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Pilgrim said:
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I quoted:
Acts 4:26-28 (ASV) "The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed: for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together, <span style="background-color:yellow">to do whatsoever thy hand and thy council foreordained to come to pass.</span>"

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Where do you see, in that passage, God commanding the soldiers to execute Christ?
You're kidding, right? [Linked Image] First of all, I never said that God commanded the soldiers to execute Christ.

Then, why did you not agree with my statement:

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God does not command evil works of fallen men. James 1:13-15.

Pilgrim writes,
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However, contradicting yourself you affirm:
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"It is by God's foreordination that ALL THINGS, right down to the movement of the smallest particle of matter, the very thoughts of men and creatures, come to be and are providentially guided to their appointed ends."

Yes, where did I dispute that?
Unless you also what to redefine what ALL THINGS means, then there is nothing which has existence nor events that occur that God has not eternally decreed.

Again, where have I disputed that?

Pilgrim writes,

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My very first statement when I entered this discussion was, "God is not the Author of evil!" And I will affirm additionally that God does no evil. Your attempt to put words into my mouth doesn't help you here.

If God does not evil, why do you disagree with my statement:

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Yes, to all with the understanding that "ordain" does not mean that God causes, authors, predestinates, or commands evil.



Pilgrim writes,

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And you blurt out yet another total illogical contradiction:
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No. It is your god that is powerless. He must issue evil commands inorder to accomplish his purposes. <span style="background-color:yellow">If God ordains something (and He ordains everything)</span>, it is good not evil by definition. But you have set up a god who is the author of good and evil. Now that's dualism.
Which is it? God ordains everything? or He ordains only somethings? Unless you can establish that "evil" is nothing, then logically it must be that God ordains this as well.

God ordains everything and it's all good not evil. We know whatever occurs is good (although it may be done by evil men and devils against God's express command) because God has ordained it to occur.