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and the rulers were gathered
together
against the Lord and against
his Christ. ...For of a truth against thy holy child Emmanuel, whom
thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and
the people of Israel, were gathered together, ...For to do whatsoever thy
hand and thy counsel determined before to be done."
Revelation
17:17 "For God has put in their hearts to fulfil his will and to agree
and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be
fulfilled." Philippians 2:13
"For it is God which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."
Creator
is also responsible for the faith we need to be saved, both eternally
and from all kinds of things. He even uses
evil spirits to regulate relationships.
Sin was a necessary part
of Creator's plan, just as Christ also was:.1John
3:8 "He that commits sin is of the devil, for the devil
sins from the beginning. For this purpose.(notice
that the Creator has a purpose in all He does).the
Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.".(the
Creator is showing us His character, that of how he views evil; it's all
a teaching of us as we learn the ways of the universe that work and will
sustain it in love)
We only see on the surface
through a smoky dark glass
when it comes to many things
of God:.Ecclesiastes
11:5 "As you know not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones
do grow in the womb of her that is with child, even so thou know not the
works of God who makes all."
As we progress in the spirit,
things become clearer:.1Corinthians
2:10 "But God has revealed them unto us by his Spirit. For the Spirit
searchs all things, yea, the deep things
of God." Ephesians 3:2-5 "If
you have heard of the dispensation
of the grace of God which is given me to you ward, how that by revelation.(it
just welled up in his mind in his meditation/prayer
quiet time).he
made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words, whereby,
when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery
of Christ. Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of
men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles
and prophets
by the Spirit."
The Creator knows
every
detail of His creation:.Matthew
10:29,30 "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them
shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of
your head are all numbered.".The
Creator knows
every detail about us. We are the most important part of His creation:.Luke
12:7 "But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not
therefore, you are of more value than many sparrows."
People from the beginning,
starting with the first man Adam, didn't want God around.(*).
That's how screwed up the ordinary consciousness of humanity is. They saw
God's works, knew He exists, knew the power
God could use to bless.(2Samuel
14:14).and
protect
their lives, knew the goodness in life.(Jeremiah
24:5-7).that
comes from God, yet,
just could not bring themselves to the way that would ensure their lives
went well continuously. This is a
form of insanity. They wanted the goodness, but wanted it to come through
them, of and by themselves:.Jeremiah
44:16,17. Truly, a trick of the devil.
One trick is to deceive you:.Revelation
12:9. And to do that, lies are promulgated:.John
8:44.
People hide things from
others, yet God knows
all. Some things should be hidden from others because one doesn't know
how others may use information they gain from you. But should one ever
lie?.Rahab's
example.
As to having 'free will':
We have a will that can choose alignment with the
love ways of the Great Infinite One or the selfish ways of self which
are easily influenced by
the
dark side of our natures and if we choose that which is away from
the
Creator's plan for us at the time ...Acts
9:1-20 "And Saul,
yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the
Lord, went unto the high priest and desired of him letters to Damascus
to the synagogues, that if he found any of this
way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto
Jerusalem. And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus. And suddenly there
shined round about him a light from heaven. And he fell to the Earth and
heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And
he said, Who art thou? Lord? And the Lord said, I am Emmanuel whom you
persecute. It is hard for thee to kick
against the pricks.(a
proverbial
saying back then meaning, doing those things that cause more harm to one's
self). And he trembling and astonished
said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise
and go into the city and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the
men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing
no man. And Saul arose from the Earth and when his eyes were opened, he
saw no man; but they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.
And he was three days without sight and neither did eat nor drink. And
there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias and to him said
God in a vision,
