There is something which seems appealing to some about Calvinism is that it has the appearance of showing great humility to God. If God does everything and he controls every action how is that not showing as great an honor as we could possibly give him by acknowledging such?
Thing is though God does NOT do everything nor does he control every action and while they've sought to be sincere they are sincerely wrong. Some of them have meant well but it's a zeal to God not according to knowledge.
Rockson, my friend, good to see that you agree that some of God's children have a zeal of God, but that zeal is not based upon true knowledge, to which I agree 100%, but more than that, it is according to God's testimony of some of his elect, as it was very true of some of elect Israel who were having a hard time leaving Moses and totally coming to Christ.
Romans 9b to Romans 11:36
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If God does everything and he controls every action how is that not showing as great an honor as we could possibly give him by acknowledging such?
I do not know many men whom I have read behind believes this, and I certainly do not~yet would say that God controls all he desires to control to work for the good of his people, and to work against those that hates him. God does what he please and none can say unto him~why doest thou? None can stop him for sure. Yet, God is
not the author of sin in
anyway whatsoever. God does not tempt man to to sin, his own depraved heart does quite well doing this.
Some will quote:
Proverbs 16:4~The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Here are final and true answers to four of life’s greatest questions: Where did all things come from? Why do they exist? Who is the true God? Why does evil exist? This single sentence is worth your weight in gold! We should humble ourselves before this axiom from heaven and learn wisdom for life!
Proverbs is of little value, if we miss this. The beginning of wisdom requires grasping this proverb (
Pr 1:7;
9:10). This verse should be one of the first children memorize. Here is the Bible worldview. From this foundation of knowledge,
we can reason safely and sanely about other aspects of life. If we neglect or reject the truth here, our life will be a nightmare of confusion, and then we will meet an angry God (
Ps 7:11;
Amos 4:12).
Where did all things come from? God made all things. Evolution is a lie, told by God-haters, to discredit the Bible. The Bible says: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (
Gen 1:1).
This is more certain than any fact we will ever hear. If we do not have the faith to believe it, we are unreasonably stupid (2nd
Thess 3:2;
Ist Tim 6:20-21).
It is a sign of insanity to begin our reasoning about the universe from a big bang of chaotic gases. Where did the gases come from? How did an explosion bring order and beauty out of chaos? How did the result include reproducing identically after each kind? How did it result in millions of different kinds, all reproducing after their own kind?
Jesus Christ, the Mighty God, made all things. The Bible is plain: “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made” (
John 1:3). We should not argue creation versus evolution with unbelievers. Unless they have faith, they cannot learn anything of value, especially if educated.
An arrogant man flattered with education and degrees is worse than a fool (
Pr 26:12;
Ist Cor 1:19-20;
3:19-20;
Ist Tim 6:3-5).
Why do things exist? Why is the universe here? Why is man here? Why are we here? God made all things, and He made them for Himself! Give glory! Worship Him! Sing praise to Him! “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created” (
Rev 4:11). We will soon bow to this Blessed and Only Potentate (
Phil 2:9-11;
Ist Tim 6:13-16).
These first two answers are so true, you should say, “For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen” (
Rom 11:36). He is the First Cause of all things, and He is the Final End of all things. All things were created by Him and for Him (
Col 1:16). Fall before Him now. Give Him the honor and praise due to His name.
The universe exists because God wanted to make something for Himself. He did not make the world for man; He made the world and man for Himself. We do not exist for ourself, nor does anything else exist for us; you and all things exist for His pleasure. It is time to humble ourselves and see the purpose of your existence – the glory of God.
Evil exists because God gave Satan a free will. Rather than be content with his office, he swelled up in pride (
Ist Tim 3:6). God gave him privilege and freedom, and he used it to rebel against his Creator.
The blessed God was not surprised or disappointed; Satan
is responsible for his wicked deed; God will be righteous in destroying him.
Where does suffering come from? Satan brought his rebellion to earth. He lied to your first parents, and Adam chose his foolish wife over God. Jehovah made man very good in a perfect world, but man corrupted the earth by sinning against His Maker (
Gen 1:31;
3:16-19;
Eccl 7:29). Adam chose the curse of sin for his family over Paradise with God. The whole creation groans in pain, travail, and death due to his sin (
Rom 5:12-14;
8:22). God was not surprised in man's fall, and knew perfectly every sin that would result in Adam's fall, and all the misery that would follow~the sin was man's doing not God's. The first Covenant was a covenant based on Man's powers to keep it~God placed Adam and Eve in a perfect world, with his image and left him with only one commandment to keep, and no sooner when God left man, he sinned, for God alone is immutable, no created being is. Under the New Covenant God secured his elect's salvation from sin and condemnation through the obedience of His Son.
Evolutionists cannot explain death. It should have evolved away long ago, since it is the most dreaded and hated thing in life. If a slimy salamander can evolve to be a bald eagle, then surely man could have evolved death away. Death is the wages of sin. And the Bible teaches this fact clearly, which no evolutionist will ever find in a test tube or telescope. God created death, in several forms, as just punishment for sin. Therefore, all men die.
Adam’s sin in the Garden of Eden did not surprise or confuse the LORD. He had allow the entrance of sin into the human family,
though Adam freely chose Eve over God without any coercion at all.
Adam alone is responsible for his sin and the consequences. God made him perfect, warned him, and gave him only one commandment to keep. God had planned the entrance of sin for the ultimate display of both his wrath and mercy.
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