quote:Originally posted by Punkin: Can I ask a question here? Does God ever make mistakes? I am asking you this because of that news story on the Today Show this morning. They were talking about this track star that's a hermaphrodite. Is that a mistake?
Hi Punkin,
No, God does not make mistakes. I can promise you that "Oops!" is not in God's vocabulary.
From the Theopeida web site: http://www.theopedia.com/Omnisapience_of_God
The wisdom of God is sometimes referred to as his omnisapience, just as omniscience means all-knowing, omnisapience means all-wise, etc. By his omniscience, God perfectly knows all possibilities and what would happen if they came to pass. By his omnisapience, his wisdom is perfect so that he knows which course of action is the best (Isaiah 55:8-9; Romans
11:33; Ephesians 1:11-12; 3:10). The wisdom of God is the practical side of God's knowledge, applying knowledge to achieve His desires in ways that will glorify Him the most.
From the book "Bible Doctrine" (page 5), by Dr. Wayne Grudem, we read:
c. The importance of God's unchangeableness. If we stop for a moment to imagine what it would be like if God could change, the importance of this doctrine becomes more clear. For example, if God could change (in His being, perfection, purposes, or promises), then any change would be either for the better or for the worse. But if God changed for the better, then He was not the best possible being when we first trusted Him. And how could we be sure that He is the best possible being now? But if God could change for the worse (in His being), then what kind of God might He become?. . . How could we ever trust such a God who could change?
If God is not unchanging, then the whole basis of our faith begins to fall apart, and our understanding of the universe begins to unravel. This is because our faith and hope and knowledge of all ultimately depend upon a Person who in infinitely worthy of trust -- because He is absolutely and eternally unchanging in His being, perfection, purposes, and promises.
No, Punkin, God does not make mistakes. However, He gave free will to man, Adam and Eve, and they, through the exercise of that free will, chose to disobey God. That disobedience brought death into the creation -- physical and spiritual. And, that disobedience brought decay, an attribute of dying, into the creation. This is why, although Adam and Eve were created in the image of God to be immortal beings; that was changed with their disobedience. We read in Genesis 3:17-19 the curse God put upon Adam and his descendants -- the curse of physical and spiritual death.
Yet, at the same time, He gave man a way to regain both his spiritual life and to once again regain immortal life -- through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. God allowed man to fall away of his own volition -- but, God gave him a way home, a way to come back into the arms of their loving, patient God. That Way is Jesus Christ (John 14:6).
At the time of Adam and Eve, the human gene pool was perfect. Yet, over many generations, it deteriorated and imperfections worked their way into that gene pool. We see birth defects such as hermaphroditism, Down's Syndrome, and many others -- not because God has made mistakes -- but, because man, from the day he is born is deteriorating and dying. And, so is his gene pool which causes such birth defects.
But, praise God, He gave us the Way (John 14:6) to overcome these defects and all deficiencies man has brought upon himself through sin, i.e., disobedience -- and to have perfect, immortal, eternal bodies with Him in heaven. Of course, to attain this, one must surrender himself and follow Jesus Christ in this life. If a person is too pig headed, to much into himself, that he will not submit to Jesus Christ in this life -- then, like man condemned himself to physical and spiritual death through disobedience -- this person is condemning himself to eternal life in hell with Satan.
As I said, Punkin, the word "Oops!" is not in God's vocabulary.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
