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7.29.2021

What does it mean to be 'unable to sin' when in the glorified state?

I think this is something theologians have missed. It also pertains to the so-called problem of evil.

What does it mean to be 'unable to sin' when in the glorified state?

It may very well mean this: (I'll use the Ten Commandments to illustrate)...

In a glorified body we won't sin along the lines of the first table of the law (the first four commandments) because the very fact we are glorified means we are consummated believers, so the first four commandments having to do with God we will follow from our very glorified being.

Regarding the 5th commandment to honor our parents.....we won't have parents. No marriage, no children.

Regarding the 6th commandment to not kill.....you can't harm a glorified body. I can't kill you, you can't kill me.

Regarding the 7th commandment to not commit adultery......there is no marriage hence no adultery.

Regarding the 8th commandment to not steal.....in the Kingdom of God, glorified, we will have all that God has hence theft will be meaningless. If I have infinity of gold and you steal 40 pounds of it I still have infinity of gold. Knock yourself out.

Regarding the 9th commandment to not give false witness..... I suspect that in a glorified body everybody can see what each is thinking, so lying will not be possible. In other words what you are on the inside will manifest on the outside.

Regarding the 10th commandment to not covet others belongings.....since we all will have everything we need or want already coveting will be meaningless. Or coveting will become something positive like wanting to emulate something higher than you, and we will have the ability to create anything for ourselves.

Thus, unable to sin in a glorified body.

As for the so-called problem of evil... Evil can only occur because we don't have glorified bodies. Adam fell, didn't get glorified, nature fell, so we all have these flesh bodies that are subject to moral and natural evil. Evil becomes kind of funny when you look at it that way. "I can cut you and hurt you because you have a fallen flesh body, ha ha!" "I can drop a bomb on you!!" 

When seen this way the terror of evil is really just the Satanic element. He wants us scared by how he can hurt our bodies and steal our possessions. In the big picture evil is a much more insignificant thing. It causes suffering, true, but there's suffering before glory. So from God's point-of-view evil is not what it seems to us. It's part of His sovereign decree. It has meaning in the plan of redemption for each individual. 

Tell the atheists they're getting too hysterical over the fact of evil. 

If you're an atheist your suffering is meaningless. If you're a believer your suffering is redemptive and meaningful. Tough it out. God says He doesn't give us what we can't handle.

Higher aspects of time and level of being also play into this, but no need to go into that here...

7.26.2021

Some rambling

The great mystery religion of the universe is Christianity. When you've lived with it a long time and understand it everything else seems so juvenile and shallow. Not to mention empty. 

I heard a guy who calls himself a gnostic say avoid people who have found the answers. He was referring to Christians. He went on to make fun of the name of God. We say, "Hallowed be thy name." 

God makes it so that truth never goes away. His word is available. He'll never allow our minds to be shielded from the truth. Once we are called effectually and regenerated. Before that as well. Some do get hardened and unable to see or hear the truth, so we say, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." 

It's by grace, so we can only have gratitude.

"Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." Forgiveness is God's will being done in us. Like the descent of the dove. God enabled effort.

Forgiveness is missing from the false religions of the world. 


7.23.2021

Reprobates

Ever had difficulty with the doctrine of reprobation? I'm here to help.

All the people you see today so easily doing the work of Satan (and in the light now! they're not even hiding it anymore) --- are reprobates.

No, they are not just mislead fallen humans who could be born again at some point. Silly! They are robotic reprobates methodically and surgically carrying out the program of evil Satan inspires them to carry out. They never miss a fucking beat. Because they are robotic reprobates. 

Joy in the fact that they will be in hell for eternity. 

Meanwhile try to endure the sight of such demonic retards getting one victory after another over you and everything good, beautiful, and true. 

7.04.2021

Leviathan

Read Job 38 to the end of the book every now and then to get correctly oriented regarding our Holy and awe inspiring Creator.

Job 41 is a description of Satan in the figure of Leviathan. I saw this for the first time tonight. I wondered if commentators have seen the same. I went to Matthew Henry, and he did not see Satan in the chapter. This surprised me. I haven't checked any other commentaries. I'm sure it's probably a minority reading.

I did find this surprisingly bold article though. The author I think is directly on-the-mark and boldly so and takes it to the limit. 

Job 41 not only describes Satan but in the most subtle way puts the hand wringing over the so-called problem of evil to bed.