Give Me liberty, Or Give Me Justice.

(Acts 17:26-28 NKJV) "And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,

God is the one who determines where we are born, who our parents will be, etc.

From Tuesday's Grace Gems!:

No chance!
(John MacDuff, "The Night Watches")

"The Lord does whatever pleases Him
throughout all heaven and earth, and
on the seas and in their depths." Ps. 135:6

How blessed that elementary truth: "The Lord reigns!"

To know that there is no chance or
accident with God; that He decrees...
the fall of a sparrow;
the destruction of an atom;
the annihilation of a world!

The Almighty is not like Baal, "asleep." "He that
keeps Israel" can never for a moment "slumber."

Man proposes; but God disposes.

"You, Lord have done it," is the history of
every event, past, present and to come.

His purposes none can change.

His counsels none can resist.

Believer, how cheering to know that all that
befalls you is thus ordered in the eternal purpose
of a Covenant God! Every minute circumstance of
your lot; appointing the bounds of your habitation;
meting out every drop in the cup of life; arranging
what by you is called its "vicissitudes;" decreeing
all its trials; and at last, as the great Proprietor
of life, revoking the lease of existence when its
allotted term has expired!

How it should keep the mind from its guilty
proneness to brood and fret over second causes,
were this grand but simple truth ever realized:
that all that befalls us are integral parts in a
stupendous plan of wisdom; that there is no
crossing or thwarting the designs and dealings
of God.

"He does all things well."

"Our God is in heaven; He does
whatever pleases Him." Psalm 115:3

Christian regards,

Ken
A Spurgeonite

[ September 25, 2002, 08:16 AM: Message edited by: Ken Hamilton ]

 

If an illness is diagnosed incorrectly, then the prognosis and the remedy will be wrong and could be harmful, even fatal. To go wrong in understanding the effect of the Fall on man's spiritual condition will result in a wrong diagnosis and and wrong remedy. Man's "free will" is limited by his nature. Man can only choose according to his nature. That should be obvious, both Biblically and logically.

Ken
A Spurgeonite

[ September 27, 2002, 01:41 PM: Message edited by: Ken Hamilton ]

 

In the Luke 18 parable of the unrighteous judge - it is not "unjust mercy" that is sought - but rather - "justice". And What is Christ's conclusion? Is it --
"If I give you justice all the saints will die"?

Is it - "so you see - unjust mercy is the only hope"??

In Luke 18 - Christ settles it - "Shall not God bring about JUSTICE FOR HIS ELECT who CRY TO HIM day and night??".

In Daniel 7 it is "Judgement passed IN FAVOR of the saints" that ends their torment.

Justice And Mercy - INSTEAD of unjust Mercy, from the God who "So loves the World", who is "Not willing for ANY to Perish" who "IS the atoning sacrifice for OUR sins and NOT our sins only but for those of the WHOLE WORLD".

And although - the Calvinist must claim "ALL are going to heaven", we know he really means "the arbitrarily select Few" - hence - his claim to unjust mercy.

In Christ,

Bob

[ September 28, 2002, 10:28 PM: Message edited by: BobRyan ]

 

You're talented, Bob. You make the arguments for the non-Calvinists, then make the refutation by the Calvinists, then blow off the refutation you made for the Calvinists.

Hey, how about you just making all of the posts in the forum for both sides. We could rename it -

Bob's Arminianism Proclaimed/Calvinism Defended/Calvinism Refuted Forum.



Ken
A Spurgeonite

[ September 28, 2002, 10:46 PM: Message edited by: Ken Hamilton ]

 

Ken, you are attacking the post-er rather than dealing with the points.

It is like the case of the uncaring Cavlinist in heaven rejoicing with "At least it is not ME" when confronted with their child burning in hell.

(And in fact I used an exact quote of you in that one).

But rather than address the issue - you complain that the flaw was even exposed.

In Christ,

Bob
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I think you missed the point Bob. Ken was not attacking you. He was commenting on your post. Try not to be over sensitive.

[ September 30, 2002, 08:41 AM: Message edited by: Pastor Larry ]