Then can't he stop evil without interfering with our free will, and provide the lessons we would learn due to this evil without it, using his omnipotence?
If not, then God can't do anything.
If he can but doesn't want to, then why wouldn't he?
2007-06-14 18:29:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
hp_resource: Thanks for dodging my question. As for why I don't, it's because I don't have the money or resources to do so. In addition, humanity has too many conflicts to be able to come together and help the other people suffering. God would know this.
2007-06-14 18:35:38 · update #1
Amanda: Hello strawman. I didn't say anything about God taking away free will. God should be able to fix the problem of evil without interfering with our free will. If he can't, God can't do everything.
2007-06-14 18:36:37 · update #2
Let's see...if there is no evil, then there would be no free will because there would be nothing to choose between, i.e., good or evil. If there is no evil, then what lessons would there be to learn from it.
Oh yeah, there are things that God can't do. He can't lie (Hebrews 6:18), God can't reject a contrite heart (Psalm 51:17), He can't share His glory with anyone else (Isaiah 42:8), He can't sleep (Psalm 121:4), and He can't stop loving you (Jeremiah 31:3) and that is just to name a few.
2007-06-14 19:10:19 · answer #1 · answered by passmanjames 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the big question. Why doesn't god create free-will without evil?
People say that there's sin in this world because there's free-will. But then, why can't god create free-will in such a way that there would be no sin at all?
One of the main arguments against existence of god.
Good question.
But as expected, christians will reply with that old circular logic, might babble out few verses.
2007-06-15 01:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by X Theist 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
can't he stop evil .. He did His Name Is Jesus Christ
without interfering with our free will...You freely rejecting Him aren't you
2007-06-15 03:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by / 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact is that he can. He doesn't because free will was a gift to us to make us more like him in his image. He is not just going to suddenly take that away from us. But he could anytime he wanted.
2007-06-15 01:34:44 · answer #4 · answered by Amanda 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its not in his power to stop this yet. It says in the bible that the one governing this earth is Satan. Thats why this world is like it is. Thats why he will bring Armagedon. Thats going to be him putting a stop to all this.
2007-06-15 02:21:34 · answer #5 · answered by P.C.E. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you go to church(not 'to the church')regularly? A MUST.
Do you attend BIBLE STUDY? A MUST.
Do you read the BIBLE everyday? A MUST.
Do you maditate daily? A MUST.
Lots more "A MUST" things to do as a believer in Christ.
Get a start wholeheartedly. God bless you.
2007-06-15 01:45:53 · answer #6 · answered by JW van JW 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
God can do anything. In his divine knowledge, he chooses not to.
2007-06-15 02:18:09 · answer #7 · answered by Tim Elliot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will destroy evil when He (Jesus Christ) comes again.
2007-06-16 02:29:45 · answer #8 · answered by Precious and True 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't we stop evil, when we're capable of doing it?
2007-06-15 01:33:45 · answer #9 · answered by HP Wombat 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋