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To: DannyTN
But I don't see anything in scripture saying when the balance of good is less than evil.

Which is probably a good thing, because if it had been in the Bible, scholars and Freepers would spend considerable time arguing about exactly how much 'evil' vs. 'good' was in 'humanity'.

110 posted on 01/17/2017 5:08:37 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

Salvations are individual. The salvation of a people, a country, can be spoken of metaphorically, but Jesus most definitely sends souls, that had been bound for hell, to heaven.

The “balance of good vs. evil” questions, if they even come up (as in Abraham’s attempt to bargain for the survival of Sodom) are symbolic. In Jewish culture, 10 competent men were needed as a witness, and that custom survives to this day in the number of men needed in a congregation before they will recite certain praises to God. If there was a viable witness in Sodom, God would pass it over and not destroy it. There wasn’t, and it met a toasty fate.


115 posted on 01/17/2017 5:23:27 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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