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To: MHGinTN
Sorry for the difficulties; maybe I got lucky because I was using Firefox on a Mac...?

Try here.

Cheers!

18 posted on 12/14/2010 4:24:01 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers
Wow, that yellow on black shows up very well!

Your task for class reminds me of a question posed by a teenager in my Bible Study class, and the struggle I had in trying to come up with not only a coherent answer but the correct answer.

Her question was: 'How can a God of love allow such evil things to happen to the creation He loves, to the innocent in His created universe?... Does it mean that a God of love is coming up short, unable to prevent such atrocities?'

It is easy to pass the question off with a sweeping 'Because God made the universe the way it is, not the way we would want it to be.' It is a far deeper task to come up with the most succinct response that is correct, which is, 'If God the Creator became entwined in responding to every act of evil, the God Who created all would be subject to the vagaries of the creation and thus diminished in sovereignty.' Combining that notion with teaching on the role of free will and choosing right or wrong is why I really enjoyed that class so many years ago.

20 posted on 12/14/2010 5:21:18 PM PST by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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