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- You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
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You thought evil against me: but God turned it into good, that he might exalt me, as at present you see, and might save many people. English Revised Version And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
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Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh … 15 Then he blessed...
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20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. 21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones.
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Some say God ordains all sin, using it for his greater glory, but Scriptures like Jeremiah 32:26-35 make it clear that some sins are against his will in every sense. There God says that his people have chosen to “provoke me to anger” by doing “nothing but evil in my sight from their youth.”
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And I say that because the Bible pictures God giving us grace in Christ Jesus before the ages began, which means that he was planning for the fall, which would then need to be redeemed by the crucified Christ through grace. And that was all being planned before anything had happened. So he is planning for the downfall of man. You see the same thing...
So the question as I understand it is, Can we know anything about how God does that? And this is really tough, Tony. Here is just my best shot. I thought of three things.
And so I think those three things at least distinguish God from us. I should say one other thing about the comfort that God’s sovereignty is to us. A lot of people stumble over the sovereignty of God in the control that he has ultimately over all things, including our lives. But according to Paul, there is a huge assurance in that as well, because ...
Apr 22, 2024 · God did not and does not create sin, nor does He delight in punishing those who choose to sin (Ezekiel 33:11). His desire is that all come to repentance and experience the blessing and joy of eternal life with Him (2 Peter 3:9).
Jan 4, 2022 · After being hated by his brothers, left for dead, and sold into slavery, Joseph was able to forgive his brothers, recognizing that God’s sovereign goodness overrides all. Joseph told his brothers, “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good” (Genesis 50:20).
