Re: Making money from Java

"Howard Brazee" <howard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Judson McClendon" <judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> The Bible, after all, is supposed to be God's word. As such, there is
>>> no way it needs to suffer from all sorts of human faults. I can't
>>> imagine how God would want it any other way.
>>
>>Did it ever occur to you that God has knowledge, thoughts and motives that
>>you don't know about, that are beyond your comprehension? That's what I've
>>been saying, that a finite created being believing he can know and
>>understand why God does things, without God telling Him, is arrogance
>>beyond
>>belief. You actually propose to judge God's actions and motives by your
>>standards? And you think that isn't arrogance? Wow! :-)
>
> Aren't you supposed to do your best to understand what God wants and
> live the live He wants you to live?

Sure. As I've said, there is nothing wrong with wanting to know about God.
That's a Good Thing. The problem is for us to think we can understand God
without help from God. Even with His help, we will be limited in what we can
understand, because of our limited, finite minds. A microbe trying to
understand a man would have far less gap to bridge than a finite man trying
to understand an infinite God. For a man to think he can judge God and God's
decisions by a man's thinking, understanding and opinions is downright is
laughable. If you're interested in what God Himself thinks about such a
situation, read Psalm 2. :-)

This is why Christians value the Bible so much, because we believe it is
God's Word, penned by some 40 authors over some 1400 years, but all of it
inspired by God's Holy Spirit, for the purpose of God revealing Himself to
us (see 2 Timothy 3:16-17).
--
Judson McClendon judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (remove zero)
Sun Valley Systems http://sunvaley.com
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."


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