Post by Cindy on Apr 29, 2023 12:52:25 GMT -5
I've heard this a lot over the years and it's simply not true. God doesn't work that way. He gave us the gift of freedom of choice and therefore is not going to turn around and that our choice away from us. If it was true that God stops Christians from posting things that He doesn't like, then we would never see a post that was full of gossip, or a post full of hate for another human being, or a post calling someone else mean names, or putting another person down. We know for sure that God wants us to love everyone, so surely He would stop hateful posts if He did that sort of thing!
If God was going to police every post we make, then He must also police other things, such as what He allows others to do with a gun. Surely He would make their gun malfunction so they couldn't kill anyone, if he's so concerned about a post that He deletes it somehow....
No, this is just superstition and is actually also idolatry, because idolatry consists of saying and believing anything about God that isn't true. Most superstitions are around to get us off the hook. In other words, they came about so that the person wouldn't be held responsible for something. Other superstitions are around to help us feel safe and go against what God says. For example, some people wear a cross because they think it will "keep them safe" as long as they are wearing it. Others have some other religious symbol that they believe will keep them safe. Sadly, those are actually idols and they don't do anything at all. But they are LAO something that God hates.
This is all I have time for today, but I'm sure there are other superstitions out there we should be wary of.
If God was going to police every post we make, then He must also police other things, such as what He allows others to do with a gun. Surely He would make their gun malfunction so they couldn't kill anyone, if he's so concerned about a post that He deletes it somehow....
No, this is just superstition and is actually also idolatry, because idolatry consists of saying and believing anything about God that isn't true. Most superstitions are around to get us off the hook. In other words, they came about so that the person wouldn't be held responsible for something. Other superstitions are around to help us feel safe and go against what God says. For example, some people wear a cross because they think it will "keep them safe" as long as they are wearing it. Others have some other religious symbol that they believe will keep them safe. Sadly, those are actually idols and they don't do anything at all. But they are LAO something that God hates.
This is all I have time for today, but I'm sure there are other superstitions out there we should be wary of.
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