Arphaxad12
BIBLE TECHNICIAN
Hello "Losing" 
Sorry to hear about your inlaws' accident. Hopefully no one was seriously hurt.
Here's the answer to your question right from the bible:
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Genesis 1:26-28 (Amplified version):
26 God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth.
27 So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them.
28 And God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth,
and subdue it [using all its vast resources in the service of God and man]; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over every living creature that moves upon the earth. (including yourselves).
(underlines, parentheses and color are my own).
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So the answer to your question is that God created Man in His own image, which would naturally include free choice and sovereignty over oneself. One of the hardest things for believers to comprehend is that the Lord, although merciful, kind and loving, is not the "Master Puppeteer." He allows all men to exercise their own free choice over their own lives. Otherwise we would not be responsible to accept salvation. We simply wouldn't need it!
When Jesus was asked why certain bad things happened to some people of His time, he answered:
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Luke 13:1-5 (KJV):
1There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
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Unless you understand where Jesus is coming from, this is a tough answer to comprehend.
Jesus lived His life here on Earth with His Father's will constantly in his thoughts and actions. Let's face it, who do we know that does that? I suspect if we actually followed His example, we'd have the same immunity from all harm that He had.
And when Jesus said: "Ye shall likewise perish," He was talking about PHYSICAL death. In His mind His mission was to not only save Men from spiritual death, but also to save men from PHYSICAL death. But not to worry, Jesus promised he would resurrect all believers AGAIN in the Last Day:
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John 6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. (underline and color are my own).
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What Jesus is saying is that all believers have already received a spiritual "first resurrection" (New Birth) when they received their salvation, and that after they die, He will resurrect them a second time, only this time physically when He returns.
Even the Apostle Paul had trouble walking in the Lord's protection. He was told many times by the Lord to comcentrate his ministry primarily on the non-Jews.
But unfortunately for him he basically followed his own will and really suffered for it at the hands of his beloved Jewish brethren, many of whom had solemnly sworn not to eat or drink until they had killed him.
Best Blessings,
"Arph"
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Sorry to hear about your inlaws' accident. Hopefully no one was seriously hurt.
Here's the answer to your question right from the bible:
------------------------------------------------------------
Genesis 1:26-28 (Amplified version):
26 God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth.
27 So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them.
28 And God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth,
and subdue it [using all its vast resources in the service of God and man]; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over every living creature that moves upon the earth. (including yourselves).
(underlines, parentheses and color are my own).
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So the answer to your question is that God created Man in His own image, which would naturally include free choice and sovereignty over oneself. One of the hardest things for believers to comprehend is that the Lord, although merciful, kind and loving, is not the "Master Puppeteer." He allows all men to exercise their own free choice over their own lives. Otherwise we would not be responsible to accept salvation. We simply wouldn't need it!
When Jesus was asked why certain bad things happened to some people of His time, he answered:
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Luke 13:1-5 (KJV):
1There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
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Unless you understand where Jesus is coming from, this is a tough answer to comprehend.
Jesus lived His life here on Earth with His Father's will constantly in his thoughts and actions. Let's face it, who do we know that does that? I suspect if we actually followed His example, we'd have the same immunity from all harm that He had.
And when Jesus said: "Ye shall likewise perish," He was talking about PHYSICAL death. In His mind His mission was to not only save Men from spiritual death, but also to save men from PHYSICAL death. But not to worry, Jesus promised he would resurrect all believers AGAIN in the Last Day:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John 6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. (underline and color are my own).
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What Jesus is saying is that all believers have already received a spiritual "first resurrection" (New Birth) when they received their salvation, and that after they die, He will resurrect them a second time, only this time physically when He returns.
Even the Apostle Paul had trouble walking in the Lord's protection. He was told many times by the Lord to comcentrate his ministry primarily on the non-Jews.
But unfortunately for him he basically followed his own will and really suffered for it at the hands of his beloved Jewish brethren, many of whom had solemnly sworn not to eat or drink until they had killed him.
Best Blessings,
"Arph"
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