Yes and no... We still have the choice to do good and/or bad. Do we blame the actions of Hitler on to God?
Of course not. Ultimately it is Hitler who is responsible for the evil he perpetrated. He chose to fall away from God.
In regards to nature, I still don't know. I can't see blaming God for this at all. Part of our existence on earth is to deal with an ever changing planet. We knew it wouldn't be a perfect world when Adam committed original sin. Perhaps there lies our lessons. We have this myth that we can create a "heavenly" world. Unfortunately many subscribe to that myth, and then when we are thrust into cataclysmic events, we don't understand it.
Anyawy... I appreciate the discussion. It allows me to digest this whole thing, and try to make sense out of it as well. By this discussion I am able to think through my thoughts and philosophy.
God Bless.
Jay
Yes and No???
If it is truly yes and no, then we may both be right...or wrong. It must not really matter then, what one believes.
God allowed Hitler to live, knowing what he was going to do, just as He allowed Mother Theresa to live, knowing what she was going to do. If it is yes and no, then what is the problem with believing that God allows our concept of evil, just as He allows what we conceive of as good? Perhaps God is beyond what we perceive as good or evil...He is, after all, God.
I think, to be more accurate, we should substitute the word responsible for blame.
I do not know that Adam committed original sin.