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NASB | Revelation 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 13:8 All the inhabitants of the earth will fall down and worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been slain [as a willing sacrifice]. |
Subject: Whose will causes a believer to sin? |
Bible Note: Greetings John! Good morning my friend! If you believe as Joe does on this question, then we may not be far off from one another after all. Here is a summary of what I believe: 1) God is sovereign. 2) Sovereignty does not mean that God has to be the direct cause of every action or event, though He certainly could be. 3) God sovereignly allowed man limited freedom of will - to obey or disobey. 4) God knew that Adam and Eve would sin, but was not the direct cause of their sin - their will was the direct cause of their own sin. 5) God created them anyway and used their free actions for His glory. I do not believe in absolute freedom of will for man. Our freedom is only within the confines of the moral and physical limitations placed upon us by God. The reason I misunderstood your position is that you seemed (to me at least) to be unwilling to say that God was not the direct cause of Adam and Eve's sin. In my understanding, if God were the direct cause (i.e. - Adam and Eve had no choice but only did what God made them do), then God would be the Author of sin. Knowing they would do it and allowing it is different from ordaining that it must happen. Let me know what you think my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |