Tag: christianity
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SONSHIP AND TROUBLE
“Afflictions come not by casualty, but by counsel. By this council of God they are ordained as means of spiritual good to saints…they are God’s workmen upon our hearts, to pull down pride and carnal security of them; and being so, their nature is changed; they are turned into blessing and benefits,” (41). (John Flavel,…
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WHY IS THERE BADNESS IN THE WORLD PART II
When Adam and Eve lived in the Garden, Satan did not have nay authority over this earthly realm. We know this because there is not one mention of an adversary in Genesis chapters one and two. If he had held any power, one might think Moses would have put something about it at the beginning…