Do people who believe in free will think these were accidents:
1) That Christ was sacrificed during the passover
2) That the disciples all abandoned Jesus at the cross
3) That Judas betrayed Jesus
4) That Pilate handed Jesus over to the Jews
5) That the temple was destroyed in 70 a.d.
6) That the Jews have been persecuted since the death of Christ
7) That Israel became a state in 1948
8) That Jesus fulfilled prophesy
9) That Jesus was killed at all
10) That Paul became a disciple
11) That people received theHoly Spirit at pentecost
12) That there were 12 tribes of Israel
13) That Joseph had 11 brothers & Jesus had 11 disciples and one traitor
14) That Jerusalem has been occupied by non-Jews since Christ
15) That Ishmael & his descendants have always been hostile to the Jews
16) That Adam was the first-born of the flesh and Jesus was the first-born of the Spirit
17) That the flood foreshadowed & signified baptism
18) That Melchidizek appeared in the bible
19) That Eve sinned and was thus ordained to become subservient to man & was also created as a helper to man
20) That Jesus "decided" to die for our sins instead of fight his way out of a tough situation
21) Jewish weddings compared to the brides of Christ who are his chosen
22) That the Jews disobeyed God so God could open up salvation to all
23) That Pharoah's heart was hardened
24) That bankruptcies were cancelled after 7 years relating to the 7th day Sabbath-rest who is Jesus Christ who cancelled our debts
25) That God rested on the seventh day pointing to rest for the people of God through Jesus Christ when we rest from our own works
And on and on and on and on and on and on. So sorry folks, nothing has been an accident. "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from the will of my Father."
So does man have free will? Hardly. God has every single detail of his plan for creation worked out right down to the numbers of hairs on our heads. We were knit by Him in the womb, some created for noble purposes, others created for common use. So no indeed, man cannot altar one iota of God's plan. It's all being worked out the way he wants it to. "The Lord works everything out for His own ends-even the wicked for a day of disaster. People who believe in free will don't seem to believe that verse either. ;-)
1) That Christ was sacrificed during the passover
2) That the disciples all abandoned Jesus at the cross
3) That Judas betrayed Jesus
4) That Pilate handed Jesus over to the Jews
5) That the temple was destroyed in 70 a.d.
6) That the Jews have been persecuted since the death of Christ
7) That Israel became a state in 1948
8) That Jesus fulfilled prophesy
9) That Jesus was killed at all
10) That Paul became a disciple
11) That people received theHoly Spirit at pentecost
12) That there were 12 tribes of Israel
13) That Joseph had 11 brothers & Jesus had 11 disciples and one traitor
14) That Jerusalem has been occupied by non-Jews since Christ
15) That Ishmael & his descendants have always been hostile to the Jews
16) That Adam was the first-born of the flesh and Jesus was the first-born of the Spirit
17) That the flood foreshadowed & signified baptism
18) That Melchidizek appeared in the bible
19) That Eve sinned and was thus ordained to become subservient to man & was also created as a helper to man
20) That Jesus "decided" to die for our sins instead of fight his way out of a tough situation
21) Jewish weddings compared to the brides of Christ who are his chosen
22) That the Jews disobeyed God so God could open up salvation to all
23) That Pharoah's heart was hardened
24) That bankruptcies were cancelled after 7 years relating to the 7th day Sabbath-rest who is Jesus Christ who cancelled our debts
25) That God rested on the seventh day pointing to rest for the people of God through Jesus Christ when we rest from our own works
And on and on and on and on and on and on. So sorry folks, nothing has been an accident. "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from the will of my Father."
So does man have free will? Hardly. God has every single detail of his plan for creation worked out right down to the numbers of hairs on our heads. We were knit by Him in the womb, some created for noble purposes, others created for common use. So no indeed, man cannot altar one iota of God's plan. It's all being worked out the way he wants it to. "The Lord works everything out for His own ends-even the wicked for a day of disaster. People who believe in free will don't seem to believe that verse either. ;-)
: People give themselves a lot more credit and diminish God's credit. That's pride for ya. :roll:
