RE: Why does Jesus the shepherd leave his flock at the mercy of a Super Wolf?
December 11, 2012 at 4:56 am
(December 10, 2012 at 3:31 pm)Greatest I am Wrote: Why does Jesus the shepherd leave his flock at the mercy of a Super Wolf? ... One must wonder why, if our souls are so important to Jesus, he has left us and past generations at Satan’s mercy.
He hasn't.
To say that we are at the mercy of Satan implies that Satan can do what he likes to us. He cannot. He not only must seek permission to attack the sheep (e.g., Luke 22:31) but he is also constrained to do this but not that
(e.g., Job 1:12). So we are not at the mercy of Satan; he is at the mercy of the shepherd.
(December 10, 2012 at 3:31 pm)Greatest I am Wrote: Scriptures say that God gave Satan ... dominion over the earth and the power to deceive all of us on this world.
Wait, what? Citation(s), please.
(December 10, 2012 at 3:31 pm)Greatest I am Wrote: Especially since scriptures tell us that more sheep will be taken by Satan than protected by the shepherd.
Sorry, taken by Satan? What does that mean here?
(December 10, 2012 at 3:31 pm)Greatest I am Wrote: Another breach of duty ... is that Satan has been sentenced to hell by God ...
He has? Citation(s), please.
(December 10, 2012 at 3:31 pm)Greatest I am Wrote: I appreciate the free will argument that some might put ...
I regret to tell you that you won't get that argument from me.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
