Predestination is misunderstood...

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Cameron143

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This is purely opinion and speculation but I think Adam named the animals according to what God wanted him to name them. The reason I say this is because my three children all have names that absolutely describe who they are and each time I came up with the name, there was what I can only describe as a supernatural element to it. It was as if they could have no other name.
I don't necessarily disagree. But I also think it was part of the creation mandate to exercise dominion over God's creation.
 
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Jesus provided His Own Disciples with a "Daily Prayer" that mentions forgive me of my sins as I forgive those who sinned against me. The Disciples were closer to God than all of us combined and Jesus still gave them a Prayer where each day they say "forgive me of my sins."


And we have people here acting like they don't have to acknowledge their sins.

They are Hypocrites!
There stuck in a rut I think 🙂.
 
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Jesus provided His Own Disciples with a "Daily Prayer" that mentions forgive me of my sins as I forgive those who sinned against me. The Disciples were closer to God than all of us combined and Jesus still gave them a Prayer where each day they say "forgive me of my sins."


And we have people here acting like they don't have to acknowledge their sins.

They are Hypocrites!
what main the issue is, the word directly confronts a person.

It has to be given like a flower
 
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So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. (NKJV)

It would seem that the number of beasts were limited.
 

Cameron143

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Thanks for answering all my questions.

Genesis 10:25 says that the earth was divided in the days of Peleg. The different climates that would have resulted may be in part responsible for the variety in the different kinds.
 

FollowerofShiloh

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There stuck in a rut I think 🙂.
It's merely how they "choose" to take the definition to what Grace is and apply it to whatever they desire.
But if Jesus instructed His Own hand-picked Chosen Ones to ask for forgiveness each day, how is it possible to think someone else can get away with doing the opposite?

That's basic spiritual suicide.
 

FollowerofShiloh

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what main the issue is, the word directly confronts a person.

It has to be given like a flower
Truth is truth.
If it hurts then it is intended to do as such to wake you up.
If it comforts then it is intended to reassure you that you're moving in the right direction.
It's always best to just present the Word of God in Truth as it is.
 
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It's merely how they "choose" to take the definition to what Grace is and apply it to whatever they desire.
But if Jesus instructed His Own hand-picked Chosen Ones to ask for forgiveness each day, how is it possible to think someone else can get away with doing the opposite?

That's basic spiritual suicide.
It's a case of the takers of the word and the givers 🙂
 
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Truth is truth.
If it hurts then it is intended to do as such to wake you up.
If it comforts then it is intended to reassure you that you're moving in the right direction.
It's always best to just present the Word of God in Truth as it is.
it's a case of giving and recieving.

I don't give to Receive.
 

FollowerofShiloh

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It's a case of the takers of the word and the givers 🙂
It's a personal one on one belief.
This is what they believe.
They are being sincere about what they say.
This belief goes deep to the inner core of who they are.

It's like changing brake pads, checking the rotors and cylinders.
You now firmly believe when you want to "STOP," the combination of pad/cylinders/rotors will work together and cause you to stop.

And for this type of belief concerning Grace is not an experienced one (because no one dead has ever reported back if it worked or not). So it's a taught belief. And that goes all the way back to whomever first introduced such a doctrine.