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To: HarleyD
Don't you think God knows when you will yield to Him and when you won't? Do you think that your choices surprise, startle, or disappoint God? How much do you think God knows about you and how you will respond to circumstances around you? You will ALWAYS yeild to God. Jonah found that out. Ahab found it out. Pharaoh found it out.

The Jews did not yield (Acts7)

You and I do not yield when we sin or does God really want us to sin?

There seems to be a "limiting" factor that God is only some kind of "still small voice" that tells us what we should do but we have a right to tell that voice to be quiet. A rather anemic view of God IMHO and not at all the Biblical version of God.

No, God indwells us and there is a battle over our will (Rom.7)

Hence the commands not to grieve or quench the Holy Spirit.

But ofcourse if man is just going along for the ride, God is also doing the sinning, willing it to be so.

And you guys say you do not think God is the author of sin.

You make God responsible for your daily sins!

768 posted on 01/27/2005 5:06:01 AM PST by fortheDeclaration
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To: fortheDeclaration
"You and I do not yield when we sin or does God really want us to sin?”

You may THINK you don’t yield but this is not what scripture tells us. Jonah ran away from what God told him to do but God brought him right back. You may sin (and not yielding to God is sin) but He will bring you back to do His will.

"For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives.” It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?” Heb 12:6-7

"No, God indwells us and there is a battle over our will (Rom.7)”

The historical view of Romans 7 was never this Joseph Arminius’ interpretation. The historical (and proper) view of Romans 7 is talking about the old nature before we come to know Christ. God does not battle Satan. Satan has to ask His permission (see Job). What makes you think He battles with our “will”? You give us far too much credit. When we accept Christ we are indwelled with the Holy Spirit and become new creatures.

"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” 2 Cor 5:17

That doesn’t mean we won’t sin. It only means that God will correct us and bring us back on course to do His purpose.

770 posted on 01/27/2005 5:48:35 AM PST by HarleyD (aka Codename: Heretic Harley-Ignorant Savage)
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