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Sep 17, 2001 · Namely, God, by his very nature, cannot or would not act to bring about such a calamity. This view of God is what contradicts the Bible and undercuts hope. How God governs all events in the universe without sinning, and without removing responsibility from man, and with compassionate outcomes is mysterious indeed! But that is what the Bible ...
Jul 1, 2013 · We can therefore surmise that God permits disaster, calamity or unpleasant circumstances to punish his people for evil or disobedience (1 Kings 9:9; Daniel 9:14) and to cause His divine purposes to be accomplished (Romans 8:28) but God is certainly not the author of evil (1 John 1:5, James 1:13).
Apr 10, 2023 · God’s sovereign rule over all things good and bad—over success and calamity for His people Israel—is cause for hope in the lives of believers today. We can trust and “know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” (Romans 8:28, NLT).
I am the Lord, and there is no other, the One forming light and creating darkness, causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these." In other words, God devises calamity as a judgment for the wicked. But in no sense is He the author of evil. Evil originates not from God but from the fallen creature.
The term "calamity" is derived from the Hebrew word "ra," which can mean evil, disaster, or adversity. In this context, it refers to the challenges and trials that God allows or orchestrates for His purposes. This phrase acknowledges that God is not only the author of peace but also permits or uses difficult circumstances to fulfill His divine ...
Nov 2, 2013 · The verses before v7 show that God can create calamity. The verse after v8 emphasizes his righteousness. Thus, since the context emphasizes that God can cause calamity, and denies that God creates evil (in the moral sense), the correct translation is certainly "calamity" and not "evil".
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Mar 27, 2011 · We formulated our vision of God biblically, in a real world of pain, suffering, and evil. None of us who has lived a few decades — and for me, that’s six and a half now — has embraced this mission or this vision of God without trembling. None of us embraces this vision, this doctrine, this mission for long without tears.
