Spencer Wood
After the awkward song of Solomon paragraph in book four, Satan starts to lay out his plan to get revenge on God. While he speaks, he says some things that really rang in my head, and I can't seem to shake them. Satan gets confused about why God would forbid knowledge. And to be completely honest, I'm confused too. Why would God forbid knowledge? Was His original plan for us to be mindless, obedient followers? And if that's the case, why would He give us free will? Are we as a knowledge-seeking program engulfing ourselves in sin unknowingly? Is knowledge a sin? Even Adam goes into how evil spurs only from the faculties "where Reason is chief." Was Epicurius right? Can God be god if He is not perfect? Can I justify worshiping a being who had to back up and punt when free will came into the mix? If free will was a surprise, where on earth did it come from? Did God plant the seed of desire by saying that the fruit was forbidden, knowing our nature would bring us to the breaking point of curiosity? Was Eve designed to eat the fruit? Does that mean sin was inevitable? Did God make us sin?
To answer these questions, we have to know God.
Based upon what I know of the character and nature of God from my relationship with Him, I understand two things.
-God is omnipotent.
-I am not.
The fear of trying to know and unknowable being is stressful. Cause God doesn't play by our rules. So when He does something like give His prized creation free will or allow a massive hurricane to destroy homes, we must trust in Him and follow His will. Now God's will for us is not like an active (p)recounting of every decision I will ever make.
God's will is simple: for us to bring glory and honor to Him. That's it.
Our job is to use our free will to fulfill His will. And His will is for us to bring Him glory and honor. So we must take every opportunity to do just that.
comments:
AnnaKate
First off, as a Jew, I abstain from the idea of Aryan Adam and Eve.
I also find the sympathetic Satan to be offputting when I stop to think about it. That's just something us little southern baptists dont think about, our depravity. (unless you're calvinist, then you don't shut up about it). But it is important to understand that the only difference between me and Satan is that I have been redeemed. Other than that, I am just as worthy of death.
Mary Emma
first off. no. Satan commited the unforgivable sin, as according to Mark 3:28-29, blasphemy. This is not saying that God is unable or that the perfect blood sacrifice, Christ, doesn't cover blasphemy. The reason blasphemy is unforgivable is the commitor never seeks forgivness. The whole nature of this sin is juxtaposing to the nature of God's forgivness. And God will never do anything outside of His nature. Therefore, blasphemy cannot and will not be forgiven. However, as long as you don't commit blasphemy you can 100% be forgiven with no questions asked, because that is the nature of our just and merciful God.
After the awkward song of Solomon paragraph in book four, Satan starts to lay out his plan to get revenge on God. While he speaks, he says some things that really rang in my head, and I can't seem to shake them. Satan gets confused about why God would forbid knowledge. And to be completely honest, I'm confused too. Why would God forbid knowledge? Was His original plan for us to be mindless, obedient followers? And if that's the case, why would He give us free will? Are we as a knowledge-seeking program engulfing ourselves in sin unknowingly? Is knowledge a sin? Even Adam goes into how evil spurs only from the faculties "where Reason is chief." Was Epicurius right? Can God be god if He is not perfect? Can I justify worshiping a being who had to back up and punt when free will came into the mix? If free will was a surprise, where on earth did it come from? Did God plant the seed of desire by saying that the fruit was forbidden, knowing our nature would bring us to the breaking point of curiosity? Was Eve designed to eat the fruit? Does that mean sin was inevitable? Did God make us sin?
To answer these questions, we have to know God.
Based upon what I know of the character and nature of God from my relationship with Him, I understand two things.
-God is omnipotent.
-I am not.
The fear of trying to know and unknowable being is stressful. Cause God doesn't play by our rules. So when He does something like give His prized creation free will or allow a massive hurricane to destroy homes, we must trust in Him and follow His will. Now God's will for us is not like an active (p)recounting of every decision I will ever make.
God's will is simple: for us to bring glory and honor to Him. That's it.
Our job is to use our free will to fulfill His will. And His will is for us to bring Him glory and honor. So we must take every opportunity to do just that.
comments:
AnnaKate
First off, as a Jew, I abstain from the idea of Aryan Adam and Eve.
I also find the sympathetic Satan to be offputting when I stop to think about it. That's just something us little southern baptists dont think about, our depravity. (unless you're calvinist, then you don't shut up about it). But it is important to understand that the only difference between me and Satan is that I have been redeemed. Other than that, I am just as worthy of death.
Mary Emma
first off. no. Satan commited the unforgivable sin, as according to Mark 3:28-29, blasphemy. This is not saying that God is unable or that the perfect blood sacrifice, Christ, doesn't cover blasphemy. The reason blasphemy is unforgivable is the commitor never seeks forgivness. The whole nature of this sin is juxtaposing to the nature of God's forgivness. And God will never do anything outside of His nature. Therefore, blasphemy cannot and will not be forgiven. However, as long as you don't commit blasphemy you can 100% be forgiven with no questions asked, because that is the nature of our just and merciful God.
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