tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post2797310903181239455..comments2024-03-18T19:40:54.907-07:00Comments on Winging It: New HistoryStanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-5223832017830554702017-07-07T12:20:33.482-07:002017-07-07T12:20:33.482-07:00You understood, I hope, that when I referenced &qu...You understood, I hope, that when I referenced "my theory" and then quoted Scripture, I was using "my theory" euphemistically. God said it, not me. Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-80153873981572533942017-07-07T12:00:02.584-07:002017-07-07T12:00:02.584-07:00Here's God's theory:
This is the confiden...Here's God's theory:<br /><br />This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, he hears us. (1 John 5:14) {emphasis mine}Doug Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318930961031654937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-51236098949716835262017-07-04T09:49:57.197-07:002017-07-04T09:49:57.197-07:00We'll putWe'll put Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149415942585847184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-70053914845921726732017-07-04T08:28:12.325-07:002017-07-04T08:28:12.325-07:00Nice theory. Mine goes something like, "If I ...Nice theory. Mine goes something like, "If I regard wickedness in my heart, The Lord will not hear." (Psa 66:18) (You can quote me if you want.)<br /><br />But I think there are other problems, too. We know that "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven." (Matt 7:21) Classified as "high-ranking bishops" and "some Lutherans" doesn't say anything about being <i>genuine believers</i>.<br /><br />And we know that lots of things -- bad things, even horrible things -- have been done in Christ's name. I once told a guy complaining about this, "Imagine I came to you, pulled out a gun, and said I was going to shoot you. You'd ask me why and I'd say, 'Your wife told me to.'" "She wouldn't do that," he told me. "Exactly," I said, "so why is it that every time someone says, 'I'm doing this in Jesus's name' even though it is manifestly contrary to everything we know about Jesus you still believe it?" Because it bears the name does not make it "of Christ" or "godly".Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-46777784386645811852017-07-04T08:08:35.322-07:002017-07-04T08:08:35.322-07:00My theory. God doesn't look positively on pr...My theory. God doesn't look positively on prayers that evil will live long and prosper. Also that God knows better than humans. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149415942585847184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-51743961501707050552017-07-04T06:36:24.981-07:002017-07-04T06:36:24.981-07:00Let me see if I understand your question. "Go...Let me see if I understand your question. "God tries to answer all the prayers of those who claim to be His. What about these?" False premises can lead to false dilemmas like this.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-60170235040512684552017-07-04T05:36:12.055-07:002017-07-04T05:36:12.055-07:00In 1940s Germany some Catholics, including high-ra...In 1940s Germany some Catholics, including high-ranking bishops, and some Lutherans too, prayed for a long life for Adolf Hitler and success for the Wehrmacht. Any theory on how God processes prayers like that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com