Subject: Why does Satan believe he can win? |
Bible Note: Good day, Doc. Amos 3:6. The evil in Amos is with reference to God executing judgment on those who have committed moral evil; it does not mean God created moral evil. “Evil” would, it seems, be better translated as “disaster” or “calamity”. I am of the impression that the story of Job is not solely or predominately to teach us that God is sovereign; that God is sovereign is never questioned in Job. In any case, the book of Job reveals to the reader that it was not God who gave Job the boils and sickness; neither did God execute the calamities against Job that caused the loss of all that he had. Eph 1:11. Are you saying my position “would be in keeping with the rest of Scripture”? Also, I’m not sure I understand what point you are trying to make with quoting Gill. Are you saying that God created/authored moral evil or sin? Matt 10:29. It’s pretty frightening to picture the hand of God just smashing a helpless, innocent bird to the ground for no reason. God does have the power to do it and if that is what he feels like doing, so be it. However, I don’t think the Bible, at least for me, give that kind of picture of God. My comment does not suggest in any way God’s hand being forced. In brief, God set in motion certain laws in nature and, it seems to me, those laws, unless God through nature intervenes to overrule the normal course nature normally takes, determine the occurrence of certain events. Ps 104:21-30 does not seem to contradict this notion. 1 Kings 17:4-6 is a good example of God overruling the natural order. Prov 16:33. Are you suggesting God doesn’t work in the lives of men submitted to His rule over them? I am merely suggesting that it is not necessary to assume by the verse cited that God’s “control over the affairs of men are as exhaustive and minute”. As for God working in the lives of those who are submitted to him, I do not think it can be denied He works on their behalf. |