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Thursday, April 17, 2025
God Is NOT, Nor Ever Was, a Man
For I am God and not man, the Holy One among you.
Hosea 11:9b
The LDS says God was once a man and is now an exalted man. I guess they never read Hosea.
8 comments:
Anonymous
said...
What happened to all the comments?
I also noticed that the guy who questioned you on your post here not only published two blog posts on his Blogger, he also did a YouTube video on his channel.
I deleted them because they weren't important but especially since his name linked to false teachings. I say his post and see nothing interesting because I've seen it all before.
While I do not agree with the LDS Faith, I did notice that the person who had commented, not sure what their name was, actually pointed out to you the problematic issue with how you are interpreting the passage of Hosea 11:9b. He is correct that you are actually cherry picking this verse out of context and attempting to build a strawman argument.
John Gill's Commentary actually disagrees with how you are attempting to interpret the passage from an Eisegesis Interpretation.
I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger
That is, his wrath and fury to the uttermost; his people are deserving of his wrath as others, being by nature children of wrath as the rest; which they are sensible of under spiritual conviction, and therefore flee from it, where they may be safe: and though the Lord often chastises and afflicts them, yet not in wrath; or however but in a little wrath, as it seems to them; he does not stir up all his wrath, nor any in reality; all being poured upon his Son, their surety, who saves and delivers them from wrath to come; I will not return to destroy Ephraim;
or "again", or "any more, destroy" him; not twice; he might be destroyed when carried captive into Assyria; but the remnant that shall spring from him in the latter day shall not be destroyed, but saved. The Targum is,
``my word shall not return to destroy the house of Israel;''
or I will not return from my love and affections to them, I will never be wroth with them any more; nor from my mercy to them, which is from everlasting to everlasting; or from my covenant, promise, and resolution to save them, they shall not be punished with everlasting destruction: for I [am] God, and not man;
a God gracious and merciful, longsuffering, slow to anger, and pardoning sin, and not man, cruel, revengeful, implacable, who shows no mercy when it is in the power of his hands to avenge himself; or God that changes not in his purposes and counsels, in his love and affections, and therefore the sons of Jacob are not consumed, and not man that repents, is fickle, inconstant, and mutable; or God that is faithful to his covenant and promises, and not man that lies and deceives, promises and never performs. The Targum is, ``seeing I am God, my word remains for ever, and my works are not as the works of the flesh (or of men) who dwell upon the earth;'' (Source: https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/hosea-11-9.html).
Okay, so you are pretty much a "Know it all". No wonder he called you out for being quite arrogant. I guess you are never be wrong. That is pride my friend. And Proverbs say Pride comes before the fall. And not only does it show a prideful attitude - you come off as quite haughty and high and mighty. How often do you polish that throne of condescension and scornful seat of judgment?
Dude, the truth is - you don't want your readers to see that you got your theological panties handed to you. Berman clearly showed how wrong you are. No one takes your blog seriously. What are you? A bitter crusty old man who has nothing better to do? Does your wet nurse know you are being such a theological imbecile? Grow up. At least he has the guts to link to your pathetic little blog post.
Sorry, but Hosea 11:9 is not out of context. It's because he is God and not a man that he doesn't execute his anger where a mere man would do so.
How about Numbers 23:19 where God points out that he is not a man or a son of man? Titus 1:2 points out that he is GOD and cannot lie--as man lies. Hebrews 6:18 does the same.
How about 1 Samuel 15:29? Job 9:32, et al, say that GOD is not a man.
Anonymous Jul 12, 5:32 PM. I'm guessing you're working in concert with the other anonymous. AH, but you are judging my heart, totally unethical and a sin for Christians. I gave my motive and you judged by your standards of condemnation. Seems to me that you appear to support the LDS.
8 comments:
What happened to all the comments?
I also noticed that the guy who questioned you on your post here not only published two blog posts on his Blogger, he also did a YouTube video on his channel.
Interesting what he has to say.
I deleted them because they weren't important but especially since his name linked to false teachings.
I say his post and see nothing interesting because I've seen it all before.
While I do not agree with the LDS Faith, I did notice that the person who had commented, not sure what their name was, actually pointed out to you the problematic issue with how you are interpreting the passage of Hosea 11:9b. He is correct that you are actually cherry picking this verse out of context and attempting to build a strawman argument.
John Gill's Commentary actually disagrees with how you are attempting to interpret the passage from an Eisegesis Interpretation.
I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger
That is, his wrath and fury to the uttermost; his people are deserving of his wrath as others, being by nature children of wrath as the rest; which they are sensible of under spiritual conviction, and therefore flee from it, where they may be safe: and though the Lord often chastises and afflicts them, yet not in wrath; or however but in a little wrath, as it seems to them; he does not stir up all his wrath, nor any in reality; all being poured upon his Son, their surety, who saves and delivers them from wrath to come; I will not return to destroy Ephraim;
or "again", or "any more, destroy" him; not twice; he might be destroyed when carried captive into Assyria; but the remnant that shall spring from him in the latter day shall not be destroyed, but saved. The Targum is,
``my word shall not return to destroy the house of Israel;''
or I will not return from my love and affections to them, I will never be wroth with them any more; nor from my mercy to them, which is from everlasting to everlasting; or from my covenant, promise, and resolution to save them, they shall not be punished with everlasting destruction: for I [am] God, and not man;
a God gracious and merciful, longsuffering, slow to anger, and pardoning sin, and not man, cruel, revengeful, implacable, who shows no mercy when it is in the power of his hands to avenge himself; or God that changes not in his purposes and counsels, in his love and affections, and therefore the sons of Jacob are not consumed, and not man that repents, is fickle, inconstant, and mutable; or God that is faithful to his covenant and promises, and not man that lies and deceives, promises and never performs. The Targum is,
``seeing I am God, my word remains for ever, and my works are not as the works of the flesh (or of men) who dwell upon the earth;'' (Source: https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/hosea-11-9.html).
Okay, so you are pretty much a "Know it all". No wonder he called you out for being quite arrogant. I guess you are never be wrong. That is pride my friend. And Proverbs say Pride comes before the fall. And not only does it show a prideful attitude - you come off as quite haughty and high and mighty. How often do you polish that throne of condescension and scornful seat of judgment?
Dude, the truth is - you don't want your readers to see that you got your theological panties handed to you. Berman clearly showed how wrong you are. No one takes your blog seriously. What are you? A bitter crusty old man who has nothing better to do? Does your wet nurse know you are being such a theological imbecile? Grow up. At least he has the guts to link to your pathetic little blog post.
Anonymous Jul 12, 5:28PM
Sorry, but Hosea 11:9 is not out of context. It's because he is God and not a man that he doesn't execute his anger where a mere man would do so.
How about Numbers 23:19 where God points out that he is not a man or a son of man? Titus 1:2 points out that he is GOD and cannot lie--as man lies. Hebrews 6:18 does the same.
How about 1 Samuel 15:29? Job 9:32, et al, say that GOD is not a man.
Anonymous Jul 12, 5:32 PM.
I'm guessing you're working in concert with the other anonymous. AH, but you are judging my heart, totally unethical and a sin for Christians. I gave my motive and you judged by your standards of condemnation. Seems to me that you appear to support the LDS.
Anonymous Jul 12, 5:33 PM. I'm thinking there are three comments from the same person who like to judge sinfully.
No, that blog post did not show me to be wrong, all he did was give LDS understand and LDS is false teaching, an unbiblical cult.
Your ad hominem attacks on prove you are not a godly person and most likely a Mormon.
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