Fez Posted September 10, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 2.01 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I have not looked for past post on this, but what do you think of coincidence? Do you believe there is such a thing, or are all things working towards Gods plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted September 10, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.97 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Let's see . . . Is God coordinating everything? Or does He let things go as they will but intervenes from time to time? Or something in between? Or perhaps both? That's a crazy theological puzzle to get mixed up in. I guess it all depends on what you understand God's sovereignty to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~candice~ Posted September 10, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 955 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 11,318 Content Per Day: 1.90 Reputation: 448 Days Won: 33 Joined: 12/16/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted September 10, 2009 I have not looked for past post on this, but what do you think of coincidence? Do you believe there is such a thing, or are all things working towards Gods plan? This is going to become a free will v's predestination debate . I believe there is a balance between them both. What we see in the world is both God working out His Will, and man exercising his free will. Accordings to Romans 8, all things are working out for the good of those who love Him, so nope, I don't believe in co-incidence. I do however believe that we can see events that are seemingly related and make associations that do not belong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted September 10, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 2.01 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 Predestination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~candice~ Posted September 10, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 955 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 11,318 Content Per Day: 1.90 Reputation: 448 Days Won: 33 Joined: 12/16/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted September 10, 2009 Predestination Freedestination... I think it's both. Calvinarminian!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-Parker Posted September 10, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 200 Topics Per Day: 0.24 Content Count: 4,259 Content Per Day: 5.12 Reputation: 1,852 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/17/2021 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/03/1955 Share Posted September 10, 2009 No such thing as a coincidink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunterpoet Posted September 11, 2009 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 0 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,704 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 25 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/29/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/08/1950 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I do not believe in coincidence .http://www.mcleanbible.org/uploads/05-30-04.pdf...you may find this article of some interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blien Posted September 11, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 346 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3,050 Content Per Day: 0.51 Reputation: 46 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/02/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/26/1982 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I don't believe in coincidences. There's no such thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blien Posted September 11, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 346 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3,050 Content Per Day: 0.51 Reputation: 46 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/02/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/26/1982 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I don't believe in coincidences. There's no such thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forgiven_Man Posted September 11, 2009 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 15 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/11/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/03/1979 Share Posted September 11, 2009 (edited) I'm %110 certain that God has plans for all of us, but we don't always allow Him to work those plans out. We do have free will, and we can use that to either follow God and allow Him to work His plans for our lives, or we can use it to work our own plans independent of what He wants. As for coincidence? I think there are times when Gods plans may are the same as our own, which gives the appearance of coincidence without it actually being so (does that make sense?). I also think that there are times when God will reach down and guide things no matter what we want or do. I guess when you roll all that up, what I'm saying is no, I don't believe in coincidence. I feel that God has plans for us all, but we need to allow Him to reign in our lives to allow the full effect of those plans to come to fruition. Edited September 11, 2009 by Forgiven_Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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