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06-25-2011, 06:37 PM
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Is "God fair"
I did a word search in the NIV, KJV and in the YLT (for those who accuse God of not being fair) ... to actually see if there is that description of God.
Intrigued and spurred on by Lucknow's question in the OP " Ok, lets again begin with heaven" "What in the world would ever make you think that God was "Fair" ?
I came to realize that I couldn't find a verse that ascribed God as that... "God is fair"
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*** This is what I did find: (repetitive verses not listed ... context in blue)****
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“ God is with you in everything you do" Genesis 21:22
"God is a witness between you and me" Genesis 31:50
"God is giving them ( the land across the Jordan)" Deuteronomy 3:20
"God is near us whenever we pray to him" Deuteronomy 4:7
( as compared to other heathen nation gods)
" God is a consuming fire, a jealous God" Deuteronomy 4:24
" God is a merciful God" Deuteronomy 4:31
" God is God" Deuteronomy 7:9
"God is the one who goes across ahead of you like a devouring fire, He will destroy them" Deuteronomy 9:3
"God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes." Deuteronomy 10:17
"God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul." Deuteronomy 13:3
"God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.” Deuteronomy 20:4
" God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, ‘Destroy him!’
Deuteronomy 33:27
"God is God in heaven above and on the earth below" Joshua 2:11
"God is my rock" 2 Samuel 22:3
"God is greater than all other gods" 2 Chronicles 2:5
"God is gracious and compassionate" 2 Chronicles 30:9
"God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.” Ezra 8:22
"God is mighty" Job 36:5
"God is a righteous judge, a God who expresses his wrath every day." Psalm 7:11
"God is seated on his holy throne" Psalm 47:8
"God is a sun and shield" ( no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. ) Psalm 84:11
( In the council of the holy ones) God is greatly feared Psalm 89:7
"(Every word of) God is flawless" Proverbs 30:5
"God is my salvation" Isaiah 12:2
"God is righteous in everything he does" Daniel 9:14
"God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world" John 6:33
"God is glorified in him" John 13:31
( the gift of) " God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" Romans 6:23
( if they do not persist in unbelief) God is able to graft them in again Romans 11:23
( the foolishness of ) "God is wiser than man’s wisdom
God is stronger than man’s strength." 1 Corinthians 1:25
"( the wrath of) God is coming" Colossians 3:6
" God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you" 2 Thessalonians 1:6
"God is the builder of everything" Hebrews 3:4
( the word of) "God is living and active" Hebrews 4:12
"God is not unjust" Hebrews 6:10
( no one should say) “ God is tempting me.” James 1:13
"God is greater than our hearts" 1 John 3:20
"God is love" 1 John 4:8
Last edited by twin.spin; 06-25-2011 at 06:42 PM..
Reason: sorry spacing problem....again
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06-25-2011, 06:47 PM
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That seems fair! 
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06-25-2011, 07:01 PM
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just = fair
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06-25-2011, 08:18 PM
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Nope! If He was fair than Jesus wouldn't have died for us. It wasn't "fair" that He became sin when He was perfect. We do not deserve His grace at all...that is unfair and I thank Him that He is not fair, for if He was, than I would not be saved.
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06-25-2011, 08:28 PM
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Hmmmmmm.............I probably got a lot to say about this subject but I'm just too tired right now. I'll save it for later.
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06-25-2011, 08:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CantWait2Leave
Nope! If He was fair than Jesus wouldn't have died for us. It wasn't "fair" that He became sin when He was perfect. We do not deserve His grace at all...that is unfair and I thank Him that He is not fair, for if He was, than I would not be saved.
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Ok . . . let's sum up . . . you who claim we UR's are guilty of character assassination for believing God is love and just wants us to "love God and each other". . . would now add "unfairness" to the list of traits ET'ers BELIEVE about God. So ET'ers BELIEVE God is as described in the OT: petty, jealous, egotistical, megalomaniacal, genocidal, vengeful, wrathful, angry, destructive, a tormentor, etc., etc. . . . AND unfair . . . and you think NONE of that is character assassination???
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06-25-2011, 08:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MysticPhD
Ok . . . let's sum up . . . you who claim we UR's are guilty of character assassination for believing God is love and just wants us to "love God and each other". . . would now add "unfairness" to the list of traits ET'ers BELIEVE about God. So ET'ers BELIEVE God is as described in the OT: petty, jealous, egotistical, megalomaniacal, genocidal, vengeful, wrathful, angry, destructive, a tormentor, etc., etc. . . . AND unfair . . . and you think NONE of that is character assassination???
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How would it be fair for us to escape the consequences of our actions? Would God be a fair God if He just said, "Aw..that's alright. I really didn't mean it anyhow when I gave Moses the law."
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06-25-2011, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by stillkit
How would it be fair for us to escape the consequences of our actions? Would God be a fair God if He just said, "Aw..that's alright. I really didn't mean it anyhow when I gave Moses the law."
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No one ever said anything about escaping the consequences of our actions. We have repeatedly said " We reap what we sow" . . . but we do not reap MORE than we sow which is what ET is.
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06-25-2011, 09:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MysticPhD
No one ever said anything about escaping the consequences of our actions. We have repeatedly said " We reap what we sow" . . . but we do not reap MORE than we sow which is what ET is.
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Exactly.
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06-25-2011, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticPhD
No one ever said anything about escaping the consequences of our actions. We have repeatedly said " We reap what we sow" . . . but we do not reap MORE than we sow which is what ET is.
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Ok, what would be a fair punishment for our sins?
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