God is the Author of sin.

[johnp.]

Hello Isaiah.

Edit: We would like this to be a discussion about Vincent Cheung's 'The Author of sin.'
If anyone has a valid point then they are welcome otherwise... Thanks. End of edit.

Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. 9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Some would have it that God is not that much different from us.

Isaiah 45:7 I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD, do all these things.

He is the doer of them all. This is a denial of any type of dualism – there is not another power that can cause prosperity or disaster.7 (Vincent Cheung. The Author of sin. www.rmiweb.org )

JOB 2:7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes. 9 His wife said to him, "Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!" 10 He replied, "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?"

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

The Lord is the author of sin, obviously. Sounds bad at first, but, if God is sovereign, then He is sovereign in all things.

The Lord is the author of sin, in this Sober did not sin in what he said.

How's that for a start Isaiah? If you want to start it another way help yourself as I find it next to impossible to start a thread.

john.

[Isaiah40:28]

Originally Posted by johnp.

Hello Isaiah.

Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. 9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Some would have it that God is not that much different from us.

Isaiah 45:7 I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD, do all these things.

He is the doer of them all. This is a denial of any type of dualism – there is not another power that can cause prosperity or disaster.7 (Vincent Cheung. The Author of sin. www.rmiweb.org )

JOB 2:7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes. 9 His wife said to him, "Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!" 10 He replied, "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?"

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.



The Lord is the author of sin, in this Sober did not sin in what he said.

How's that for a start Isaiah? If you want to start it another way help yourself as I find it next to impossible to start a thread.

john.

Just a quick note as I'm just passing through.
You might ask to limit this discussion to other Calvinists.
Otherwise this will turn into yet another "Calvinism is wrong" thread and we have plenty of those already.
Just a suggestion.
Won't effect my interaction either way.
Will post my thoughts at a later date.

[Christlifter]

All MODERATORS GO AHEAD AND READ THIS!

This is where I draw the line! This has got to be the most erroneous exegis of Scripture, abuse of logic, and slander aganist the THRICE HOLY GOD!!!
Isaiah 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 6:4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
God has NO SIN, NOR DOES HE AUTHOR IT! HE DOES NOT AUTHOR THE BREAKING OF HIS OWN NATURE OR ANTAGONISM AGAINST HIMSELF!

How dare you accuse The Father, The Son, OR The Holy Ghost of being the Author of sin, and it DOES NOT MATTER which one you ascribe it too!
II COR 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Just because God permits Satan to do something, doesn't mean HE actually did it! (oh wait, you have limited God's Omnipotence, and OMNISCIENCE and Soverignty: to only being able to control whatever he has priorily planned, since He cannot POSSIBLY FOREKNOW EVERYTHING OR ANYTHING HE DID NOT PLAN!)

Job 2:6And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life. Job 2:7So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
How insane is it to maintain a pet doctrine, at the expense of the Scripture! You might as well be a Catholic! Augustine is the father of ROMAN CATHOLIC DOCTRINE! Not biblical Christianity! Try looking up the verses where God changes his mind about something, in KJV. It's called repentance.


Forgive me for being so upset, but this is the dumbest thing I have heard, since I got saved.

The only thing just as bad is my "prophet" Charismatic biological father, went to Nigeria, to talk to a man literally "raised from the dead" by Nigerian charismatic prophet buddies of his, and he neglected to ask the formerly dead man..."WERE YOU IN HEAVEN OR HELL!?!?!?!" My dad said "Well, I never got around to asking that".

Isn't that just plain ridiculous? So is this God = sin post!









, and no, the wall is not the "Potter"


Don't wait for my response, becasue I'm not coming back to this thread. This is theologically and biblically just plain "wack"

[Brother Bob]

mispost...............

[Allan]

I wont even contend this...stuff. But I was just curious, Where are all the other Calvinists who agree that this is incorrect? I find they are quick on the offensive against a non-cal but when another Calvinist comes along and goes completely against historical and established concensis of Calvinistic theology, they are so quite you can hear the crickets.

[Humblesmith]

I agree with Christlifter and Allan. Moderators, this is an agregeous blasphemy, and does not deserve a public airing on a Christian site. Although this is the logical conclusion of some extreme views, it is blasphemy nonetheless.

"Be perfect, as your Father in heaven is perfect."

[Brandon C. Jones]

I wont even contend this...stuff.

Allan, why would being Calvinist render a different attitude? I'm with you on this one, why bother contending?

The main reason I refrained from commenting was that I neither read Cheung's arguments in the link nor will I ever care to read them. Thus, I had nothing to say to his arguments. I suppose I can comment on what's above.

Earlier in another thread JohnP posted something from Calvin's institutes about inanimate objects and occasionalism that supposedly had to do with this. Now this thread conflates judgment and origin. The dualism line is a red herring as if evil and sin are substances.

There, is that enough to break the sounds of the crickets?

[johnp.]

Can these views represent everyone who feels the same so me and Isaiah can thrash it out together please? Maybe we will all learn something. This view is not new, just rare. Thank you.

Vincent Cheung, in his book, says this: (Page 9)

This is the Bible's approach. It rebukes the objector and answers the objection at the same time. But the answer does not deny that God is the direct cause of sin; instead, it boldly says that God has a right to make whatever he wants and do whatever he wants. Instead of stepping backward or sideways, it steps toward the objector and slaps him in the face!
This is God's answer. It is strong, direct, simple, coherent, and irrefutable. It is perfect. [end quote.]

RO 9:19 One of you will say to me: "Then why does God still blame us? For who resists his will?" 20 But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? "Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, `Why did you make me like this?' " 21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?

john.

[Sober_Baptist]

The Lord is either the author of sin, or the alternative is that He didn't get his way...sin came into being, he couldn't stop it...and then on top of that He didn't do anything about it!

Pick your poison.

I'll take the former. Stronger God!

Cheers!

[Isaiah40:28]

johnp:
I was looking for what Cheung believes is the role of the sin nature in man's sin.
If you know of something, can you post it?
Thanks.
I can agree with his premise, that God is the ultimate cause behind all things. What I'm not sure about is, does he give credence to the role of our sinful nature?


To those who have expressed outrage or discomfort with this topic, I can understand your feelings on one hand. But on the other, all Biblical passages need to be addressed as honestly as possible.
Shouting "blasphemy" when verses are posted is not really effective.
What would be effective is discussing the meaning of the verses.