tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22862995.post8484277266138126485..comments2009-07-05T10:43:30.020-07:00Comments on Gold Coast Bereans: Genesis 3, recapRobbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135346623653843796noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22862995.post-18399152068341097292007-10-18T14:10:00.000-07:002007-10-18T14:10:00.000-07:00Very well put, Calorius. I am especially struck b...Very well put, Calorius. I am especially struck by the section about choices. Life for the Israelites was the natural consequence of choosing to obey, when God asked them to destroy specific enemies, even if we in retrospect are uncomfortable with the concept of total war. In contrast, death and problems followed when they chose to follow their own calculations. Proverbs 3:5-6.<BR/><BR/>Another example that drives the point home about choices is Israel's decision to have a king despite God's warnings. They were in a sense replaying the garden choices between self-determination and submission to divine governance. What strikes me again is that having made the wrong choice God did not abandon them completely but continued to guide them-yes they did suffer the consequences-but He muted these by His continued involvement in their lives.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps there is a lesson here for us. Have we retained our relationships with brothers who have fallen by the wayside? I can certainly remember the names of once faithful brothers who have made wrong choices and who having made these fateful choices have been chucked onto the garbage can of life rather than be restored in love. There is a lot in these passages that forms a motif for other large themes in Scripture, very worthy of sustained study.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com