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Is it Satan, God or a mistake?
ertsky:
oh no worries undignifieddancer
yeah i've typed out some classics in my time to
earlier tonight i typed
we will sow what we have reaped LOL!
glad i caught that one in time :)
peace
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PS: sorry i came on so strong but we've had some real dodgy posts lately and i'm really keeping a lookout for anything untoward.
nightmare sasuke:
I see it this way. God created both evil and good (Isa 45:7), for a purpose, and uses evil for his purpose. For example, “The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for [a purpose:] the day of evil� (Pro 16:4). But God is not evil himself. This might sound bad, but I think of Satan as God's hand, more so a tool (figuratively speaking).
"But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face" (Job 1:11).
But was it God's actual and literal hand that touched "all that [Job]" had? No:
"And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD� (Job 1:12).
Satan said, "…put forth thine hand now,� but God’s hand was not literally put forth against Job, but Satan himself. Satan is, in a way, God’s hand, because God uses him as a tool (as humans use hammers to drive nails into wood).
God “created the waster to destroy� (Isa 54:16). Rather than God destroying things himself, he sends Satan to do it for him. But, nevertheless, God is behind it; just like a human hand does not pound in a nail, but a hammer, and yet the human still controls the hammer.
Do any of you understand what I am getting at?
Chris R:
Hello,
Gen 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Yes..Even Satan was created "VERY GOOD" for the purpose in which he was created,
Man doesnt rule Satan....GOD DOES.
Chris R
nightmare sasuke:
--- Quote from: Chris R ---Hello,
Gen 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Yes..Even Satan was created "VERY GOOD" for the purpose in which he was created,
Man doesnt rule Satan....GOD DOES.
Chris R
--- End quote ---
Moreover, man was "very good" despite being created "naked" and from the "dust." Truth be told, from a view "under the sun," man and Satan were not "good" in the sense that we define good, but as you said Christ R, were good "for the purpose in which [they were] created."
undignifieddancer:
"Do any of you understand what I am getting at?"
Nightmare,
I'm with you one hundred percent on this. I too believe that God uses all of His creation to extend His glory...even the evil. How else are we to know how glorious and bright His light truly is if we can't see the darknes as well?
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