Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. So are you saying that the fire Elijah called down on the soldiers also came from Satan? Yes, He reflected His Father's will perfectly, but not through obedience by the flesh, but by His steadfast Faith based on Love. This is the promise of God. I agree with you that sin brings its own consequence, which is death. "...you will not change mine (my mind) because to me your explanation does not make sense but you have convinced yourself it does.". (Acts 17:28) We shouldn't be alive today because our ancestral parents chose to distrust God and thus disconnect themselves from the Creator who is the only continuing Source of life. God did not destroy Pharaoh, he destroyed himself. "who crushes the serpent's head(Gen 3:15)? He became so degraded that he even sacrificed children as burnt offerings to pagan gods. "He spread it before the LORD. The Will of God is an established Law, but to live *by* God's Will is an individual, free-willed choice. Another favorite says arise (out of our dispare/depression), shine(seize the opertunity to let our light so shine before men), for the glory of the Lord shines upon us. She has also addressed the idea some have promoted(long before our present day) that God does not destroy. I truly believe if everyone would follow this principle, it would remove most of the controversy in archaeology and unify us. We must have this faith "of" Jesus ourselves. Brigitte, This is in response to you post about me not mentioning that God is Justice along with Love. The biblical narrative tells me that God personally created us and is our constant and continuing Source of life. Light literally is photons that are defined/described as packets of energy. Please leave a comment long enough to say something significant and preferably significantly shorter than the post on which you are commenting. Judah, the period during which these two men lived. I meant to say God is NOT being passive. What is darkness? I absolutely agree. Since you quote her often, what does Ellen say in regard to this idea? Put your talents into the work, ask God for wisdom, and it will be given you.". The next time you read about peace in the Middle East, consider the facts: For over 4,000 years, the Middle East as been fraught with cultural, political and religious violence. God wanted to make a point to King Ahaziah when He sent Elijah to meet the messengers of the King on their way to inquire of Baal-ze-bub, the God of Ekron. If it is someone else, why doesn't God save them from him? ", Manoah brought an offering which the Angel accepted after saying that it must be offered "to the LORD, aka Yahweh." There is no other way to be saved from our sin but by the blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God. The LORD is the only one who decides who receives Eternal Life not humans, nor the devil nor some nebulous "force of sin or lawlessness"). King-Prophet Relationship What makes these two clay seals particularly fascinating is that they represent a remarkable king-prophet God has told us just how He will end things, and Christ warns us against taking away from or adding to the Word of God by imposing our own views on it. Now, your God won’t be able to help you either.”, Why do you think the other gods couldn’t help the other countries that the Assyrians conquered? "But as for Hezekiah, the Jew, who did not bow to my yoke, forty-six of his strong walled towns, and innumerable smaller villages in their neighbourhood, I besieged and conquered by stamping down earth ramps and then by bring up battering rams, by the assault of foot soldiers, by breaches, by tunnelling and military engineering operations. Also, God is light and there is no darkness in Him. ), 5 As a sign that He would keep His promise to heal King Hezekiah, the Lord caused the sun to go backward ten degrees. Do you think God wants us to show off our things? (King James Version). My God is able, he is merciful but his mercies dont always extends to the wicked forever. But throughout the Bible, Satan is called the destroyer NOT God. He NEEDS to maintain His Integrity, because through these assaults His Name's integrity (claime of Authority), and with this, His established Law, is being challenged. What Jesus suffered they will take upon themselves, and this will propitiate the "holy, just and good" law of God. This Order - His Law - renders 'judgement' (evaluates) as soon as a violation/disturbance is detected - materially or spiritually. So, the prophet Isaiah came and told King Hezekiah, “The Assyrians think God can’t help us win, so God is going to show them what He can do.” Game: Army vs. God Print out pictures or write the names of various weapons (such as swords, spears, and shields) and the word “God” on a set of index cards.