It is true that you planned to do something bad to me. But really, God was planning good things. God’s plan was to use me to save the lives of many people. And that is what happened!
Romans 9:19 - Easy To Read Version So one of you will ask me: “If God controls the things we do, then why does God blame us \{for our sins\}?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You will say to me, Why then does He still find fault and blame us [for sinning]? For who can resist and withstand His will? American Standard Version (1901) Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth his will? Common English Bible So you are going to say to me, “Then why does he still blame people? Who has ever resisted his will?” Catholic Public Domain Version And so, you would say to me: "Then why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou wilt say therefore to me: Why doth he then find fault? for who resisteth his will? |
It is true that you planned to do something bad to me. But really, God was planning good things. God’s plan was to use me to save the lives of many people. And that is what happened!
I can’t defeat God.\par God is too powerful!\par I can’t take God to court\par and force him to be fair to me.\par Who could force God to come to court?\par
God, people respect you\par when you punish evil people.\par You show your anger,\par and the survivors {\cf2\super [434]} become stronger.\par
You are confused. You think the clay is equal to the potter. {\cf2\super [270]} You think that something made can tell the person that made it, “You did not make me!” This is like a pot telling its maker, “You don’t understand.”
People on earth are not truly important.\par God does what he wants\par with the powers of heaven\par and the people on earth.\par No one can stop his powerful hand!\par No one can question the things he does!\par
The Son of Man {\cf2\super [202]} will go \{and die\}. The Scriptures {\cf2\super [203]} say this will happen. But it will be very bad for the person who gives the Son of Man \{to be killed\}. It would be better for that person if he were never born.”
Jesus was given to you, and you killed him. With the help of bad men you nailed Jesus to a cross. But God knew all this would happen. This was God’s plan. God made this plan long ago.
You will say, “Branches were broken off so that I could be joined to their tree.”
We tell everyone that Christ was raised from death. So why do some of you say that people will not be raised from death?
But some person may ask, “How are dead people raised? What kind of body will they have?”
When a person is being tempted, he should not say, “God is tempting me.” Evil cannot tempt God. And God himself does not tempt any person.
A person might say, “You have faith, but I do things. Show me your faith! Your faith does nothing. I will show you my faith by the things I do.”