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Who Makes People Deaf and Blind?

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Answering 439 Bible Contradictions 

Answer: God decrees all things that come to pass, including the sufferings of His creatures.

Problem: Mark 9:17 says a demon made a father’s son mute and deaf, but Exodus 4:11 says God makes man mute, deaf, and blind.

Explanation: The illustration of a billiard player will help answer this apparent contradiction—“apparent” since at first glance there seems to be real disagreements in the Bible but upon reflection there actually are none.

A billiard player takes his stick, strikes the cue ball, and pockets the eight-ball perfectly. This pictures God’s decrees. He stands behind everything that comes to pass. The Baptist Confession defines God’s decree thus: “God hath decreed in himself, from all eternity, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably, all things, whatsoever comes to pass.” Continue reading →

Does God Want Some to Go to Hell?

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Answering 439 Bible Contradictions

Answer: God decrees all things that come to pass, including unbelievers spending eternity in hell.

Problem: Some Scriptures say God wants all to be saved and is not willing that any should perish, while other verses say He hardens sinners and creates them for destruction.

Explanation: These apparent contradictions are not difficult to reconcile if the student of Scripture maintains honesty with each text. We’ll address two important theological principles first and then apply these principles to the individual passages.

Two Principles

The first principle is that the word “all” in Scripture may mean “all without exception” or “all without distinction”. It depends on the context. When the Lord told Noah to take “all” of his household into the ark, He meant all without exception. But when Romans 11:32 says God would have “mercy on all”, it doesn’t mean all without exception (mercy on every single person) but all without distinction (both Jews and Gentiles). He shows no partiality (Ac. 10:34). Colossians 3:11 says Christ is “in all”, certainly not meaning that Christ is in every single person. Continue reading →