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NASB | Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:20 For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense. [Ps 19:1-4; Eph 2:10] |
Bible Question (short): Is God somehow responsible? |
Question (full): I begin with a fact, that God loves us. Most Christians believe this whole hearteadly. I'm wondering then, since God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, then why he would create Lucifer and hence, seem to create sin. Now I know what you're going to tell me, Lucifer had the choice whether to or not to sin. This is true. However, one must accept, a fact. The culmination of all the circumstances in ones life is what influences one to make the decisions he or she makes. Now knowing this, God created Lucifer. Created him in the way, that he knew would cause chaos and disorder. On top of this he created Adam and Eve. And doing so, he knew the circumstances in their lives would lead them to sin. He knew that they would succumb to the devil's message. Now again i know your going to say, sure freedom of choice, but He knew that the way He created them, was in such a way that they would sin, though they didn't have to. If God loves us this much why create us to suffer? To be unhappy? Lets know analyze Cain. God knew that by creating all the things from point A[earth or even before that] to point b[up to Adam and Eve] it would spawn a family of sinners. Now he knew that because of the way Cain would be raised and because of the circumstances and environments around him that he would refuse to give the sacrifice God wanted and insist upon his own way. He knew that he would become frustrated and then kill his brother. Since the choices in life we make are based on the large compendium of circumstances which have occured to us, then God almost has seemed to have created both the saved and doomed sinner. Has created knowingly that many will be lost. Has created knowing that the way he did so would spawn the appropriate circumstances[happenings] from the beginning of Adam and Eve to know that would cause many people to permanently lose their lives. Now it seems like this is unfair, like because of circumstance[God knowing what everyone of them are] Many people though, are able to choose God but never will because of the way they have been programmed by the circumstances around them, and indirectly because of all the happenings in time between creation and this persons life. Now i also know that God giving his life wasn't fair. I'm in conflict. I want to love God, but its almost as if he created Sin, and he created pain, and suffering, though indirectly. |