Nothing new under the sun, and what has been will be again, as Solomon wrote. I think we can take it that fallen human nature is pretty much the same in every generation.....scoffing and mistreating those who are sent. Noah was a preacher of righteousness and they did not believe the one who was sent, just like they didn't believe Jesus.
"Is excessive interpretation the root cause of differences in understanding and doctrinal divisions in the Bible?"
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St. SteVen
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Is there anything you can't understand? If God had no mercy, perhaps not even Noah's family could have survived.
My understanding is that God is just showing his sovereignty, his power, and if rain is evil, then the next is endless drought.
I don't know how to describe this issue, the laws of nature, the legal system of nature, or the authority of God.
God is gradually revealing His true self to mankind, from what you consider a cruel reality to God's love, and constantly warning us.
Fear the Lord God the almighty.
Dash RipRock
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Is this an accusation against the Lord claiming He did wrong by flooding the earth?
Was this a sin by the Lord?
St. SteVen
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What does that say about God?
What would we call a human that would do that? (a tyrant)
Does God operate at a lower standard than he holds us to?
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I dont' know if you read my posts on the previous page. I hope you will have a look and consider what is being said there. It is something the Lord was gracious to give me understanding of very recently, hot off the press. When God says He sends or creates something evil, it is often if not always, just in a manner of speaking, because He is ruling and reigning just as much in the things He passively allows as when He is actively intervening. It is not an easy thing to understand His sovereign rule and reign above all things. As someone already pointed out people unfortunately reap what they sow...there are natural consequences to evil and sin. "Sent" by God often means He is simply allowing it and He is the one we glorify in all things. He foreknows everything and has woven everything into His ultimate plans and purposes. Those who refuse to live in His blessing and in His righteous laws, reap what is outside His blessing, which is cursing and evil consequences.
God Himself is not the instigator of evil, nor does He cause anyone to sin or believe lies. But He created the Destroyer to work havoc, in that He foreknew the devil would fall and work havoc. But the devil must go through the Lord.....like with Job and with Peter, Satan had to get God's permission to cause trouble. The Lord allowed the devil to have his way (up to the limit He set), because He chastises who He loves as sons, that we may partake of His holiness. We are not to lean on our own understanding but in all our ways acknowledge God and He will make our paths straight. Like when Job was suffering he didn't blame the devil, he acknowledged God saying "shall we only accept good from the Lord's hand and not evil?"
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