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To: kosta50
Testing your faith is tempting God?

The Bible speaks of the "testing" of our faith but it is speaking of refining it like gold is refined to remove impurities. What I think you may be implying is that we can test God. This is what satan tried to do with Jesus after he was in the wilderness fasting for forty days. Not the same thing at all. Pretty sure though, after Peter got dunked for taking his eyes off the Lord that time on the water - although he did walk on the water some, if Jesus had given the chance again, I guarantee, he'd stay dry!

1,414 posted on 02/17/2010 10:20:57 PM PST by boatbums (A man is no fool who gives up that which he cannot keep for that which he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot)
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To: boatbums
Indeed, the objective of the suggested test is to "prove" God.

And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? - Exodus 17:7

Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted [him] in Massah. - Deut 6:16

Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. - Matt 4:5-7

God's Name is I AM

1,430 posted on 02/17/2010 10:49:39 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: boatbums; Alamo-Girl; betty boop; 1010RD; Quix; getoffmylawn
The Bible speaks of the "testing" of our faith but it is speaking of refining it like gold is refined to remove impurities

2 Corinthians 13:5 says "Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?"

According to Alamo-Girl this is an "insult" to God.

James 1:3 states "the testing of your faith produces endurance."

God must be horribly "insulted."

Pretty sure though, after Peter got dunked for taking his eyes off the Lord that time on the water - although he did walk on the water some, if Jesus had given the chance again, I guarantee, he'd stay dry!

What better way to be sure you have sufficient faith but to try walking on water over and over until you stay dry! Let me know when that happens. I will believe you when I see it, no question about it.

1,432 posted on 02/17/2010 10:56:44 PM PST by kosta50 (The World is the way it is -- even if you don't understand it)
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