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Deborah-Leigh:
At LOF Part 14 http://bible-truths.com/lake14.html

Ray sarcastically draws attention to the power of those who are being led to the deception of having a free will as he asks then answers to the question quote:

And just how powerful is this "god" that sits on the throne of all unconverted men? It is so powerful that those who presume to possess this will of the mind that is absolutely "FREE" from any and all causality, can either bring about their own salvation or choose to reject their own salvation, AND NO POWER IN HEAVEN OR EARTH CAN THWART THEM. THEY can thwart God’s purpose, but GOD cannot thwart their purpose. That my friends is "…OPPOSING and EXALTING oneself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that such an one as God sits in the temple of God [which temple our bodies are] showing oneself that he IS a god"

Opposing and exalting appear to be related.

Paul REFUTED, which is not opposing but refuting is with EVIDENCE exposing the errors and idols of the people with sound teaching. Ray does the same. The evidence we have throughout Rays writing is supported with the EVIDENCE of the WORD OF GOD. This Authority is without defence or excuse though many hear not and see not at this time.

I tuned into Paula White who was interviewing a young man who had lost his leg. Before the accident he had been a successful mountain climber. In the hospital he reached out for a (making merchandise of Gods word) booklet where he read quote What does God have to do to get your attention.

He swallowed the emotional sympathetic platitude of this blasphemous statement. Excuse me. What does GOD have to do.....GOD, He has to do something to get our attention because God fails everytime.

The half truth is that yes God did cause this young mans accident but do you think the interview on global television lighted on that fact even a little bit. NO. Of course not! That was just a side disposable issue. The real issue was that the  person in the accident decided to give God an audience because now God had his attention. The attention then shifted to how the carnal, mortal mind chose CHOSE to concede to God and that everyone should make this CHOICE. That everyone can CHOOSE.

The result. God rewarded the young man with restoration and renewed faith.

The renewal of the young mans faith is his faith and false teaching, testimony and belief in FREE WILL.

As Ray brilliantly writes under the direct causation of God Almighty, "…OPPOSING and EXALTING oneself above all that is called God, that is the force, the nature, the deception, the arrogance, the danger and the anger of those who exalt themselves above our Sovereign God.

For what ever path of pain you have each endured, for where ever our Shepherd is taking you, it is HE who has written your circumstances and it is He who give us the Peace of His Spirit.

Arc

gmik:


As Ray brilliantly writes under the direct causation of God Almighty, "…OPPOSING and EXALTING oneself above all that is called God, that is the force, the nature, the deception, the arrogance, the danger and the anger of those who exalt themselves above our Sovereign God.


Wow.  That is heavy stuff.  Great post Arc!  Lots to chew on.

aqrinc:

These Powerful Scriptures make it easy for those who has been given eyes to see, but to those still blind which is most of the world. This is foolishness or not meant for us but only for the peolple when it was written. Most of the world is waiting for the man of sin to appear in Jerusalem in the yet to be, rebuilt temple. The delusion is so strong that unless GOD opens eyes, the almighty free will is free to believe this delusion.

2Thes 2: 1-17 (ESV)
1  Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,
2  not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
3  Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
4  who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
5  Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?
6  And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time.
7  For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.
8  And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.
9  The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,
10  and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
11  Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false,
12  in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13  But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
14  To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15  So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.
16  Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
17  comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.

george :).

Deborah-Leigh:
Thanks aqr for the Scripture.

God has caused men and women to believe that they are able to be obedient to His laws. As Ray states at http://bible-truths.com/lake14.html quote

Despite God's plethora of testimonies to the contrary, theologians and philosophers alike have taught mankind that they are indeed ABLE TO CHOOSE and, ABLE TO DO and to carry out the choice, because they have the "free will" within them to do so. What they have within them is a "beast"......

God knows exactly what He is doing. We all have the beast within, the man of sin, that only God and His Spirit can correct and set right after we have experienced and been shown that we are as all human beings are, the man of sin that quote:
SITS ON THE THRONE OF HIS OWN CARNAL MIND, IN HIS OWN BODY CLAIMING POWERS THAT RIVAL THOSE OF GOD HIM SELF!

We can not even know we do such a thing until God shows us. Only God can reveal to us who and what we really are. All the name calling accusations are just trinkets of opinions of man until God in His Almighty Spirit shows us what we look like. For our righteousness is as filthy rags.

We have all to repent of exactly the same thing. Carnality is multifaceted but it is the same thing which ever way you look at it. It is self appointed Godliness and self glorification pinned to the root of free will and self aggrandisement.

Who can not be overcome when shown what the error of our ways really is and when revealed by the Almighty God?

The Day of the Lord surely comes.

Arc

Phil3:10:
Arc,
Your posts always get my attention and cause me to think with a much more keen thought process. I have always felt that the end times would not come until that 'son of perdition' exists among mankind. Romans Chapter 8 is my favorite chapter in the Bible and I think the entire chapter, especially verses 20 and 21 point out our vanity, bondage and corruption. We are all carnal but verse 39 is my comfort.
"Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature. shall be able to separate us from the love of GOD, which is found in CHRIST JESUS our LORD. All mankind, and the works of all, with GOD'S approval, is just as filthy rags. It is all of GOD!! How thankful I am that it is not of man.
In HIM,
Phil3:10

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