Why GOD? Why did this happen? Why did that happen??
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How often we hear the Question asked.
We always seem to have that interminable question, we always must place blame.
I would like to make some observations from the Old Testament in order to establish the Order of things and that is that God gave us FREE WILL.
He did not promise that we would not suffer if we did not obey his laws, He in fact laid out, as found elsewhere on this site the penalties for so doing.
God does Bless us and He does curse us.
For those who think that Satan is just a pussycat then think again, read the Bible and discover that he is as a roaring lion.
In the second world war and all wars since we have always had resistance fighters and even if they have lost, until they are finally subdued they are capable of doing some major harm.
If this is so then just how much worse can Satan be??? How much damage can he do.
He knows he has lost the war and can only fight a rearguard action until his inevitable.
If you read and understand Revelation then you will know.
To all teachers I would point out the following verse from Revelation:
18For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. 20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
For all Pastors and Teachers, there would be none among you who have not read or heard this scripture, and surely to preach that Satan is any less than his real self flies in the face of this scripture and you will have to answer.
To the point as to Why? When God created man he gave us a free will which is displayed from the beginning when Adam and Eve were told not to eat from the tree of knowledge:
Genesis 1:26
26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
From the following verse we can conclude that if man did not have a free will then God could not have been disobeyed.
Genesis 3:11
11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
And Justice was meted out.
Genesis 3:16
16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Free will is mentioned in Leviticus four times (NKJV)of which two I have noted.
Leviticus 1:3 3If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
Leviticus 19:5 5And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.
Free will is also mentioned in Corinthians.
1 Corinthians 9:17
17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
2 Corinthians 8:3
3For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
It is on record that God has been suspended from schools and many Public places.
Meetings are often not now opened in prayer.
Christian classes are no longer held in public schools in many areas.
We do not attend Church or are part of a Christian Group.
We are not "Born Again"
We just expect.
IF WE have FREE WILL who then is to blame for what occurs in our midst.
If we as a total church do not challenge the iniquities of the world then how as an individual can we stand
Let us get back to Basics, PRAY, seek forgiveness and the understanding of God's Blessings and Curses and the book of Revelation, of which too many teachers are unprepared to teach.
I do not blame them, because my friends, too many of the congregation do not wish to hear the truth and maybe have to face movement away from their
comfort zone of being Sunday only Christians, hearing only what you want to hear, if you do not like what you hear be it truth or not then you SACK THEM.
May God give you the strength and understanding to accept the truth.
I Refer you to Worth Reading - The State We Are In.
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