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analysis of the gospel of john biblical
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Analysis of the Gospel of John
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Atheists are God's instruments, and not only them, but everything as well.
Note what the Apostle Paul has written in the Bible:
"For he saith unto Moses, 'I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.' So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, 'Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the Earth.' Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth." Romans 9:15-18.
There are other verses, but for now let us evaluate the above passage from the King James Version:
1. God has mercy on those whom He wants to have mercy on. He has compassion/love on those whom He wants to love.
2. Man can try to do something, but it is God who has made the decisions and it is God who pre-destinated all things.
3. God pre-destined all things of what will happen to them.
4. The Egyptian Pharaoh was created for God's purposes. The purposes were: God showed His power and God's name was declared throughout all the Earth.
5. Pharaoh probably did not know God's true intentions. Even if Pharaoh knew what it was, he was still unable to resist what has been pre-destined by the Creator.
Let us take a closer look at what happened in the book of Exodus:
"And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them, as the Lord has said. And the Lord said unto Moses, 'Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.'" Exodus 7:10-14.
1. Pharaoh saw the power of the Lord, and refused to submit even when Aaron's rod swallowed the magician's rods.
2. God himself hardened the heart of Pharaoh. See also Exodus 8:15 and other verses which show that Pharaoh's heart was hardened.