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To: irishtenor
“”You act as if God has NOTHING to do with ANYTHING we do””

God has nothing to do with planning the sin we commit.

When we Love we abide in Christ, When we knowingly sin we are not abiding in Christ.

I'm surprised why you would have a problem with this?

5,328 posted on 05/03/2008 4:15:42 PM PDT by stfassisi ( ("Above all gifts that Christ gives his beloved is that of overcoming self"-St Francis Assisi))
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To: stfassisi; Penny1; Gamecock; HarleyD; Forest Keeper

***When we Love we abide in Christ, When we knowingly sin we are not abiding in Christ.

I’m surprised why you would have a problem with this?***

I have no problem with this. I have always said that the closer you are to God in prayer, study, worship, and acts of love, the farther you are from sin.

What I have a problem with is the idea that God has no power to know what we are doing, the ability to act upon what we are doing, or to influence our actions for his benefit. We sin every day, and God uses that sin to help become more sanctified. As an example, I almost died yesterday. I bought pizza for the guys at work, and I ate six pieces plus a chunk of cake. I an diabetic. I ended up with my blood sugar at 500, just short of a diabetic coma. I knew I shouldn’t eat the pizza and cake, and, if I were more attentive to God’s will in my life, I wouldn’t have eaten it. God could have prevented me eating it, also. But he allowed me to eat it so that I would learn a lesson and get back on my diet. I learned a big lesson last night, and God allowed it to happen. Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow.


5,331 posted on 05/03/2008 4:27:41 PM PDT by irishtenor (Check out my blog at http://boompa53.blogspot.com/)
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