If it were medically possible to live forever, would that contradict God's will?

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DesertWanderer

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VickyK said:
So something only occurs because God wills it?
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Yes, absolutely. Or you could substitute the word "will" for the word "allow."

So, I am assuming this question could lead to another one you may have: "If God will's everything, why does He allow bad things to happen? For example:

  • Hurricanes
  • Tsunamis
  • Rape
  • Incest
  • Murder
  • Genghis Kahn
  • Adolph Hitler
The list is endless. To explain why God allows bad things to happen to good people, I would again refer you to the book of Job. This was a very Godly man, a pillar of the community. Yet, he was afflicted with unimaginable hardships.

I can give you another perspective from a human standpoint. But only God can give you the absolute truth, found only in His word.
 
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VickyK said:
So things occur OUTSIDE of God's will.
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Of course . Here's s verse .

1 Thessalonians 4:3-5




3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication
 
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UCA4J

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DesertWanderer said:
Yes, absolutely. Or you could substitute the word "will" for the word "allow."

So, I am assuming this question could lead to another one you may have: "If God will's everything, why does He allow bad things to happen? For example:

  • Hurricanes
  • Tsunamis
  • Rape
  • Incest
  • Murder
  • Genghis Kahn
  • Adolph Hitler
The list is endless. To explain why God allows bad things to happen to good people, I would again refer you to the book of Job. This was a very Godly man, a pillar of the community. Yet, he was afflicted with unimaginable hardships.

I can give you another perspective from a human standpoint. But only God can give you the absolute truth, found only in His word.
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what did Genghis Khan do ?
 
Magenta

Magenta

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VickyK said:
Explain, please.
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Do you agree with God concerning your position/condition toward Him?

If so, you have repented and are most likely saved.

If not, you stand condemned before Him.

Can you see above whose will is aligned with His, and whose is not?



1 Timothy2:1-4
 
VickyK

VickyK

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DesertWanderer said:
Yes, absolutely. Or you could substitute the word "will" for the word "allow."

So, I am assuming this question could lead to another one you may have: "If God will's everything, why does He allow bad things to happen? For example:

  • Hurricanes
  • Tsunamis
  • Rape
  • Incest
  • Murder
  • Genghis Kahn
  • Adolph Hitler
The list is endless. To explain why God allows bad things to happen to good people, I would again refer you to the book of Job. This was a very Godly man, a pillar of the community. Yet, he was afflicted with unimaginable hardships.

I can give you another perspective from a human standpoint. But only God can give you the absolute truth, found only in His word.
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My understanding is God gave us 'free will' which is why 'bad things' happen.
 
Magenta

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VickyK said:
My understanding is God gave us 'free will' which is why 'bad things' happen.
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"Bad things happen" because people put their self will (For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. 1 John 2:16) above the will of God. Just as Adam and Eve did.
 
stepbystep

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VickyK said:
Self explanatory.
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Not a question we will have to worry over to awful much I believe. However, to clarify: It IS possible to live forever! All one has to do is read the Word of God to find out how.
 
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It’s not medically possible to live forever...

Genesis‬ ‭6:3‬ ‭
Then the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.​
 
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