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1 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | Parable | 98979 | ||
"Nothing happens that God did not intend to happen" is a good summary of Augustine's theology, but not scripture. Did God intend for man to disobey and fall into sin? NO. He intended that man would enjoy harmonious fellowship with Him. Man freely chose to disobey, God did not make this choice for us. Does God intend for children to be kidnapped, raped and killed? Please say no. Stop ascribing to God what can only be explained as moral free agents acting in opposition to God's will. God is not the author of evil. Read Boyd's books "Satan and the Problem of Evil", "God at War" and "God of the Possible". |
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2 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | flinkywood | 99040 | ||
Parable, well said. Does this scripture support your answer? Gen 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years." That God's Spirit strives with us shows the depth of His longing for our salvation, not for our destruction. Colin. |
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3 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | Parable | 99045 | ||
I think so. Nothing can prevent God's will from being realized in the fullness of time. Perhaps this is because while He has given us genuine freedom to choose or reject him, He has not given us unlimited or eternal power/authority with which to act. So, if we choose to rebel, we can expect to have only a limited impact on His creation and His divine plan. | ||||||
4 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | flinkywood | 99047 | ||
Parable, I'm not sure of your point. Could you explain? Colin. |
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5 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | Parable | 99049 | ||
If we believe that everything that happens is God's will, then we cannot escape the conclusion that He is the author of evil and that we cannot influence anything through faith or prayer. On the other hand, if we accept that scripture teaches us that God has left some things up to us, and other free agents He created, then we are immediately faced with the responsibility for our thoughts, words and deeds, and that our faith and prayers can make a meaningful difference in the war against the enemy. If Satan, the enemy, is really just God's hired henchman, then God is ultimately responsible for all that Satan does. Scripture is clear that this is not the case. This is why we find so little comfort in the platitudes offered when something bad happens, that is, "it must be part of God's mysterious divine plan for us." That simply doesn't hold up against what scripture teaches about how Jesus responded to demons and Satan. |
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6 | God is not the author of evil. | Job | flinkywood | 99090 | ||
Parable, I was just thinking, "If He's a puppeteer, then what kind of person do I become? Embittered, angry, blameful of Him for the state of me? A Job gone paranoid?" Then I came across your good post, which disposes neatly of this dead-end teaching. QED and nunc pro tunc, frater Parabilis! Colin |
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