Bible Question (short): God allows/causes? |
Question (full): The verse was 1 Samuel 18:10 and 19:9. I see what you're saying about the Lord discipling and would have to agree that the Lord both causes and allows. For instance...the murders that took place at Columbine in Colorado...9/11 at the World Trade Center...drunk driver killing an innocent person...etc... this would be stuff that the Lord allows by our free will...He doesn't cause such stuff, right? I know there's nothing that happens that the Lord isn't aware of and is very capable of stopping if He chose to... The opinion that God causes things to happen to me sounded like God tempts people and the Bible doesn't teach that and it takes satan completely out of the picture as to what his purpose is. Thank you for your response. Mark |