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by Geovanny Garces
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05/28/2010 |
Answer: The Bible
describes God as holy (Isaiah 6:3), righteous (Psalm 7:11), just (Deuteronomy 32:4), and sovereign (Daniel 4:17-25). These
attributes tell us the following about God: (1) God is capable of preventing
evil, and (2) God desires to rid the universe of evil. So, if both of these are
true, why does God allow evil? If God has the power to prevent evil, and desires
to prevent evil, why does He not prevent evil? Perhaps a good way to look at
this issue would be to consider some alternative situations for how people might
have God run the world:
1) God could change everyone’s personality so
that they cannot sin. This would also mean that we would not have a free will.
We would not be able to choose right or wrong because we would be “programmed”
to only do right. Had God chosen to do this, there would be no meaningful
relationships between Him and His creation.
Instead, God made Adam and
Eve innocent but with the ability to choose good or evil. In doing so, they
could respond to His love and trust Him or choose to do their own thing. They
chose to do their own thing. Because we live in a real world where we can choose
our actions but not their consequences, their sin affected those who came after
them (us). Similarly, our decisions to sin have an impact on us, and those
around us.
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Recent Discovery Supports Bible accuracy |
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by www.evidnceforchristianity.org
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03/29/2010 |
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Scholars at the British Museum announced in 2007 the discovery on a cuneiform
tablet which dramatically supports the historical accuracy of the Bible. The
tablet mentions a gift ofgold from an official Nebo-Sarsekim. This is almost
certainly the same Nebo-Sarsekim mentioned in Jeremiah 39:3, dramatically
confirming the biblical account of the defeat of Jerusalem in 595 BC
Old Testament figure named on 2600-year-old
tabletBy Dalya
Alberge in LondonJuly 12, 2007 Tablet dating
from 595BC deciphered
- Names figure in court of Nebuchadnezzar
- Figure was 'witness to turning point' in
history
THE
British
Museum yesterday hailed a
discovery within a clay tablet in its collection as a breakthrough for biblical
archeology - proof of the accuracy of the Old
Testament.The cuneiform
inscription in a tablet dating from 595BC has been deciphered for the first time
- revealing a reference to an official at the court of Nebuchadnezzar, king of
Babylon, that
proves the historical existence of a figure mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah.
It is rare
evidence in a non-biblical source of a real person, other than kings, featured
in the Bible. The tablet
names a Babylonian officer called Nebo-Sarsekim who, according to Jeremiah 39
was present in 587BC when Nebuchadnezzar "marched against Jerusalem with his whole
army and laid siege to it". The cuneiform
inscription records how Nebo-Sarsekim lavished a gift of gold on the
Temple of Esangila in the fabled city of Babylon, where, at least in folk tradition, Nebuchadnezzar
is credited with building the Hanging
Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
British Museum staff are excited by the discovery.
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by Douglasjacoby.com
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12/07/2009 |
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Christians must observe the Sabbath! Such at any rate is the contention of many
in the religious world today. But what does the Bible say? For one the Sabbath
is the seventh day of the week not the first (Sunday) so if we do have to
observe the Sabbath the Adventist and Jewish position is the only correct one.
Moreover it will not do to set aside just any one day in seven at our
convenience. Those who insist on Sabbath observance should remember that failing
to observe the seventh day was punishable by death in the Old Testament (Numbers
15:35)! In addition the Sabbath entailed considerably more than one weekly burst
of piety and tranquility. The Bible says that on the Sabbath one must stay home
(Exodus 16:29).
No sports no visiting friends and (strictly speaking) no
attending church services! Nor may any cooking be done -- all food must be
prepared in advance (Exodus 16:23-29). All work is prohibited (no compromising)
-- under pain of death. On top of all this Sabbath observance includes
sabbatical years and jubilee years (Leviticus 25). Thus in a fifty-year span a
typical Jew would have observed over 5000 different Sabbath days as compared to
only 2600 for today's "Sabbath keeper." I know of no one today who observes the
Sabbath as God commanded.
Was the early church bound by the Sabbath?
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