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God's will can never be limited nor frustrated

Discussion in '2004 Archive' started by UMP, Aug 4, 2004.

  1. npetreley

    npetreley New Member

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    This is not the same thing as having your eyes opened to the truth of the Gospel.

    Romans 1 describes the fact that there is ample evidence not only of God's existence, but of His invisible qualities (his character) and His power. Given the ample evidence, and the fact that man ALWAYS, of his own nature, worships the creature instead of the creator, no man can every say that he has an excuse for his condition.

    In other words, Romans 1 describes not only total depravity, but the fact that total depravity itself is not an excuse. Nobody will every have a right to complain that they aren't to be held responsible for not recognizing that they were totally depraved because they weren't given enough evidence that God existed or that God is an omnipotent, righteous God.

    That is not so.

    The passage starts out that a fool says in his heart that "there is no God".

    How could this same fool then say, "The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one." The same fool just got done saying there is no God, so this next part cannot possibly be a description of what the fool continues to say.

    Then look at the context of the way Paul quotes this passage. You would have to say that Paul is a fool for your interpretation to be correct.
     
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