Pain in not a "thing"
Does pain exist or do I create it. If I punch someone in the nose, did pain
exist before I punched him? Once punched, pain now is experienced. When
did it begin? Did God create pain? Pain is the result of punching. Sin is
the result of disobedience. Plain and simple. Satan sin because he
disobeyed God. His disobedience was acted upon in pride, in exalting
himself, in selfishly wanting to be above God, but it was his disobedience
or transgression of God's law that resulted in sin. But, you say, (sorry
Dr. Laura) God created the body so pain would result with certain things
happened so you want to blame God for the pain. No, God didn't punch the
nose. He didn't cause the pain. God didn't make man sin and didn't create
sin. Sin was the result of disobeying God's law.
David Warner
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From: prosperityfbc [mailto:prosperityfbc@...]
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 3:19 PM
To: pastorsforum@...
Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] sin
How can you do something that is "in direct opposition to Who God is? if
that "thing" doesn't exist. How can it exist if it hasn't been created?
Again, can Satan create? How can a thing be a thing if it is not a thing?
DG
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From: "jim" <jim.melissa@...>
Reply-To: pastorsforum@...
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 07:32:22 -0400
>Excellent work men. I've been sitting on the sidelines as well, letting
you do all the work. lol.
>
>I agree that sin is not a "thing" that needed to be created, but an act of
disobedience (of the will) against God.
>
>What makes it wrong is that it is in contradiction to God's character. I
believe this goes to the root of the matter, rather than just saying that
sin is those things that God says is wrong. When we sin, we are choosing to
do something that is in direct opposition to Who God IS. So I'd have to say
that even if God didnt SAY something was wrong, it still would be because it
would go against the nature of Who He Is, and the way He made things to
function (homosexuality, contentment, humility, etc).
>
>A Sinner Saved by Grace,
>Jimbo
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steven G. Rockhill
> To: pastorsforum@...
> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 12:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] sin
>
>
> OK Dale,
> This ought to be good as my eyes and mind are weary but I have enjoyed
this. Disobedience was an option (or at least a possibility) but I don't
think that necessitates the 'existence' of it (i.e. disobedience/sin). A
while back I made a post and you responded with "Huh?". Well this is what I
was trying to get at, but the problem is I don't know how to explain it any
other way. Here is my previous post: (gotta go dig it outta the trash bin
:-) ) : Based on God's design - the ability or possibility to sin was
there but that does not mean that sin itself was there.
> Perhaps sin was always a possibility but didn't actually happen/come
into existence until someone disobeyed (Satan). So Satan did not 'create'
sin but rather it was a consequence/by-product of his disobedience.
Obviously God was aware of this possibility when He created all things.
Does that make any sense - I am sorry that I cannot come up with a clearer
example - but that is where I have hit the wall and my attempt to solve the
issue.
> I will say that there are two things that I do know:
> 1) God is not the author of sin.
> 2) Romans 11:33-36 33 "Oh, the depth of the riches both of the
wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways
past finding out! 34 "For who has known the mind of the LORD? Or who has
become His counselor?" 35 "Or who has first given to Him And it shall be
repaid to him?" 36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to
whom be glory forever. Amen." Basically God moves in mysterious ways and yet
somehow it all works out to glorify Him in the end. (maybe that is three
things).
>
> That is the best I can do at this point, thanks.
>
> Peace in Christ Jesus,
> Steve
>
>
>
> Dale Gooding wrote:
>
> Amen, Amen, & Amen, and I appreciate you working with me on this. Note
I said "with me". We are all on the learning curve.
> But, there is always a but with me isn't there? How can you "choose"
to disobey if disobey is not an option. It could only be an option if it
existed. If it existed then God must have created it. That is why I asked
the first question, "does Satan have creative ability"? Like someone said
earlier their must be a choice but the only person who could create the
choices is the Creator.
> I agree with you on the book thing. If I am wrong, I will deny
everything :)
>
> DG
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven G. Rockhill [mailto:revrock@...]
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 10:13 PM
> To: pastorsforum@...
> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] sin
>
>
> Dale,
> It seems like this is where I was headed in my thinking on this
with a few exceptions. I will say that I am a little uncomfortable with:
True as that may be, is it possible that God did create the concept of
homosexuality, robbery, laziness, drunkenness, etc... not with an evil heart
but because they are what they are, but labeled them as "wrong, sin, evil,
etc..."?
> It may not necessarily be wrong but I think it is more basic than
that. I think God sees sin as disobedience to His Law. I do not know what
'law' He gave to Satan before Satan's fall, but we know Satan disobeyed by
rebelling against God. The 'Law' God gave to Adam was do not eat and live;
eat and die (Gen. 2:17). Once Adam and Eve sinned they received
(experienced) the knowledge of Good and Evil. The death and corruption that
came to their nature then produces all sorts of sinful disobediences
(homosexuality, robbery, laziness, drunkeness) - but they are all
disobediences. So,as I think out loud again, I do not believe that God
'created' the "concept of homosexuality ..." but sees it all as only
obedience vs. disobedience. You either obey God or you do not and it
doesn't matter how you disobey because it is all still disobedience. Other
than that I think I am on the same page with you, for now ... unless someone
reveals that this is some ancient heresy in which case I am not even in the
same book with you ;-) . I may have to do some further study on this.
Thanks for helping to stretch our minds. This is one of the best
dialogues/discussions I have had on this forum or any forum for that matter.
And I think it was because no one has all the answers but everyone that has
participated has been thinking outloud and respecting others thoughts.
>
> Peace,
> Steve
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