Lee, I would commend to you Appendix 3: Is God Less Glorious Because He Ordained that Evil Be? Jonathan Edwards on the Divine Decrees in Desiring God, 2003...
Hi Brian (and Brian!), Sorry I wasn't clear about the Open View, I do not believe in the Open View, and I have found John Piper's comments in rebuttal of this ...
... Well put. Even though we are finite, we still have mixed desires about certain issues. How much more so will God, whose mind is infinite? Clear Skies Chuck...
Hi Rod, An "unfulfilled desire" is what I mean by that. Sometimes I hear the expression "the ineffectual will of God" (a bit of an oxymoron to me), and I would...
Frustration would seem to mean an emotion or a sense of not having what one wills come to pass. But I do not believe that God is ever frustrated in anything He...
Hi Brian, ... Yes, I agree! I believe that God is not ever frustrated, and that there is only one will in God. ... God ... I agree that only as God grants...
Hello Everyone, I think the confusion arises with our qualification of the phrase "will of God. Essentially there is only one will in God- the manifestation...
Lee forgive me for not getting back to you as I have had problems with a hacker trying to destroy my work onthe net and had to do some rebuilding of this...
Hi everyone, I found the appendix that Brian H. and Edner mentioned, Jonathan Edwards on "Is God Less Glorious Because He Ordained that Evil Be?" Here it is,...
Without wanting to be controverisal, I have to say that this discussion strikes me as a little more theological than scriptural. As I read it, the Bible...
I think to get an answer to this we must go back to the Fall of man and To see what God inflicted upon Adam as or Federal Head of the human race. Death was...
Have you read about how John Piper deals with the issue of two wills in God? He has a very helpful explanation and illustration. ... From: "G OLD"...
Brad Soukup
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Apr 10, 2004 3:11 pm
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... wills in God? ... Yes, Brad, I have. I have no problem with Piper's analogy or the gist of what he says. It's when we begin to emphasise one over the other...
Hello everyone, I pray that you all are continuously being stregthened by the joy of the Lord. ... What do you mean by "more theological than scriptural"? Do...
Hello everyone, This is in response to the questions of Lee. ... Yes it would be true that if his will of decree and will of command are not the same that GOd...
Hi everyone, Thanks for your responses! ... frustration of God. The only way I see round this as a Christian is to say that "in some sense" (Piper) there must...
Hey everyone, I have a question regarding interpretation and application of a passage as it relates to elders and pastors. I am single and attending Southern ...
... married to one woman in verse 2, but also that Paul assumed that elders should have children as a sign that they are ready for the position. While the...
... LOL! Well said, David. The exegesis given seems to make a negative requirement out of a positive one. I think it means that an elder should be a one-woman ...
Hi Daniel, Granted that the preference is for married men to be elders and pastors; nonetheless, in so far as I understand things, a single man, provided he is...
Hello Everyone, Does anyone believe that flipping a coin is a biblical way of making a decision between two seemingly ok choices? This came up to me as I was...
Hi John, Very interesting proposition, but the casting of lots was in accord with the setting up and development of the Church, and according to Howard...
I think Paul was careful to not use the word 'married', and as I understand it, the word for 'husband' is really the word for 'man'. In other words, 'one woman...
Steve Fuchs (on MSN)
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Apr 13, 2004 4:30 pm
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Good afternoon; I have a question about Lay Biblical Counseling Certification. From the research I have found, the two primary certification organizations for...
I would highly recomend National Association of Nouthetic Counselors as they are more on the authority of the Scriptures over infuseing secular models of...
But if all Sripture is insired and usefull , then ... Is Bruce a Dispensationalist? ... From: "Fraser K Turner" <fraseratq@...> To:...
Brad Soukup
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Apr 14, 2004 12:27 am
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John, I am sure that you are aware that this is not the only Passage of Scripture which deals with making decisions in this manner. I don't think there is any ...
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