To: Forest Keeper; MarkBsnr; Dr. Eckleburg; P-Marlowe; xzins; Kolokotronis; jo kus; HarleyD; D-fendr
Harley and I are in full agreement as to God's "doings" I don't see how you can say something like this. HD clearly states that what, who and where we are is God's doing. That would include you, and Judas, and the Pharaoh, and St. James and BEV Mery, and every human being, who lived, lives and will live.
If everything is God's doing, then ours is not neither good nor evil. It's a theological corner that all monergists paint themselves into, and then chose to ignore it.
8,716 posted on
10/11/2007 5:31:47 AM PDT by
kosta50
(Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
To: kosta50; Forest Keeper; MarkBsnr; Dr. Eckleburg; P-Marlowe; xzins; Kolokotronis; jo kus; D-fendr
HD clearly states that what, who and where we are is God's doing. ...If everything is God's doing, then ours is not neither good nor evil. It's a theological corner that all monergists paint themselves into, and then chose to ignore it. No, you misunderstand what is being said.
Every (spiritually) good thing comes from the Father.
Every (spiritually) bad thing is generated by us. God does good.
We do evil.
God does only good.
We do only (spiritual) evil.
God good.
Man bad.
God's will-good.
Man's will-bad.
Got the picture?
God must change us from doing our will (spiritual) evil to doing His will (spiritual) good. That is why we are being made into His likeness-to do good. There is no corner. It's black and white.
To: kosta50; MarkBsnr; Dr. Eckleburg; P-Marlowe; xzins; Kolokotronis; jo kus; HarleyD; D-fendr
If everything is God's doing, then ours is not neither good nor evil. It's a theological corner that all monergists paint themselves into, and then chose to ignore it. I fully agree with Harley's answer. Spiritually speaking, God good, man bad. God DOES good and man DOES bad. As Harley said, there is no corner here.
8,830 posted on
10/11/2007 6:48:58 PM PDT by
Forest Keeper
(It is a joy to me to know that God had my number, before He created numbers.)
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