God has all power and you or anyone else can't take it away. I heard some of you say God sent Katrinia and killed all those sinners and righteous. So does he have the power to punish the unsaved also who are His children by creation, I think so.
Okay Bro. Bob let me ask this question. Since you think that a rebellious Christian will be allowed into heaven, while one who commits the act of adultery will not, what happens to the person that is rebellious, but not an adulterer? Anything?
Ok, I don't agree that all mankind are God's children... only the saved are.
But as for the rest of the statement... yes.. He has the power to punish the unsaved...
But punishment is not the only factor in chastisement..
Just like Discipline is not always negative.
We are chastised to bring us more into line with His will...
One day, He will throw the unsaved into Hell to burn forever and ever...(This is where Claudia comes in and says "no")
But that is not chastisement..That is righteous judgement.
The only reason I chastise my children is to improve them...
Same way with God..
Oh Bro. Bob now you are back to your ole bag of tricks and putting words into my mouth that aren't there. I don't question that we belong to God, what I have questioned is where you are getting that we are all God's "children" via creation.
Creation didn't make you God's child, it made you His creation.
What makes Adultery more wrong than say, murder....
I'm confused...
NO JOKES! :tongue3:
And the reason God does not chastise someone is because they are not His son (or daughter)
ooops I am being gender neutral here.. I hope noone is offended.... ah, man, now I am starting to sound PC!!!!
If they are a bastard, are they not part of God's creation, but not His son?
Tim;
He even owns the cattle on a thousand hills. He created us, when did he lose us. If you don't believe your life is in the hands of the Lord, then I am speechless. Not
Bastard, that is being among the children of God, the saved.
Hey I was just looking on my desktop Bible thingy here and trying to find stuff about chastisement and sons and all of that... and that verse about Bastards (sorry about that word)
and I cant find anything actually where it says only the saved are God's children ...are you sure about that? I just never even thought about it before... but it seems like its saying He does that to everyone..
Bob no one has said they don't believe their life or the life of any other is not in the hands of the Lord. What has been questioned and still unanswered is where do you get creation=child? Is that Biblical? If so, then please post the reference. If it's not Biblical then it's not true.
YOu must be misunderstanding me... I am not saying he loses us... I am trying to say the opposite.
I know God is in complete control of my life.
I agree with what you are saying except the point that all mankind is His child... We have to be born again into His family... He adopts us as his child...
and I am trying to figure out why you are making Adultery the evil of all evil... I agree it is VERY, VERY EVIL, But to the same degree as murder.
Please show me where I said anything that would make you think I thought God loses us...
It's in Hebrews. I believe it is chapter 12, but I could be off on that.
God will draw unsaved men, women and children to Himself, but that is not the same thing as discipling a child. Only a child will receive discipline. Only a child that receives the discipline will be a son.
Gen 1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.