tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871630210368302281.post324856986997320140..comments2023-09-25T10:16:44.676-05:00Comments on Barbie's Forecasts & Faith: Climate Change: Settled By The BibleBarbie Bassetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12150101761958412998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871630210368302281.post-63407424546000665932008-10-05T06:57:00.000-05:002008-10-05T06:57:00.000-05:00Saralen...you're missing one element. When sin (m...Saralen...you're missing one element. When sin (man's disobedience to God's commands) entered the world it sustained a curse that we have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. That curse inclueds all the catastrophes that occur. God is not obligated to intervene with the natural laws that have been put in place. God is all powerful. He does allow bad things to happen (and they do happen to good people!) but he doesn't sit idly by. He cares for you and me when we hurt and wants us to turn to Him for help. It seems what we want is 1) to have our choice to do what we want [which God has given to us, with a limit] and 2) we want to be able to call on God like a genie to help us out of messes. Saralen, we can't have it both ways. <BR/><BR/>On the matter of demons and depression...I think it is not out of the realm of possibility for demons to be behind some depression. Some depression is chemically caused.<BR/><BR/>You are correct when you say that the writers did not have the scientific knowledge we have today. It's funny, though, even with our scientific knowledge, we are no different than they were, we blame God for everything. Today, when we see the weather and climate patterns God has put in place, it shows us what a creative and awesome God He really is. That is His general revelation of Himself to us. When you come to His "special" revelation of Himself, the Bible, it is there you see His so much more of Him including His love that allowed His only Son to come and die for our awful sins that entered the world so long ago and put us under the sin curse. <BR/><BR/>May the Lord shower His love on you saralen...choose the God who loves you with a dying love!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871630210368302281.post-2545784215140458822008-10-04T13:16:00.000-05:002008-10-04T13:16:00.000-05:00The writers of the Bible also did not have the sci...The writers of the Bible also did not have the scientific knowledge we have today, which makes it obvious why they would "blame" God, if you will, for the climate. They had no other answer. Demons are also blamed for the depression of Saul by the writers of the Bible. Do we really blame demons for depression today? <BR/><BR/>This is interesting territory. Your logic leads to the conclusion that God is responsible for all natural occurrences; thus, He is responsible for all the deaths, which are the by products. So God caused Hurricane Katrina, which killed hundreds of people. <BR/><BR/>If God is all powerful, there are only two choices: God CAUSES bad things to happen, or He ALLOWS bad things to happen and just stands idly by. I don't really like either choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871630210368302281.post-57087631520369113222008-10-04T12:05:00.000-05:002008-10-04T12:05:00.000-05:00I agree Barbie...excellent, excellent post. Short...I agree Barbie...excellent, excellent post. Short, sweet and to the point.Michael Detwilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334401002178168296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871630210368302281.post-37436207323538765202008-10-03T08:48:00.000-05:002008-10-03T08:48:00.000-05:00AMEN to that. Let Him handle it. He is a lot bigge...AMEN to that. Let Him handle it. He is a lot bigger.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780416949780571587noreply@blogger.com