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Originally Posted by Timmy
I hear that a lot. God is in control. It's usually said after some tragedy, big or small, has taken place. I think it's a bit of a strange thing to say at times like that. Tantamount to blaming God for the tragedy. Not just tantamount, but really and actually, if you take logic seriously. (Which some don't, I'm learning.  )
So, what say you? Is God in control? |
God has a plan, he is working his plan. Man was and is his plan, man's measure of freewill is his plan. This life is small in the scope of God's big picture. The fall was a part of the plan, man's exposure to sin and rebellion was his plan. The redemption of it all is his plan, Jesus paid for the redemption, how you say, He died, and he has defeated death for us all. If eternal torment was the price, then He didn't pay it, for He did not go to a man's interpretation of hell, a literal fire forever. We will all die physically, but because of His righteous act, we will not be held by death. "O death where is thy sting??? O grave, where is your victory???"
Romans 11:32 "For God has shut up ALL in disobedience so that He may show mercy to ALL."
All were exposed and caught up in sin, for some purpose in His plan. Otherwise, the great "freewill" of man, like Adam, could require a need for Plan C, or D and so on. Yes, God is very much in control, he has given you and me a measure of free will, but, NOT to determine the final destiny of the creation (including you and me), that HE has not delegated to anyone.
He is a great loving, and all powerful Father, he allows us to learn the truth by painful experience, the result of our being human. If we have ears to hear, we will learn righteousness, and will come to know Him as he really is, which is age abiding life!
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