Thanks Trav And Eileen!
My question, however, was not whether we are subject to disasters or if God ever promised we wouldn't. I am relating, or making a relationship, or associating, the theme of this question with our own teaching here that God NEVER had a \\\\"wrathful\\\\" disposition toward the Elect. I will try once again:
Must I, henceforth, teach that
\\\\"God NEVER had a \\\\"wrathful\\\\" disposition toward (or against) the elect, but watch out: when He is dispensing His wrath against the reprobates, the elect had better watch out, because he will be subject to such wrath even though God has NONE against them (the Elect)?
When God causes those things that Trav and Eileen mentioned to come upon the elect, if it is not because of His wrath against them, (which we teach here as impossible), then, why it is? If God causes these things to come upon the reprobate (which we believe is possible),
why then the elect has to suffer the bounce back of what God is sending upon the reprobate?
My quest here is for consistency in teaching! I think it is inconsistent to say: God NEVER had wrath against the elect, but when demonstrating it to the reprobate the elect will suffer the same consequences. My experience in the world of churchianity is that I heard many preachers preaching one thing in the morning service then preaching in the evening service something that totally contradicts what they preached in the morning service... So, I am, in a childish way, OBSESSED in avoiding any signs of inconsistent teaching (or speaking with to sides of the mouth).
I believe that what I teach when I teach is more akin to biblical teaching: God never changed His disposition in being good, showing Grace and saving the elect, but as long as the elect is living in this side of heaven, in this portion of eternity,
even after being regenerated, they will be subject to all the evil contained in it and God will deliver them (the elect) if He chooses and has demonstrated in the Bible that He will do so in some occasions and in others He will not choose earthly deliverance;
however He will grant Grace so the elect will escape anything that His faith can't endure, and promised that He will NEVER dispense anything that their faith can't endure. (
1 Corinthians 10:13) God will protect the elect's faith against suffering, injustice, rape, disasters and all the evil inherent to this world to the end .
Nothing can separate us from the Love of Christ! Nothing can separates, or, prevent us (the elect) from being loved by Christ: neither death, sword, disasters, earthquakes, etc. et al.
I humbly confess that I may be making something out of nothing...
Milt