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thunder
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 Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:37 pm Post subject: A grain of truth ... |
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A grain of truth ...
... could there be a grain of truth in a theory that says, for every evil person there is a good person?
And for every very evil person, there is a very good person?
And for every very, very evil person ... and so on until, in the over all scheme of humanity, from the garden until today, there is and always has been a balance of good and evil so that neither prospers over the other.
If evil won out over good, the plan of God is compromised.
If good wins over evil to being good, the plan of God also fails in that activity.
The plan of God only works so long as a balance exists and when that balance is lost, even a little bit, God has to send special agents, angels, to enact a re-balance of the scheme, in an effort to regain the balance needed for the plan of God to carry on until the end.
Why do you think that Jacob saw the angels ascending and descending over and over again? They were arriving on earth, after having been sent by God, to enact a re-balance of good and evil on the earth. Then, they re-ascend to heaven and await further order's from God and their commander.
The bible predicts that eventually good will go to heaven and evil will go to hell and that even death and hell will be cast into the lake of fire forever ... but until then, the earth has to have a time of balances of the powers that be, so that the plan can work its way thru time until the end.
In order for God to make that happen, He would have to have full control over genetics. The genes of every human ever born would have had to be made with a counter gene to be born in another to be a counter balance to one another.
When you look at the form and constancy of the cosmos, the stars, the suns, the galaxies, the eternal ether, it isn't that difficult to imagine that God is more than capable of controlling the genes of humanity to cultivate then prosper certain people at certain times but to never alter the free will of the person.
An evil person will naturally follow certain tendencies but apply certain added ingredients at just the right times and poof ... an evil person is converted to good to counter when a good person chooses evil ... and the balance is restored.
A delicate balance indeed ... but not impossible for God, His servants and His other angels.
And Christ ... He is who He is .. the One who ties the opportunity for all to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
A grain of truth ... ?
thunder
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HeKkLeR
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 12:59 am Post subject: |
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| thunder wrote: | A grain of truth ...
... could there be a grain of truth in a theory that says, for every evil person there is a good person? |
I believe there may be somewhat of a grain of truth to that question. Though not entirely sure.
Romans 5:7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
What is the distinction between a good person and a righteous person? They are not one and the same. Is being a good man enough to be a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ and a true worshipper of God the Almighty?
I know a man that I consider to be a good man. Yet I know that there is much evil in his heart.
Therefore the balance, I believe, would not be dependant on only two parts: good and evil. But on three parts: good and evil... and righteousness. Righteousness being God's "Ace in the whole" or so to speak.
The Good man: The man that tries to do good for himself and for others, while also giving in freely to the desires of the world, therefore seeking glory for himself through his good deeds.
The Evil man: The man that denies any other authority but his own, and pursues his life in quest of being the highest authority. He freely and lustfully seeks glory for himself. Every action and thought is for his own gain of worldy things, regardless of right or wrong.
The Righteous man: The man that has devoted his life to righteousness... glorifying God in every action he partakes. Though he may stumble... as all men do... he strives on in faith to maintain his state of righteousness... constantly fighting to purge all evil from his heart. God's soldiers.
... or something like that...
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HeKkLeR
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 1:14 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | An evil person will naturally follow certain tendencies but apply certain added ingredients at just the right times and poof ... an evil person is converted to good to counter when a good person chooses evil ... and the balance is restored. |
The Apostle Paul is a perfect example.  Except that he was converted to righteousness, in my opinion.
Perhaps the balance is truly upset when a good person commits to follow evilness or righteousness?
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thunder
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 6:06 pm Post subject: Indeed... and that is the rub. |
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Indeed, and that is the rub.
The table won't topple, but we could lose a few rolling biscuits and sweet fruit.
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