and so omnipotent why would He allow such sin and evil to exist in the world? Why permit his creations to go to hell? Or why not just end all the suffering? You opinions please.
Since the service of love can alone be acceptable to God, the allegience of His creatures must rest upon a conviction of His justice and benevolence. Humans being unprepared to comprehend the nature of consequences of sin, could not then have seen the justice and mercy of God in the destruction of satan and all things evil. Satan was cast out of Heaven. Had he been immediately blotted from existence. (as God could have easily done) humans would have served God from fear rather than from love. Even if God had destroyed satan the influence of the deciever would not have been fully destroyed, nor would the spirit of rebellion have been utterly eradicated. God permits evil and sin as He permitted satan to carry forward his work until the spirit of disaffection ripened into active revolt . That all may see..
2007-10-29 10:28:53 · 15 answers · asked by SMX™ -- Lover Of Hero @};- 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
satan for what he truly was. A deceiver, liar, and an angel looking for self exaltation.
2007-10-29 10:29:52 · update #1
I know God is a loving God. I was not opposing that claim. I am giving a reasonable explanation as to why evil is still existing.
2007-10-29 10:50:41 · update #2
many wonder why God does not rid of evil all together and I just gave a possible answer as to why.
Satans rebellion was ot be a lesson to the universe: a testimony to the nature of sin and its terrible results. The working out of satans plan, its affect upon men and angels. It would testify that with the existence of God's government is bound up the well being of all the creatures He has made. The history of this terrible experiment of rebellion was to be a safeguard to all holy beings, to prevent them from being deceived as to the nature of such transgression, to save them from commiting sin and suffering its penalty.
2007-10-29 10:57:27 · update #3
There are some things that we, as human beings, just are not meant to understand. We cannot know the answer because we cannot even begin to perceive it. Its way bigger than us!
I think the theme you are touching upon is referred to as "free will."
2007-10-29 10:34:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sins of our fathers has nothing to do with free will. It is because of poor design. We have not been created very well. Perhaps this is because God and Lucifer and the other angels just weren't perfect either.
God didn't create Satan. He had a bit of a spat with Lucifer over being the Head Honcho of Heaven. God won, Lucifer lost. And all the other angels watched on.
2007-10-29 10:43:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It still brings you back to the problem: Why create Satan in the first place?
2007-10-29 10:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by Todd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free will opens the opportunity to evil. God is loving, and He is also Just.
2007-10-29 10:33:28 · answer #4 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a bit difficult for service to be out of love when there's that "or you'll burn forever" bit at the end.
2007-10-29 10:33:09 · answer #5 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your premises are unfounded... and sometimes ridiculous.
I like how you say this about satan: "Had he been immediately blotted from existence... humans would have served God from fear rather than from love."
Yeah... umm... logic please?
2007-10-29 10:33:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prepare for a bunch of garbage answers about free will.
2007-10-29 10:32:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Either way this 'god' character did a shitty job and is a miserable failure. Let's just agree on that point.
2007-10-29 10:34:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is man supposed to "do what ever he pleases" while God does all the work?
2007-10-29 10:34:39 · answer #9 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some choose Gods will,some choose evil,some choose their own will.
2007-10-29 10:36:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋