Why do Christians cop out on their responsibilities with this blat? God is NOT in control in the Earth...If He is...Show me
Of course God is in control,how can He not be,although He gives us temporary choice,until He puts down the wicked,and the choice is gone,and Jesus takes over the world,and rules with the saints,and the world operates how God wanted it to always operate before the fall of man.
It will go back to the time of the garden of Eden,when animals did not fear people,and people did not fear animals,and people,and animals,will be plant eaters,as far as the people that Jesus and the saints rule over,who are in the flesh.
It is only because God gave people a choice that there is things that happen contrary to the operation of God,but God is still in control of the course of the world.
1.God said no nation can operate unless He allows it,and nothing can happen unless God allows it,so God is in control,but He allows some things to happen that is contrary to His operation in the world in certain areas,for there is a purpose for it,or because of the choice of people in general.
2.When kingdoms got too large like Babylon,Greece,or whoever else,and were being physically cruel,and spreading their falsehood that was contrary to God's operation in the world,God allowed the evil spirits to stir up other kingdoms against them,and take them down,and put a stop to their folly.
3.God Himself put 10 plagues upon the Egyptians,and interceded their choice,so He could free the Jews,and bring them out of Egypt,and to show His power in the earth,so the earth would know He is God.
4.God interceded people's choice,and flooded the earth,and got rid of the wicked.
5.God will one day allow the world 7 years to have their way,and cause all people that do not love Him to follow the beast kingdom,and then put them down,which the 7 years will begin when the man of sin establishes peace in the Middle East,and they say Peace and safety.
6.God gave Israel a choice in the Old Testament concerning a blessing,and a cursing,which if they followed God in the truth,then no enemy would be able to fight against her and win,for God would fight for them,but if they did not follow God in the truth,but went after false gods for a certain amount of time,God would allow her enemies to come against her,defeat her,and cast the Jews in to the nations,which is what happened concerning Babylon when they were led away captive for 70 years,and happened when they rejected Christ with the Roman Empire.
But God in the future will bring Israel to the truth.
And many other times that God interceded,and went above the choice of people,to have His purpose on earth,for He could not let things get out of hand,had to keep at bay the wicked from getting too out of hand,and had to thwart when the wicked were spreading their wicked ways too much in false gods,and religion,causing people to stumble by their wicked ways.
God is always in control of the earth,and it will be His way at all times,but He gave people a choice so evil can happen,and problems,because of the bad choices people make,and will let evil go on as long as it does not go too much against His ways,and His purpose,then He has to step in and intercede and go above the choice of people,to keep the world on course.
Like the flood where the whole world was continually evil except Noah,and his family,that was found worthy to escape the flood,God had to intercede and go above the choice of people,for it hindered His plan for the world,for it was too big of a problem for God to ignore,and let go on,for too many people would be lost,and would people of ever started to do right,or would they continue on with nobody ever acknowledging the truth again,so God had to start fresh with Noah,and His family.
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon learned of the God of Israel,for Daniel interpreted his dream,and the 3 Hebrews survived the fiery furnace when it was heated to 7 times the normal heat,so king Nebuchadnezzar proclaimed the God of Israel as the God of gods,the top God of all the gods,and made a proclamation that if anybody said anything amiss concerning the God of Israel,they would be cut in pieces,and their houses made a dunghill.
The king had another dream,and Daniel interpreted the dream,and said that the king would get arrogant,and give credit to himself concerning why Babylon was flourishing so much,when it was from God,in which at a later date the king got arrogant,and said,is this not great Babylon,that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power,and for the honour of my majesty.
And after that he was driven from before men,and God humbled him to let him know that it is He that rules in the kingdom of men,and when he came to his senses,and acknowledged God,then his majesty was restored to him.
And then the king said,
Dan 4:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
Dan 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Dan 4:36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
Dan 4:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
The king acknowledged that God works in the kingdom of men,and gives it to whoever He wants to have the kingdom,and power,and His will is done in the army of heaven,and among the inhabitants on earth,and He does according to what He wants on earth,and nobody can thwart what He wants to do.
God gave us a choice for He wants people to dwell with Him for all eternity that made the choice to love Him,because His kingdom is true love,and He is not evil to condemn people that could not have a choice in the matter of them being right with Him,so evil can happen,and problems on earth,because of the bad choices people make concerning their selfishness,arrogance,and fleshy lusts.
But God will intercede and go above the choices of people in certain circumstances,and no nation,or kingdom,can rule unless He allows it,and He gives the kingdom,and power,to whoever He wants to have it,and He does His will in the army of heaven,and among the inhabitants of the earth.
Jesus said to pray to God,thy will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.
God is in control of all His creation.