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Riddles:
Santgem, I was just reading where L. Ray says that 2 Cor. 4:3 refers to God not Satan.
santgem:
--- Quote from: Riddles on July 03, 2014, 03:31:40 AM ---Santgem, I was just reading where L. Ray says that 2 Cor. 4:3 refers to God not Satan.
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Hi Riddles,
Greetings!
2007 Nashville Conference:
--- Quote ---Somebody ask me if "the god of this world" could possibly be referring to God rather than Satan. I considered it a long time ago, because Satan deceives and God blinds. God blinded them, Satan deceived.
2Cor. 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine upon them.
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Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. NLT
Maybe it will be a big help if you could explain it further!
Riddles:
Right Santgem. I think everyone at this forum has read that. L. Ray wrote that that passage is talking about God; that it's God who has the power to blind us or not.
Kat:
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2007 Nashville Conference:
--- Quote ---Somebody ask me if "the god of this world" could possibly be referring to God rather than Satan. I considered it a long time ago, because Satan deceives and God blinds. God blinded them, Satan deceived.
2Cor. 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine upon them.
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Riddles, in that quote from the conference Ray said he "considered it," not that he changed his mind and then saw that Scripture another way. This is what he had taught on this previously, in an excerpt from the Lake of Fire article no. 9 'The Lucifer Hoax and the Mission of Satan.'
http://bible-truths.com/lake9.html ----------------------------------------------------
Let’s notice a few things overlooked by most Sunday school teachers (and most of the world’s greatest theologians as well). Ready? Are you sure? Okay, here goes: ALL THE NATIONS OF THE ENTIRE WORLD BELONG TO SATAN THE DEVIL!!! Heaven and Earth are God’s possessions, however, God has delegated the nations to Satan. Satan could not offer all these kingdoms of the world to Jesus if he did not possess them to offer them in the first place. They are Satan’s ignorant kingdoms:
"In whom the god [SATAN] of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, Who is the Image of God, should shine unto them" (II Cor. 4:4).
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mercy, peace and love
Kat
Rene:
--- Quote from: santgem on July 03, 2014, 07:35:05 AM ---
2007 Nashville Conference:
--- Quote ---Somebody ask me if "the god of this world" could possibly be referring to God rather than Satan. I considered it a long time ago, because Satan deceives and God blinds. God blinded them, Satan deceived.
2Cor. 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine upon them.
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I remember when Ray made that comment and it certainly gave me pause for thought. Although every bible translation I could fine does use a lower case "g" for god, I still wonder about the true meaning.
I have found scriptures that refer to satan as a "ruler of this world" (John 12:31) and as a "prince" of this age" (Eph 2:2), but I could not find another scripture referring to satan as a "god."
I have to admit, it is a repulsive thought to feel confused about whether a scripture is talking about Almighty God or satan. Yikes! :o
René
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