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To: Alamo-Girl; Dr. Eckleburg
Peter's words in Acts

Ac 11:17

Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ what was I, that I could withstand God?

Peter, now having the gift of the HS within him, Peter the Apostle, admits that he is nothing against God. Then how do lesser people do it?

1,975 posted on 10/30/2006 3:11:35 PM PST by 1000 silverlings (stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the Cross)
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To: 1000 silverlings

what was I, that I could withstand God?

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I do construe Peter's "could" in that sentence as involving a degree of choice. He was NOT ABOUT TO withstand God so obviously communicating so forcefully to him.

I don't think "could" in that sentence is 100% and only about capacity.


1,977 posted on 10/30/2006 4:59:38 PM PST by Quix (LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
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