The God Files

It is written, (Matthew 19:26b) “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” However, God cannot do things that are contrary to His nature.  God cannot lie; God cannot learn; and God cannot make you love Him. It’s a contradiction of terms.”

            1. God cannot lie

            There is no way God can lie because He is truth. At least seven times in the Tanakh (Nu 23:19, De 32:4, Ps 31:5, Ps 57:3, Ps 86:15, Ps 115:1, Isa 65:16), and two in the New Testament (Tit 1:2, Heb 6:18) the verses declare God is incapable of lying. The old Christian adage goes; God means what He says and He says what He means.

            2. God cannot learn

            This is because He is all knowing. When we learn something “new” it is new in our perspective because what we have learned is really old information in God’s view. When Adham incurred sin into mankind, God was NOT surprised, He knew of Adham’s fall before the foundation of the world, yet He still created Adham, without altering his decision making faculties.

            3. God cannot make anyone love Him         

            God cannot make anyone love Him because forced “love” is not real love. God’s love for us is non-conditional while our love for one another may possibly be conditional. We use the term love very glibly.  Some people say, “I love you because you take care of me” or “I love you because you are beautiful” What happens when this person is unable to take care of us or cease being beautiful? Would our love likewise cease? Unlike our kind of love, God’s love is the real kind (agape) of love. It is not a feeling but a decision and it requires the other person (the receiver) to respond according to his power of choice to make the love real.

Since it is Valentines day, my mind is bothered again by a significant mystery of our times — Who is the Antichrist?

When asked if the Antichrist is alive today, I shall say "Yes, definitely." If I can travel back in time a hundred years ago and asked the same question, I shall say "Yes, definitely." That may seem paradoxical but it’s not. What most people fail to realize is that Satan is not all knowing. Only God knows the exact date of the end times; Satan has to have his Antichrist on the ready always. In fact, even in the first century, the New Testament writers say that the Antichrist is already alive. That doesn’t mean that he’s immortal, it refers to the spirit that lives within the person. Moreover, It is possible that there are Antichrists in one era just in case the enemy needs a contingency plan.

The identity of the Antichrist (the one Satan would actually use) will be revealed AFTER the super sign — the rapture of the church. To those who are in Jesus Christ, we shall be represented by the 24 elders and would be gearing up for the upcoming battle. To those who are not in Jesus Christ, you shall see the emergence of a world leader and he shall be accepted by all (Jews, Muslim, & Gentiles). There would be a seven year peace treaty but it shall be broken after the first half and after that the tribulation will come.

If anyone thinks that it’s still alright to live with the ways of the world and then accept Christ when the tribulation comes, take heed lest ye fall. Those who think this way will be given over to a deception. God doesn’t know a better time than NOW to accept His son as your Lord and Savior. It is not wise to gamble your eternal destination with a whim. Don’t believe what I wrote, study the Bible daily and prove it to yourselves if these things are so.

In the secular realm, the age-old question of "is life a journey or a destination?" haunts the halls of secular philosophy. Is life a series of the choices we make out of our own volition? Or, do we make the choices we make because we are bound by destiny, ultimately eradicating the concept of a choice?

In Christianity, we ask the question "when were we saved?" Was it when we chose Jesus Christ as our savior or were we saved because God chose before the foundations of the world and thus making the choice for us before we had the chance to choose? Which view is correct? Do we have choice or is the world a stage and we’re merely puppets, acting out a role and driven by the master puppeteer?

The debate between Arminianism (free will) and Calvinism (predestination) still rages even to this very day. However, the heart of the paradox lies at the very core of reality itself.

I shall write the resolution next week 2.20.2006 @ 0:00.