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<blockquote data-quote="mgill0600" data-source="post: 1421537" data-attributes="member: 11766">My pastor made a comment one time in a bible study about how God is able to take everything that Satan corrupts, and redeem it to be used for his own holy purposes.&nbsp; The specific example he gave is regarding cities and how the first city was built by Cain after he had murdered his brother Abel.&nbsp; Prior to that, man lived in the Garden of Eden and then the wilderness outside the garden.&nbsp; The city has been synonymous with the sin and excesses you have described in your article, and a symbol of rebellion against God. However, in Revelation it is revealed that the New Jerusalem will be a holy city, one that is as beautiful as it is righteous, lighted not by the sun but by the glory of God.There are many such examples in the Bible of Satan using man's ingenuity to corrupt him, and God claiming those devices back for Himself.&nbsp; I think another such example is the symbol of the cross, which today represents the ultimate sacrifice of our savior Jesus to redeem all mankind, whereas in His day it would have been a symbol of the depthless cruelty of man and our ever more creative methods of inflicting pain on our fellow brothers and sisters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mgill0600, post: 1421537, member: 11766"] My pastor made a comment one time in a bible study about how God is able to take everything that Satan corrupts, and redeem it to be used for his own holy purposes. The specific example he gave is regarding cities and how the first city was built by Cain after he had murdered his brother Abel. Prior to that, man lived in the Garden of Eden and then the wilderness outside the garden. The city has been synonymous with the sin and excesses you have described in your article, and a symbol of rebellion against God. However, in Revelation it is revealed that the New Jerusalem will be a holy city, one that is as beautiful as it is righteous, lighted not by the sun but by the glory of God. There are many such examples in the Bible of Satan using man's ingenuity to corrupt him, and God claiming those devices back for Himself. I think another such example is the symbol of the cross, which today represents the ultimate sacrifice of our savior Jesus to redeem all mankind, whereas in His day it would have been a symbol of the depthless cruelty of man and our ever more creative methods of inflicting pain on our fellow brothers and sisters. [/QUOTE]

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