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To: DannyTN
Everything God does is for a good reason. That doesn't mean He needs to justify Himself to us.

The question is not whether he has to justify his actions to us, but whether his actions have to be justified at all. If they do have to be justified, he is subject to a moral code over which he has no power. If they do not have to be justified, then 'might makes right' and he falls into the classic definition of a tyrant.

...how can much longer do we expect that he let this go on?

I expect him to keep his hands off and let us determine the course of our own history.
171 posted on 03/18/2004 4:20:32 PM PST by BikerNYC
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To: BikerNYC
"If they do not have to be justified, then 'might makes right' and he falls into the classic definition of a tyrant. "

He is sovereign. The word Tyrant usually refers to a harsh and cruel ruler. God is only harsh when we either deserve it or are in danger. Typically most agree He is far more merciful than we deserve.

I expect him to keep his hands off and let us determine the course of our own history.

So you think God shouldn't put an end to abortion and murder and violence. No matter how wicked man becomes, you think God should let man just keep on reproducing out of wedlock and killing and becoming more and more perverted.

You can wish that, but I assure you, God will not keep his hands off forever. He will bring it to an abrupt halt. And I predict, that He will do that largely by removing his protection and letting man reap the folly of his own decisions. So in a way, you might very well get "hands off", but you aren't going to be pleased with the result when God removes His protection.

172 posted on 03/18/2004 4:32:44 PM PST by DannyTN
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