Subject: How did sin originate |
Bible Note: Thank you for your response, as I can see you put a lot of thought into it. I will be honest with you with my answer and you might think that I am at times a little fickle. I have been a believer for over 36 years now and I study more then the average bear. I am active in teaching Bible studies and I like to dig into the Koine Greek for a fuller understanding of the Word. I don't think that there is anything more rewarding then leading someone to the Lord for salvation. As I said, I will be honest when I tell you that there are times when I think that Calvin is right and then there are times when I lean toward Arminianism; now if that isn't being fickle I don't know what is! I am a very, very firm believer in eternal security and this is one point that I can't be budged from, no mater how people try to twist scripture around, grace is grace. When it come to predestination, of course the Bible teaches it, but to grasp the full understanding of what it is, at times I am not able to grasp it, that or I might have a paradigm paralysis or just a plain mental block. The verse that comes to mind when I think of predestination is found in Romans 9:21 (KJV) Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? It think this way a while then my mind drifts toward that fact that God made us with a free will to chose, and that’s what pleases him, when we make a decision to love him not because we are programmed that way but because we want to, on our own. 1 John 4:10 (KJV) Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Can one ever enjoy something that is done for them when the person that did it is forced to do it: do you see where I am coming from? It must be nice to be firmly entrenched in one camp or the other but at this point in time I am having trouble with it as I am torn between both. Yours in Christ, sitting in no-man's land, CDBJ P.S. If you want to get those ugly black blobs out of your post, change your default font to ARIAL 10; I use 14 so I can see it easer but the key is ARIAL. |