Comments on: Great questions about God http://eyesright.speedofcreativity.org/2006/12/03/great-questions-about-god/ a team blog written by aspiring Christ followers Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:52:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: David Stone http://eyesright.speedofcreativity.org/2006/12/03/great-questions-about-god/comment-page-1/#comment-151 David Stone Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:49:17 +0000 http://eyesright.speedofcreativity.org/2006/12/03/great-questions-about-god/#comment-151 Wow! Awesome questions from a 9 year old. What a great opportunity to share just how big God is! Wes, I thought your explanations of those were quite well. I'm no theologian either, but I know Christ. Those are the conversations we need to have often, with many. Your children are blessed that you have a correct answer to their theological questions. This really inspires me to be prepared for these talks with my own children or even a stranger. Wow! Awesome questions from a 9 year old. What a great opportunity to share just how big God is! Wes, I thought your explanations of those were quite well. I’m no theologian either, but I know Christ. Those are the conversations we need to have often, with many. Your children are blessed that you have a correct answer to their theological questions. This really inspires me to be prepared for these talks with my own children or even a stranger.

]]> By: Chris Craft http://eyesright.speedofcreativity.org/2006/12/03/great-questions-about-god/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Chris Craft Sun, 03 Dec 2006 21:50:37 +0000 http://eyesright.speedofcreativity.org/2006/12/03/great-questions-about-god/#comment-125 I might take issue slightly with this phrase "Yes: I think angels do have to get permission for everything they do here on earth". You indicate that angels do not have free will, and the Word supports that. If they are automatons, they do not act without the command of God. Permission indicates that they would have had the idea prior to the command, which is not the case. I think you're on track with the idea, I just might have said that angels inherently have permission for what they do on earth based on the nature of the relationshiop between God and angels. One might also posit that angels are scripturally there to worship the King, and that is in fact the work of the Holy Spirit that we often attribute to angels. I'm no theologian by any stretch, just offering my two cents. Yours, Chris Craft I might take issue slightly with this phrase “Yes: I think angels do have to get permission for everything they do here on earth”.

You indicate that angels do not have free will, and the Word supports that. If they are automatons, they do not act without the command of God. Permission indicates that they would have had the idea prior to the command, which is not the case.

I think you’re on track with the idea, I just might have said that angels inherently have permission for what they do on earth based on the nature of the relationshiop between God and angels. One might also posit that angels are scripturally there to worship the King, and that is in fact the work of the Holy Spirit that we often attribute to angels.

I’m no theologian by any stretch, just offering my two cents.

Yours,

Chris Craft

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