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mharrell08:
--- Quote from: Richard D on November 13, 2008, 09:09:24 PM ---So now I ask again would I not have to experience every evil under heaven in order to be fully equipped to be made into the image of God.
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Richard,
Where have you read that to be made into the image of God, one requires a 'full experience' of evil? Why would you think one requires an experience with every evil under the sun to be made into His image? Christ has taken on ALL the sins of the world...we are complete IN him. Why would you need to personally experience murder to know it is wrong? Theft? Fornication? Do we need to be infected with HIV or cancer to know they are evil? Evil is evil...the same way one is guilty of all for one transgression [James 2:10], the same way one experience of evil is to be acquainted with them all.
Marques
aqrinc:
Richard,
Think on this, The Garden of Eden Symbolizes God's Presence. Adam and Eve in having sinned had to be cast
out (separation from God) or they would be destroyed (the flesh in sin cannot survive uncovered in God's Presence).
That may just be the very first act of dying from sin (separation from God).
I may be presuming a lot but this is what i see partly right now.
GOD Only In Jesus Christ Saves,
george.
Richard D:
Hello Marques.
I have not read that we need to experience every evil under heaven anywhere. However my thoughts are, if we are being made in the image of God through this knowledge of good and evil would not a full experience of evil be needed?
Ray put it this way, Knowing "good and evil" is one of the most essential requisites in being formed in the image of God.
Now you used this analogy do we need to be infected with HIV or cancer to know they are evil?
I would answer you no, one does not need to be infected with HIV or cancer to know they are evil?
But I ask you, could of not Adam and Eve just partaken of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil but not actually experience evil and gone on to being made into the image of God?
But if this knowledge of good and evil is essential for being made into the image of God then how much evil and what sort of evil does one need to experience, in being made into the image of God?
In God's Love. Richard.
Richard D:
Hello George.
We must remember Rom 8:20 For the creation was subjected to vanity. Adam and Eve were not sinners by choice but were made weak for a reason.
Without experiencing evil, we could never become in God’s image.
Ninny:
Richard here are my thoughts on this:
We don't have to personally experience every evil, we have been in the presence of every evil just by living in this world. We hear about it on the news, we see it on the streets.
You can not live in this world without being acquainted with evil. It affects us in different ways, but I don't think our being made into the image of God means we have to personally experience every type of evil. We do know though that it doesn't matter what our sins are we are ALL born with a sinful nature our carnal minds are evil we are enemies of God until we are converted. This is God's plan for us! These are just my thoughts on the matter! :)
My trains of thought don't always carry a lot of freight!! ;)
Peace in His love,
Kathy :)
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