AV1611 said:
Deuteronomy 29:29 = THE SECRET THINGS BELONG UNTO THE LORD OUR GOD: BUT THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE REVEALED BELONG UNTO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN FOREVER, THAT WE MAY DO ALL THE WORKS OF THIS LAW.
I couldn't agree more. It's just that I believe He has revealed more to us than you do.
Much, much more that that. If I told you I had an apple that was desperately spoiled, would you think that what I was simply saying was that it wasn't perfect?
Of course not. But there are people in the Bible who were described as righteous. Psalm 34:15 states that "the eyes of the LORD are upon therighteous, and his ears are open unto their cry." In fact, in Job 1:8, Job is described as "perfect." I don't believe he was perfect in the same sense that Jesus Christ was perfect, but I think it can be arguably stated that he was "a righteous man."
They will be judged righteously.
Meaning what? The Bible specifically states that he who believes not shall be damned. Is that your idea of a righteous judgment?
Note to SnaleSpace: Remember that "loophole" I mentioned?
I very seriously doubt that. All we need to know is that we have a spirit, not when it was created. IMHO, I believe the angels were created before the Earth - (Job 38:6-7).
You can doubt it if you wish. It's not going to be your damnation; it simply makes God's entire plan more understandable. I, too, believe the angels were created before the Earth. Furthermore, I believe that we were those angels.
You're question was, if Adam
hadn't eaten. I know what the major implications of the Fall are:
- Sin entered the world --- and death by sin --- we aren't sinners because we sin, we sin because we're sinners
I see. Now being born is a sin.
- 2nd Law of Thermodynamics set in operation --- (Entropy)
You'll have to explain the 2nd law of thermodynamics to me. And while you're at it, give me a chapter and verse. I know you'll be able to do that because all truth is in the Bible -- even the 2nd law of Thermodynamics.
Kathryn