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rick

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Humble pie
« on: October 27, 2013, 10:04:51 AM »

                             To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.

1. The implications of this verse are staggering. The very foundation of human psychology and theology crumbles under the weight of this declaration of God’s Word. This is undoubtedly one of the ten most profound Scriptures in the entire Bible.
If we are to be honest and believe this verse, then we must concede that absolutely NOTHING is left out God’s profound declaration except man’s anti-scriptural theory of "free will."
The word "season" in the KJV is translated from the Hebrew word, z[e]man, and is defined in Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary as: "APPOINTED season, occasion, time." And "purpose" is defined as: "pleasure, desire, matter." Sometimes rendered as "purpose" or "event."
Here’s a second witness to this grand declaration:
"Because to every purpose [matter or event] there is time and judgment..." (Ecc. 8:6).
And a third witness:
"…for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work" (Ecc. 3:17).
Here are a couple translations that make this verse a little clearer:
"...for He has appointed a time for every matter, and for every work..." (The New Revised Standard Version).
"For He has set a season for every event and for every deed..." (The Concordant Literal Old Testament).
There is no wasted motion in God's creation, purpose and plan. Everything has an appointed time, and everything includes: "every purpose, every work, every matter, every event, and every deed." Where pray tell does "free will" fit into all this? It doesn’t. It clearly DOESN’T. Man has no free will. There is no such thing as free will. It is but the phantom of an "obscured heart" as we learned in Part C from Ecc. 3:11

                                                        The above is from the lake of fire series.

                                     How can one not be humbled by this ?  Just something to meditate on .
« Last Edit: October 27, 2013, 10:23:17 AM by Rick »
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aktikt

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Re: Humble pie
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2013, 02:47:53 PM »

Thank you, this is just what I needed to hear.  It's nice to know that the burden of the decisions of life are not our responsibility.  Yes, we give account but it's nice to know it couldn't be otherwise.
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Shakespeare-There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
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