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One Of The Most Amazing Things To Learn About The Judeo-Christian Bible Is That
There Are "Built-In Tests" For The Reader.
To Think That There Are "Built-In Tests" Is A Natural Conclusion
When The Text Says That God Takes Credit For Something (An Action Or Event)
That Other Biblical Text Says Is Forbidden By Him.
A Few Examples Are These:
- Isaiah 66:4 - Do You Understand That God Is Not A Liar ?
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 - Do You Understand That God Is Not A Liar ?
- 1 Kings 22:19-23 - Do You Understand That God Is Not A Liar ?
- 2 Chronicles 18:18-22 - Do You Understand That God Is Not A Liar ?
Because Creator God Forbid Lies & Deception In His Torah (Law) :
(Exodus 20:16 KJV)
"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour."
(Exodus 23:7 KJV)
"Keep thee far from a false matter;
and the innocent and righteous slay thou not:
for I will not justify the wicked."
(Leviticus 19:11 KJV)
"Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another."
One Pastor Explained That
There Are Absolutely "NO Contradictions Allowed" Between Any Two Biblical Passages
In A Correct Interpretation Or Correct Understanding Of The Bible.
So, When The Reader Comes Across A Passage That Says
God Did Or Caused Something To Happen That Seems To Be A Violation Of Biblical Law,
Then We MUST REMEMBER That The Creator God Who Made All Humans,
The LORD God Of Israel, NEVER SINNED, AND WILL NEVER SIN.
(Job 36:3 KJV)
"I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker."
(Psalms 92:15 KJV)
"To show that the LORD is upright:
he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him."
The Following Verses All Tell Us That God Will Give Us Better Days
Even After We've Been Suffering.
These Are Very Encouraging Verses,
Especially For Those Who Are Going Through Difficulties.
And Even Though God Takes Credit For The Difficulties,
We Know That Often Times There Are Other Causes For Our Problems.
4 Sources Of Our Earthly Problems Are :
1.) The Moral Fall Of Adam & Eve In The Garden Of Eden Brought A Curse On Creation
(Humanity Is Morally Imperfect, And Our World Fell From Perfection)
Which Can Be A Source Of Our Problems
2.) Satan, A Very Real, Non-Human Being, Can Be The Source Of Our Problems
3.) The Sin Of Other People Can Be A Source Of Our Problems
4.) Our OWN Sin Can Be A Source Of Our Problems
So, While The Following Bible Passages Are Very Encouraging
To Promise Better Days In The Future,
These Passages Also Test The Reader's Knowledge :
Are They Aware Of The Absolute, Eternal Moral Perfection & Purity Of The Creator God
Who Made All Humans ?
Bad Times Before Good Times :
(Psalms 103:9 KJV)
"He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever."
(Isaiah 57:16 KJV)
"For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth:
for the spirit should [ would ] fail before me, and the souls which I have made."
(Isaiah 60:10 KJV)
"And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee:
for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee."
(Jeremiah 24:6 KJV)
"For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land:
and I will build them, and not pull them down;
and I will plant them, and not pluck them up."
(Jeremiah 31:28 KJV)
"And it shall come to pass,
that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down,
and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict;
so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD."
(Jeremiah 32:42 KJV)
"For thus saith the LORD;
Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people,
so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them."
(Jeremiah 33:14 KJV)
"Behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
that I will perform that good thing which I have promised
unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah."
(Jeremiah 42:10 KJV)
"If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down,
and I will plant you, and not pluck you up:
for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you."
(Hosea 6:1 KJV)
"Come, and let us return unto the LORD:
for he hath torn, and he will heal us;
he hath smitten, and he will bind us up."
(Nahum 1:12 KJV)
"Thus saith the LORD;
Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through.
Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more."
(Zechariah 8:14 KJV)
"For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you,
when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts,
and I repented not:"
(Zechariah 8:15 KJV)
"So again have I thought in these days to do well
unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah:
fear ye not."
QUESTION :
Will The Reader Try To Blame Creator God For Their Difficult Circumstances,
Or
Does The Reader Know That Our Creator Never Did Wrong,
And Admit That The Source Of Their Problems
Is Really A Consequence For Their (Or Other People's) Wrong Choices & / Or Actions ?
(Job 32:13 KJV)
"Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man."
(Ezekiel 13:22 KJV)
"Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad;
and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way,
by promising him life:"
(Micah 2:7 KJV)
"O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened [ restricted ] ?
are these his doings?
do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?"
(James 1:20 KJV)
"For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God."
But Also, Our Creator God :
- Has Every Right To Demand That We Give An Accounting For Our Lives
- Has Every Right To Critique' Or Judge Our Lives
- Has Set In Place A Reward System To Encourage Our Obedience To His Law.
(Lamentations 3:31 KJV)
"For the Lord will not cast off for ever:"
(Lamentations 3:32 KJV)
"But though he cause grief,
yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies."
(Lamentations 3:33 KJV)
"For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men."
(Lamentations 3:34 KJV)
"To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,"
(Lamentations 3:35 KJV)
"To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,"
(Lamentations 3:36 KJV)
"To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not."
(Lamentations 3:37 KJV)
"Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?"
(Lamentations 3:38 KJV)
"Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?"
(Lamentations 3:39 KJV)
"Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?"
(Lamentations 3:40 KJV)
"Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD."
(Lamentations 3:41 KJV)
"Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens."
Our Creator God, The LORD God Of Israel,
Has Also Made Forgiveness Available In The Form Of "A Free Gift".
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