1 Timothy 4:4
4 For [hoti] every [pas] creature [ktisma] of God [theos] is
good, [kalos] and [kai] nothing [oudeis] to be refused, [apobletos] if it be received [lambano] with [meta] thanksgiving: [eucharistia] KJV-Interlinear
4 For
everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is
received with gratitude; NASB
At the close of the
restoration of the earth, God pronounced that everything that He had made, was good, Gen. 1:31.
All things that come
from God are good.There is nothing bad
that ever comes from God.The bad things
of this world, all of them, come as the result of Satan s sin, not God.
Rom 11:36
36 For from Him and
through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the
glory forever. Amen. NASB
When Adam and Eve were
in the Garden, all was perfect.When
they sinned, then the decay of creation began for humanity. It had already started for the universe when
Satan rebelled, Rom. 8:22.
Why are there bad things
in this world?Because of Satan s
rebellion first, and mans sin second.
Were it not for either
of these, and they will all be put away when history ends, then nothing bad would
or will every exist again.God created
perfection, both man and angel rebelled against perfection.
And when you reject
perfection, then you have imperfection.
That is really not a complicated concept to understand.
So, God gave us
marriage, God gave us food, and so on and so forth. These things are sanctified (set apart) for
good and should be taken with full appreciation and enjoyment, and
thankfulness.
The word for
thanksgiving, eucharistia, means gratefulness. Were it not for God, we would have nothing.
Remember the big picture
here.We are dust, specks of dust. And how much significance does dust have in
this universe?None. That makes each one of us, insignificant.
But God took dust and
formed beautiful people.Sin caused
deformities, etc.
God took dust and
inserted human life into it.God gave
humanity the free will to think and make decisions with rational cognitive thought. What has man done in comparison? Nothing even close.
Why would anyone take
something that God has done for our good, and arbitrarily make it out to be
bad?
Only
those who promote false concepts.Only those who want to control your thinking for the benefit of their own ego or control or
their lust for power.
The fundamental error
of apostate teaching, is found in its rejection of
truth.All false teaching, all false
opinions, all false religions, all false anything, is a denial and rejection of
Gods Word, which is truth.
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