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To: mas cerveza por favor; FromTheSidelines; rzman21
Peter appointed an official successor to the traitor Judas in Acts 1.

He appointed no one. They cast lots, ie gambled, to determine who would get it and it wasn't even a matter of seeking God about who they should appoint. They picked two men and drew lots. By default there would be one chosen and one rejected. There's no way around THAT. But it certainly doesn't mean that it had God's endorsement or approval.

180 posted on 01/02/2012 6:00:41 PM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom
There's no way around THAT. But it certainly doesn't mean that it had God's endorsement or approval.

Exactly...God chose his own Apostles...No one wins the position in a bingo game...

290 posted on 01/03/2012 9:48:05 AM PST by Iscool (You mess with me, you mess with the WHOLE trailerpark...)
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