How God Destroys can be illustrated in this scenario by Fred Wright. It helps our understanding of the question of whether God is a destroyer. Atomic Power Plant Illustration At this point two questions are apt to arise. The first is: After all, what is the essential difference between the direct act of destroying, or […]
Note: this page is focused more on who the destroyer is in scripture. Traditional Legal Model – The destroyer is Satan at times and God is at other times in order to maintain His justice. Biblical Healing Model – The destroyer is always Satan. God only destroys in the sense that He allows it to […]
This page deals with what it means to destroy especially as it applies to God and includes “destruction” – the result of that action. See the destroyer definition for who the destroyer is. Traditional Legal Model – While God is a God of love, to satisfy justice and for the good of man, He, at […]
Traditional Legal Model There is some variation in understanding: From the Jewish point of view a ‘just man’ was a strict observer of the laws of Moses and of rabbinical traditions.” (SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 5, p283) Proverb 20:7 says “The just man walketh in his integrity …” The just man has a sound, upright […]
Traditional Legal Model Most sources will mention one or both of two ways to understand God is just: “For God to be just means that he is consistent, virtuous, innocent, and right.” (https://www.christianity.com/wiki/god/what-does-it-mean-that-god-is-just.html) “if God is fully just, He must punish our sins fully without holding back” (http://www.thefellowship.site/blog/2016/11/18/god-of-paradox-merciful-and-just) The emphasis between the two concepts will vary […]
Note: this definition is closely linked to that for the word “punishment” as the two words are related. This page deals mostly with the concept in the Old Testament where there could be misunderstanding. In the New Testament, the word “visit” is used with the meaning “to spend time with someone” especially in the sense of […]
Traditional Legal Model – Pain or some other penalty (including temporal and eternal death) actively imposed by God as just retribution for sins committed. Biblical Healing Model – God honoring man’s free will by allowing the natural consequences of a chosen action to take place. From a Modern Dictionary Punishment (noun) the act of punishing. […]
“And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.” (Matthew 25:46) Note: this page is a supplement to the Character of God and the Gospel Glossary definition for “punishment” which explains the meaning of that concept. Here we are looking at the two words in the New Testament used in […]
Traditional legal Model – a sinner is someone who commits a sin as in “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.” (1 John 3:4) However, many people would call someone a sinner only if they were particularly bad and significantly worse (in terms of visible acts) than […]
(Note: this page provides more detail on the information at the page Made to be Sin – definition.) “For he hath made him (Christ) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (2 Cor 5:21) “Made him to be sin” is a strange-sounding […]
