Sunday school and, I was concerned that's if it was Satan disguise as a snake that would mean he would have the ability to somehow perform miracles all to put it another way control matter itself, matter being of every source whether it's the matter that you cannot see or whether it's the matter that we are made up of,
how did Satan manage to appear as a snake.
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yes there is more insertions,
Ephesians 2:2
2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience
Corinthians 4:4 (
4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Ephesians 2:2
2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience
Corinthians 4:4 (
4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Interesting question about omniscience.
1.) Scripture indicates that God knows all things, and knows all things future.
2.) The scope of God's omniscience is well attested in scripture, and well attested by biblical scholars and clergy throughout all of church history. There's simply clear scripture for this.
3.) However, there is a view called Open Theism which holds that God's omniscience is limited.
- This view is postulated ONLY as a method to preserve the doctrine of man's free will, and was ONLY contrived as a tool for debating this other topic.
- I think resorting to Open Theism to win an argument with a Calvinist indicates a poor understanding of omniscience, a poor understanding of free will, and a poor understanding of all the more rational arguments for libertarian free will.
(Whether you're a Calvinist, an Armenian, or something in between, we'd all agree we never want to downgrade GOD to win an argument.)
- Open Theism is considered heresy in orthodox theology.
* For my Calvinist friends out there... we can debate all you like, but I will never start tossing out God's attributes when I start losing an argument. It's far better to just lose an argument. Right? But that's where Open Theism comes from. It's a heretical tool devised to argue the free will debate.
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Is it also possible
Satan appeared discuised as peter
Mathew 16;23
But He turned and said unto Peter, “Get thee behind Me, Satan! Thou art an offense unto Me; for thou savorest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”
Is this the scribe seeing Peter but Jesus seeing Satan in duscuise
Satan appeared discuised as peter
Mathew 16;23
But He turned and said unto Peter, “Get thee behind Me, Satan! Thou art an offense unto Me; for thou savorest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”
Is this the scribe seeing Peter but Jesus seeing Satan in duscuise
References? I have provided some that demonstrate that He doesn't.
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While you're right that we never want to downgrade God, those are some pretty bold assertions, Maxwel. Can you back them up?
One man's theology is another man's heresy. I hold to open theism.
You're going to have to prove that, if you can.
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While you're right that we never want to downgrade God, those are some pretty bold assertions, Maxwel. Can you back them up?
One man's theology is another man's heresy. I hold to open theism.
You're going to have to prove that, if you can.
In the Hebrew Alephbet, there are a number of "crowned" letters of which zayin is among. Zayin is written by a pictograph of a sword, and it also represents time. This brings to mind my mind the idea that God is a master of time. And considering that He is ever present, the "I AM," or being itself. He is able to 'cut' time with the precision of chef Morimoto's santoku, for lack of a better analogy. So when God say, "Now, I know," it is because He doesn't miss even a beat of time. And likewise, God would also know what He would do in any given scenario that might present itself and have to ability to 'react' on the head of a pin so, might this factor into His omniscience? That is, He know what will happen because He knows what He will not allow to happen?
It seems that we humans lack the right vocabulary at times, to adequately describe a scene or action in real terms. Poetry and other writing techniques rely heavily on figurative language.
Take into count that about 1/3 of the OT consists of Hebrew poetry and it would seem that sometimes we have to better understand the context by reading every other instance a particular thought is expressed. This can require significant blocks of time, and even then much of what we learn lacks the finality that we desire.
Take into count that about 1/3 of the OT consists of Hebrew poetry and it would seem that sometimes we have to better understand the context by reading every other instance a particular thought is expressed. This can require significant blocks of time, and even then much of what we learn lacks the finality that we desire.
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A man dies and arrives at Heaven
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As he's standing at the Pearly Gates, he notices a huge wall of clocks behind St Peter.
He asked, "What are all those clocks?"
St Peter replied, "Those are lie clocks, every time someone tells a lie, the hands on their clock move."
"Oh! Whose clock is that?" He says pointing.
"That's Mother Theresa's clock, it's hands have never moved."
"Wow! And whose clock is that?"
"That's Abraham Lincoln's clock, it's hands have only moved twice."
The man asks, "Where is Boris Johnson's clock?"
St Peter replies, "We're using it as a ceiling fan"
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As he's standing at the Pearly Gates, he notices a huge wall of clocks behind St Peter.
He asked, "What are all those clocks?"
St Peter replied, "Those are lie clocks, every time someone tells a lie, the hands on their clock move."
"Oh! Whose clock is that?" He says pointing.
"That's Mother Theresa's clock, it's hands have never moved."
"Wow! And whose clock is that?"
"That's Abraham Lincoln's clock, it's hands have only moved twice."
The man asks, "Where is Boris Johnson's clock?"
St Peter replies, "We're using it as a ceiling fan"
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A man dies and arrives at Heaven
Long
As he's standing at the Pearly Gates, he notices a huge wall of clocks behind St Peter.
He asked, "What are all those clocks?"
St Peter replied, "Those are lie clocks, every time someone tells a lie, the hands on their clock move."
"Oh! Whose clock is that?" He says pointing.
"That's Mother Theresa's clock, it's hands have never moved."
"Wow! And whose clock is that?"
"That's Abraham Lincoln's clock, it's hands have only moved twice."
The man asks, "Where is____________ clock?"
St Peter replies, "We're using it as a ceiling fan"
To be fair just fill in the blank
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As he's standing at the Pearly Gates, he notices a huge wall of clocks behind St Peter.
He asked, "What are all those clocks?"
St Peter replied, "Those are lie clocks, every time someone tells a lie, the hands on their clock move."
"Oh! Whose clock is that?" He says pointing.
"That's Mother Theresa's clock, it's hands have never moved."
"Wow! And whose clock is that?"
"That's Abraham Lincoln's clock, it's hands have only moved twice."
The man asks, "Where is____________ clock?"
St Peter replies, "We're using it as a ceiling fan"
To be fair just fill in the blank
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