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Why A Rib To Create Women?
Wanda:
Hi Bob,
I agree with all you've said. God absolutely created the code to all life, and he didn't need an existing form to do it.
When I think of what God needed to create, not only man, but all of creation, I think of Ray teaching on God and wisdom. Proverbs 4:7 tells us wisdom is the principal thing and proverbs 8:22 says, The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
The word "possessed" is the Hebrew word "qanah" which in this context means to create or to bring forth. I believe wisdom was the key and necessary thing he needed to create., because we see that before creation ever was - God created wisdom.
Some scientists say all life is connected by a mathematical code and propelled by energy. Did God create a mathematical blueprint prior to creating, who knows, but I do know it is beyond my capacity to understand. What I do understand, is God is energy, light, the only inventor, designer, coder, potter, builder and and life giving force, to this extraordinarily magnificent creation. Who can know the wonder of his being, with such a limited capacity to understand?
Scripture tells us God created the universe from nothing, before that matter didn't exist. A little Research on matter, will give anyone a basic understanding of the building blocks of life. From this created matter God had all the necessary material he needed to create all forms of life. He created man from soil matter, which still amazes me when I think of it, and I believe women was made from human matter; (rib) from man.
I know Satan wasn't created in God's image, but if creating life, be it spiritual or physical requires God to possess a form of that life within himself first...I know this is probably over reaching, but seeing we're already speculating, here, why not.
Scripture tells us God created evil, and yet he cannot sin. He is the complete opposite of evil in his character, and cannot do evil. How then did he create Satan if he didn't posses any form of him in his being? I'm thinking the wisdom of knowledge.
Romans 9:21
Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?
Proverbs 16: 4
The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.
indianabob:
Thanks Wanda for the great exposition of your thoughts on the matter.
Love to hear more from others as well.
Indianabob
Joel:
Wisdom is at the top of list when it comes to the Spiritual attributes of God that Jesus possessed and has.
Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
Joel
Dave in Tenn:
--- Quote from: Wanda on January 10, 2019, 07:03:48 PM ---
Scripture tells us God created the universe from nothing...
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Ah...but it doesn't tell us God created the universe "from nothing."
(CEV) Because of our faith, we know that the world was made at God's command. We also know that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.
(CLV) By faith we are apprehending the eons to adjust to a declaration of God, so that what is being observed has not come out of what is appearing."
(Darby) By faith we apprehend that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that that which is seen should not take its origin from things which appear.
(DRB) By faith we understand that the world was framed by the word of God: that from invisible things visible things might be made.
(JUB) Through faith we understand that the ages were framed by the word of God, that which is seen being made of that which was not seen.
(KJV) Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
(KJV+) Through faithG4102 we understandG3539 that theG3588 worldsG165 were framedG2675 by the wordG4487 of God,G2316 so that things which are seenG991 were notG3361 madeG1096 ofG1537 things which do appear.G5316
(LEB) By faith we understand the worlds were created by the word of God, in order that what is seen did not come into existence from what is visible.
(LITV) By faith we understand the ages to have been framed by the Word of God, so that the things seen should not come into being out of things that appear.
(Murdock) For by faith, we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God; and that things seen, originated from those that are not seen.
(WNT) Through faith we understand that the worlds came into being, and still exist, at the command of God, so that what is seen does not owe its existence to that which is visible.
(YLT) by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
ML:
Thanks Dave. I was going to make the same comment, but I think you made it good.
Was also thinking of:
Romans 1
20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse
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