When I was in the world I didn't really pay much attention to the world and just lived in it. I know not everyone is like that, people concern themselves with the things that go on in the world and that keeps the world going around.
But what I'm wanting to say about that is; as a believer you need to see this world is not going to straighten out. More than that it is not in the Lords business to straighten everything out that goes on in the world. What we can know about all this world business is it will keep on going untill the Lord is through with it. Untill the world runs it's coarse and everything is said and done so to say.
So whether it was in God's plan, or he has incorporated the fall into His plan it does not matter. What matters is we are in the world and the world is a training ground for the maturing of son's. All our aguments for and against all that happened in the fall will wain in view of God's overall plan. You see how easy it is to skip over arguments (which I have heard many good ones for and against what happened at the fall) and go into a deeper look if you will. Look beyond all of what we can see, look through all of life's situations and circumstances to Him, to Him Who is our life.
Study notes:
If you want to know something, go with what you do know as true such as the simplest form of bible taught knowledge. If you want to grow and see new truth, keep the truth you have and grow in it and truth will come as the Father will. Remember the truth Jesus spoke when He said "it's so simple even a child could know or understand it. That is the truth you want.
I like word studies and studying things out, cross referencing and so on. But simplicity has been the best approach that I have found later on because it keeps my mind from being locked down to some doctrine that I would die for. No need for that we already have a death no need for you to have to do that. I still may look at the Greek or the Hebrew but not like I did at one time. It may just be for personal reasons but the reasons have been; it seemed to lead me away from just a simple approach to reading and understanding and being led of the Spirit. Now if your into the Greek and Hebrew I say stay with it because there is great content for growth and it helps you. I still love my Strongs concordance and my Dakes bible and my study stuff and so on but that is not my go too anymore so to speak.
But what I'm wanting to say about that is; as a believer you need to see this world is not going to straighten out. More than that it is not in the Lords business to straighten everything out that goes on in the world. What we can know about all this world business is it will keep on going untill the Lord is through with it. Untill the world runs it's coarse and everything is said and done so to say.
So whether it was in God's plan, or he has incorporated the fall into His plan it does not matter. What matters is we are in the world and the world is a training ground for the maturing of son's. All our aguments for and against all that happened in the fall will wain in view of God's overall plan. You see how easy it is to skip over arguments (which I have heard many good ones for and against what happened at the fall) and go into a deeper look if you will. Look beyond all of what we can see, look through all of life's situations and circumstances to Him, to Him Who is our life.
Study notes:
If you want to know something, go with what you do know as true such as the simplest form of bible taught knowledge. If you want to grow and see new truth, keep the truth you have and grow in it and truth will come as the Father will. Remember the truth Jesus spoke when He said "it's so simple even a child could know or understand it. That is the truth you want.
I like word studies and studying things out, cross referencing and so on. But simplicity has been the best approach that I have found later on because it keeps my mind from being locked down to some doctrine that I would die for. No need for that we already have a death no need for you to have to do that. I still may look at the Greek or the Hebrew but not like I did at one time. It may just be for personal reasons but the reasons have been; it seemed to lead me away from just a simple approach to reading and understanding and being led of the Spirit. Now if your into the Greek and Hebrew I say stay with it because there is great content for growth and it helps you. I still love my Strongs concordance and my Dakes bible and my study stuff and so on but that is not my go too anymore so to speak.
