that God wants everyone to be saved when you know that is not how He planned it. If God did give everyone a choice as you say, why do you think He created some with the skill and intelligence to choose the right path, while not giving those abilities to others? This is not a case of which came first, the chicken or the egg. God created the chicken and He created the egg. God created all peoples giving each and everyone their own level of understanding to make right or wrong choices. It dosen't make sense that a loving, just and merciful creator would create human beings just so that one day He could burn trillions of them in the lake of fire for the rest of eternity. By the way, what kind of justice is eternal punishment? What happened to the devine concept of "an eye for an eye?" Thank you in helping me find the truth. Pukalanian |
Bible Answer: pukalanian, I agree with Doc,The Gospel was never God's plan B it was always Plan A. Be grateful to God that it's no longer an eye for an eye,not that it ever was. Otherwise all of us are in a whole bunch of trouble. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His Promise,as some count slowness,but is patient toward you,not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. One of the greatest things we have going for us today is the fact that we have His written Word,we dont have to be ignorant. What we need to be doing is applying 2 Timothy 2:15 on a consistant basis. I will say this and you can call me on the carpet if need be, I will stake my eternal salvation on this,I wil venture to say this- everyone of those individuals who will burn as you say will have had the opportunity to get right with God. God may be an equal opportunity judge but He is an equal opportunity Savior too! Think about a few things here and do some digging through God's Word.I think you will be much more at ease and more confident when you do. 1. Why did God tell the Isrealites to drive out all the inhabitants of the land he was giving them? And why did he tell them not to intermarry? 2.What does Paul tell us about the company we keep? It's an unfortunate fact that not everyone is going to make it. We are all faced with choices, Will we act in faith and obedience to God or will we choose to do it our own way and deal with the consequences that will come as a result of the choice we make. Moses told the Isrealites- Choose you this day life. People have that very choice today. They can choose life in Jesus Christ or reject Him. (choose death.)Sometimes the most loving things God does where we are concerned are the harshest when in reality it's the most loving thing for him to do. It may not seem like but it is. It wasnt God's purpose to have anyone die but Adam made the choice. We may not be guilty of Adam's sin but we deal with the consequences of that choice today.God is merciful,if not he would have never sent His Son. Do a little digging and I think you will find the answers that will clarify things for you. In Christ, lionheart PS: Read Hebrews 12. |