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No, God "directs" people's steps. Big difference. Proverbs 16:9 A man's heart deviseth his way but the Lord directeth his steps. In other words We decide the path we want to take, but God directs the events and outcome of our decisions....andcontrols the consequences.

Seems like you may be confusing "unmerited favor" with "unconditional election"? Not sure. If not, then I don't know what you mean. If so, please know that I consider every petal of the "tulip" to be false doctrine. i

I don't see any essential conflict between the meanings "goodwill", "unmerited favor" or even "kindness". The fact that God's particular "goodwill is "unmerited" is because we did nothing to deserve it.

My wife and I have gone through some really rough spots too. It's much better now. Don't give up hope! Several years ago, I rented the movie "Temple Grandin". I probably watched it 3 times and cried every time. I didn't know why at the time but, maybe God was preparing me/us for things to...

Yes, there is "ruling", "obeying". disrespect, nagging, arguing and physical abuse and all that; a constant battle for control in marriages all over the world as we speak. But God's model in Proverbs 31, and for New Testament Christians, is for wives to do the submitting and obeying willingly...

No, Proverbs 31 is a model, an example for us as to how a Christian family is supposed to be. I never said it was common nor did I say it existed. But this is the model of a family which God WANTS people to have. If He didn't he wouldn't have put it in there for us to read. It's our choice...

I strongly disagree. Punishment was not a factor in the "Proverbs 31" family. In this model family, the wife was an entrepreneur and had full freedom to do things like making and selling goods, buying real estate: She even had servants. Her husband and children praised her. That is a family...

Matthew 19 7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? 8He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. 9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put...

God did give permission for divorce, in the Old Testament "because of the hardness of people's hearts". But the only 'grounds" I've ever seen mentioned by Christ is for "fornication". You know, doing stuff like molesting the kids, committing sex crimes, homosexual stuff etc etc.

Agreed: everyone's behavior, specifically bad behavior, is a result of the fall. But in a Christian family, there should be no dynamic of "punishment" and no need for "ruling". Husbands are to love their wives, and wives are to love their husbands. Whether "ruling", loving or submitting, it...

That is not sound Biblical advice. Stay faithful, sir. I Corinthians 7: 10-13

Sorry for the long post. I can only judge from what I see written here. Looks to me like you are doing what God has commanded all Christian husbands to do: be the provider. And you keep yourself productive and your mind occupied with that. And you had the "gumption"(as my Dad called it) to roll...

I can tell you how it was for me. The preacher had just preached a sermon entitled "The Lord is My Shepherd". I came under conviction of the Holy Spirit, saw myself as a lowdown, wicked, hateful sinner, started out the aisle when the thought came to me "don't do it". At that I physically shook...

A little more context..... Ephesians1 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame...

Most loving thing God can do? That I don't know. But the most loving thing He has revealed to US was when the Lord of Hosts, the mighty King of Glory, came down and gave himself for the sins of the whole world, to taste death for every man, and do it all willing that all men might come to...

So, if you have kids, a wife, mother and dad and they just happen not to be "elect"(as you perceive elect to mean), you're ok with that? Does God love your parents, wife and kids like you do? Does God love your enemies? (the ones who are lost non-elect sinners) If God does not love your lost...

Do as you will. Scripture does harmonize and does explain itself.. . But some people can't or won't discern that harmony, even when you take the time show it to them. They're going to believe what they want regardless. And it's not "my" video. Just pointing out an observation.

Yes, Romans 1 says.... 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

I'm sure it was, according to Calvin, but not to me. Men have free will and are responsible for their own actions.

2 Samuel 11 1And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. 2And it came to pass in...