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If God does not control all His creation, then Colossians 1:17 is stating a lie.
If God does not have control over all, then He is not all powerful and He is not Sovereign.
You have a serious dilemma on your hands, Reynolds, since you have created a god who is weak and impotent.

 

God controls quite a lot?

That says quite a lot.

 

"Reynolds,

Psalm 148:8
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

Look here in Jonah;

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4 But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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10 And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
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6 And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.

7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

Reynolds....this is the biblical God controlling land, sea,and air....There can be no answered prayer, and no fulfilled prophecy if God is not in 100% control.

 

In Job's afflictions, God was in control.

When Israel was handed over to Babylon, God was in control.

When Assyria was stirred up to attack Israel, God was in control.

When Pharaoh's heart was hardened, it was God who hardened it, and He was in control.

When wicked ppl killed our Saviour, God was in control.

Looks like He is sovereign to me.

 

Please don't lie about what others believe.

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Col 1:17 does not say what you imply. If not being a micro manager makes one weak and impotent in your mind, then so be it.

 

Did I ever say He was not?

 

John 13:34........................................................................

 

100% in control does not mean act I Ely controlling 100% of what happens.

 

Here's what Reynolds said.

Where did I lie?

 

What does "all creation" mean to you?

You have stated that God only deals with some of creation. "Only the important stuff."

I state that God deals with all the stuff. That's what Colossians 1:17 says.

 

In a roundabout way, yes you have.

God is in control of quite a bit is not Him being sovereign. Not in the least.

 

From today's Truth For Life devotional:
What Do We Know?
We know that for those who love God all things work together for good.

Romans 8:28
Upon some points a believer is absolutely sure. He knows, for instance, that God sits in the center of the vessel when it rocks most. He believes that an invisible hand is always on the world's tiller, and that wherever providence may drift, God is steering it. That reassuring knowledge prepares him for everything. He looks over the raging waters and sees the spirit of Jesus walking on the water, and he hears a voice saying, "It is I-do not be afraid." He knows too that God is always wise, and knowing this, he is confident that there can be no accidents, no mistakes and that nothing can occur that ought not to happen. He can say, "If I should lose everything, it is better that I should lose it than keep it if it is God's will: The worst disaster is the wisest and the kindest thing that I could face if God ordains it."

"We know that for those who love God all things work together for good." The Christian does not merely hold this as a theory, but he knows it as a matter of fact. So far everything has worked for good; the poisonous drugs mixed in proper proportions have effected the cure; the sharp cuts of the scalpel have cleaned out the disease and facilitated the healing. Every event as yet has worked out the most divinely blessed results; and so, believing that God rules all, that He governs wisely, that He brings good out of evil, the believer's heart is assured, and he is learning to meet each trial calmly when it comes. In the spirit of true resignation the believer can pray, "Send me what You will, my God, as long as it comes from You; there never was a poor portion that came from Your table to any of Your children."

Do not say, my soul, "Where will God find one to relieve my care?"
Remember that Omnipotence has servants everywhere.
His method is sublime and His heart profoundly kind,
God is never too early and never behind!

 

That is God's Sovereignty

 

What is outside of God's control?
Which verse in Jonah was incorrect?

 

When you said Reynolds believes God is a passive observer of his creation and that he was a Deist.

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Reynolds' statement that "God is active and controls quite a lot" cannot be construed as being a tenet of Deism in any way, shape, or form. It is a gross distortion of Reynolds' beliefs, and yes, is a lie.

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