So Many Extinct Species? Wouldn't Call It Design Failure.

[ximmix]

Certainly is...Galatians 3

As well as 1 Peter 1

Ye must be born again means through faith in GOD´S REDEMPTIVE WORK, one is born of CHRIST...and that the perishable seed of Adam, marked for death..through faith in CHRIST, is reborn of the IMPERISHABLE SEED of CHRIST and marked for life....

Isaiah´s prophecy as well....

Isaiah 53

How do these verses support your claim that the story of Abraham's sacrifice is somehow about the story of the Son of God? I'm asking because I'm curious...

 

[miknik5]

If you're arguing that the story is just a parable meant to teach people moral lessons I agree with you. If you're saying that God actually called Adam to kill his son (I didn't forget that there wasn't an actual murder btw), then God is either very cruel, or lacks empathy. And He knew the outcome already, so why put a man through that heartbreak?

Adam?

 

[miknik5]

How do these verses support your claim that the story of Abraham's sacrifice is somehow about the story of the Son of God? I'm asking because I'm curious...

it has to do with THE SEED prophecied...and the promise to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations....it wasn´t Abraham´s seed that GOD was speaking of when HE said to Abraham that his son would prolong his seed...it wasn´t abraham´s son and it wasn´t abraham´s seed...it was JESUS alone who would be the PROMISED SON who would bring forth many children to GOD born of HIS IMPERISHABLE SEED...

We were discussing THE SEED when you asked if there was anything from scriptures to support this...and so I pointed to Galatians 3, Peter, and Isaiah 53

GOD called Abraham to sacrifice his only son but it was simply to reveal to man that it was HIS OWN SON through whom THE PROMISE of GOD would come...not Abraham´s...

 

[miknik5]

If you're arguing that the story is just a parable meant to teach people moral lessons I agree with you. If you're saying that God actually called Adam to kill his son (I didn't forget that there wasn't an actual murder btw), then God is either very cruel, or lacks empathy. And He knew the outcome already, so why put a man through that heartbreak?

GOD put the man through this to reveal to all mankind that the PROMISED SON through whom THE SEED would be prolonged...was GOD´S SON....

Not Abrahamś.

Abraham was a shadow....and GOD, knowing that we need visuals and shadows to understand what is hidden and spiritual and invisible, through Abraham, revealed the TRUTH that there would be a PROMISED SON who would be sacrificed and through that sacrifice, bring forth many children reborn of IMPERISHABLE SEED of CHRIST..

That is what GOD showed through Abraham´s faithfulness of listening to GOD...
Abraham did not sacrifice his son...but he would have because he knew GOD and believed in GOD´S promise, no matter how limited Abraham´s understanding regarding what he was called to do at that moment, no matter how it made no sense to him, no matter how he could not reason within him how this promised son would prolong his seed...but he believed GOD, and since GOD had already promised that it would be through this particular son that his seed would be prolonged, Abraham reasoned within himself that GOD would make due on his promise..

 

[ximmix]

Adam?

My bad, I meant Abraham of course.

 

[ximmix]

We were discussing THE SEED when you asked if there was anything from scriptures to support this...and so I pointed to Galatians 3, Peter, and Isaiah 53

I haven't been discussing THE SEED.

 

[miknik5]

I haven't been discussing THE SEED.

You were talking about Abraham and GODś call to Abraham to sacrifice his only son whom he loved...

And you were bothered that GOD, should be all knowing...and so why the test to Abraham.

And I said because GOD, throughout HIS WORD, and knowing our limited humanity, that we ever and always need signs and pictures and shadows and representations to understand what is hidden and spiritual and invisible, provided those signs through HIS prophets...

Abraham´s call was for those who would believe and who would understand that Abraham, who did not fully understand all that he was called to do, was in service to us.

But Abraham, knows today...and he knows that GOD´S call for him to sacrifice his only son whom he loved, was to serve us...so that we would look back and understand that all along GOD, throughout HIS WORD, from Genesis to Revelation, GOD was speaking and pointing us to HIS SON....