waauw wrote:universalchiro wrote:chang50 wrote:john9blue wrote:waauw wrote:john9blue wrote:
how is one supposed to know what should be done without having all the facts?
Imperfectly?
2 Timothy 3:16- "
All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work."
But mankind has rejected God and and rejected God as creator. And God Himself has said, "Mankind says, "to a tree, 'You are my father,' And to a stone, 'You gave me birth.' For they have turned their back to Me and not their face; But in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise and save us." But where are your gods which you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can save you. In the time of your trouble; For according to the number of your cities are your gods,.." Jeremiah 2:27-28 Evolution is nothing new. Mankind has already been there and God will judge.
The result:
"The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world. His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools... Therefore God gave them over in the lust of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped a served the creature rather than the creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions;...God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful, and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them." Romans 1:18-32
Miscarriages are a result of sin. For the wages of sin is death. Before the fall of mankind, there were no miscarriages. God is allowing us to choose. And most people are rejecting God and choosing sin. Most miscarriages are a result of sinful lifestyle, ie prior abortions, drug use, husband and wife physically fighting, etc. God never does anything evil, God never tempts someone, . So the evil from a miscarriage, is as a result of our own sinful activities. Even our sins can be passed down to the 3rd-4th generation. Since everything is under the sovereign control of God, He allows the consequences of our sins to carry out.
The answer: All miscarriages are a result of sin. And God allows this to occur. Why? We have free will. God uses all outcomes for good though. So what is meant by mankind to be evil, for those who submit to God as Lord and Savior, the result will turn out for good. Romans 8:28 "God causes all thing to work together for good tho those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. ..."
I didn't read your entire text as I don't have time for it today. However I did read that last paragraph of yours. You say all miscarriages are a result of sin. By that definition we should see a strong correlation between the variables "sin" and "misscariage". In other words, people who do more crimes get more misscariages or people with a certain degree of sins get misscariages. So do you have any evidence supporting this statement?
Waauw, I think your question is a fair question....
There is no data on miscarriages and being saved or not being saved. For we can't see someone's spirit whether they are saved and going to Heaven or have rejected God and going to Hell. Even the church has non-believers that play church well, but are not saved. We have strong indicators whether someone is going to Hell or Heaven by what comes out of their mouth. For all who confess Jesus as Lord and Savior will be saved and their actions will authenticate their converted heart. Conversely if someone says they are a Christian, yet their actions are showing otherwise, then they need to rethink their position with God. All mankind has sinned and all are under the curse of sin, which is death. All mankind are born into sin, for every human chromosome is from their parents and all trace their heritage to Adam and Eve, so from the passing of chromosomes from Adam and Eve, each offspring is passing corrupted sinful chromosomes. Even all of creature/nature is subjected to the curse of sin. Before the fall of mankind, there was no death. Nothing that had the breath of life in them ever died.
There is ample evidence that there is a strong correlation between "sin" and consequences of sin. Just look at the prison system. They are filled with people that have violated the laws that mankind has established based on the Bible. God is clear that He establishes governments and we are to be obedient to government. Daniel 4 clarifies God puts people in power, He establishes kingdoms.
Romans 13:1- Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. 4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.
Romans 8:18-
18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20
For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that[h]
the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.
22 We know that
the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
What is this groaning, suffering, decay? Death (Fall), Burial (Winter), Resurrection (Spring) and Life (Summer). Even creation testifies of God's work on the cross.
The Bible correctly states the Law of Entropy before Physics discerned this law: That all things go towards decay.
Psalm 102: 26-In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
27 But you remain the same,
Summary for waauw: There is ample evidence of the link of sin and the consequence of sin in society. Also the Bible clearly states there is a cause and effect. Be sinful and the consequence of those sins will come on you. Be holy and God will bless you so that you prosper (not speaking of finances, though that is plausible. I'm speaking more of peace, relationships, honor, contentment, joy, love, gentleness, kindness, self-control, meekness, etc). But no data is kept on who is saved and not saved, so there is no data on whether being saved results in less or more miscarriages. The Bible tells all are subject to the curse of sin, which is death, even creation/nature.
Here's the bottom line: God is sovereign over everything, nothing occurs outside of His overall plan. Even the dice, their every outcome is of God Proverbs 16:33. But God allows us to freely carry out our lives within His overall plan and the consequences of our choices/sin, He will pour out our own wickedness on ourselves. Jeremiah 14:16. So it's us storing up our own wrath that God will pour out on us, our actions store up either blessings to be poured out onto us, or our own wickedness store up wrath to be poured out onto us. And who does the pouring? God is the judge of all, He said, "I will pour out their own wickedness on them:Jeremiah 14:16... So when blessings come, new job, promotion, child, conflict resolution, etc. the credit goes to God. And when our wickedness is poured out onto us, God gets the credit for being a righteous judge and we bear the consequences of our sins. But God is a patient God, not wanting any to perish. He knocks on the door of your heart, daily. Patiently waiting for one to open the door and receive Him as Lord of their life and receive salvation, peace, joy, purpose, freedom from the guilt of sin.