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qui_est_ce
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He is true God and true man. It’s a mystery. Mysteries are good points for meditation.Dan_Defender:
But isn’t His will the same as the will of God? He is God, is He not?
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AlNg
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OK, but I read a Jewish commentary that said it is a contradiction.
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qui_est_ce
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Well duh, they don’t believe he is the Messiah. :crazy_face:qui_est_ce:
OK, but I read a Jewish commentary that said it is a contradiction.
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AlNg
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What is the point of your use of the term “duh”?
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Mike_from_NJ
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So regarding the question of prayer for restoral of lost limbs and God’s will in answering prayer, a few things
If you go online you will find people who say they have regained use of limbs and other body parts (e.g. eyes and ears) and it was done via prayer. Assuming they are correct then it’s fair to say that it is God’s will to allow people to walk, see, hear, hold with their arms.
Apart from some hagiography we don’t have accounts of people regrooving lost legs, arms, ears, or eyes. It’s safe to assume a great many of them have prayed for them, and those prayers were not answered in that way. So it’s not God’s will to regrow those parts.
So the dividing line between what God’s will is and what it is not is to heal broken parts but not regrow them. God is said to be infinite. He could just as easily help a person find their lost keys as he could turn all the lead in the universe into platinum. His ability isn’t prevent the growing of lost parts (or the growth of limbs to someone born without them). No, there has to be another reason – and I’ve never read a good reason why God’s will is split this way.
For the doubter, it’s no coincidence that God’s will matches perfectly with what the body can naturally heal.
If you go online you will find people who say they have regained use of limbs and other body parts (e.g. eyes and ears) and it was done via prayer. Assuming they are correct then it’s fair to say that it is God’s will to allow people to walk, see, hear, hold with their arms.
Apart from some hagiography we don’t have accounts of people regrooving lost legs, arms, ears, or eyes. It’s safe to assume a great many of them have prayed for them, and those prayers were not answered in that way. So it’s not God’s will to regrow those parts.
So the dividing line between what God’s will is and what it is not is to heal broken parts but not regrow them. God is said to be infinite. He could just as easily help a person find their lost keys as he could turn all the lead in the universe into platinum. His ability isn’t prevent the growing of lost parts (or the growth of limbs to someone born without them). No, there has to be another reason – and I’ve never read a good reason why God’s will is split this way.
For the doubter, it’s no coincidence that God’s will matches perfectly with what the body can naturally heal.
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PapyrusDouay
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It’s not really contradictory because Jesus was also fully man, and experienced the full range of human existence (except sin), as a human…which includes emotions such as despair, anger, temptation, hunger, and joy.
This why Christians believe in a merciful and loving God. He knows what it’s like to experience human pain and despair, and what it’s like to set aside his will (as a man) for the Father. He experienced this as a human, just like us. He was just like us.
Did God have to become a man to understand?
No. But He chose to do it anyway. He is good.
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AlNg
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But is the will of Jesus in perfect harmony with the will of God the Father? Either way, yes or no, leads to further questions.
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qui_est_ce
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Yes, and that’'s a good point for meditation. We will never have all the answers until we get to Heaven.PapyrusDouay:
But is the will of Jesus in perfect harmony with the will of God the Father? Either way, yes or no, leads to further questions.
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qui_est_ce
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EndTimes
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Well, that’s to be expected, yes?
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