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To: daniel1212

What I reject is that God “let” Hillary run for President.

If that were the case, then God is being portrayed as giving contradicory help to folks noticably not working in God’s interests.


152 posted on 01/19/2024 11:01:33 AM PST by Wuli
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To: Wuli
What I reject is that God “let” Hillary run for President. If that were the case, then God is being portrayed as giving contradicory help to folks noticably not working in God’s interests.

No, the conclusion that God is assisting evil does not logically follow from the fact that God enables man to make choices, right and wrong, and that such have consequences, effects, while also enabling man to choose to resist evil. A gun dealer is not responsible for the misuse of the device when it is sold only for lawful purposes. Nor can God be blamed for the misuse of our brains, biceps, bipedal abilities, tongue and testicles, etc. when all such misuse is contrary to God's directive will for man to obey.

It is God's will that man can make choices, and that there are consequences to such, for good or evil, and thus be God's will by way of allowance of consequences, And yet which God allows as serving to accomplish His plan for man, according to His will.

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: (Ephesians 1:11)

The counter argument that God is immoral since He knew/knows what evil man will do with his ability to choose is also fallacious, since God did not make man to do evil nor without the ability to refuse evil (as God appealed to the first murderer to do: Gn. 4:7), at least initially (thus saving oneself from a habit), while God, as being only omniscient, omnipotent, infallible eternal giver of life, knows what all the effects will be of every action, can and will make all to ultimately work out for what is Good, with justice as well as mercy.

Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. (1 Peter 4:19)
Ultimately all that God has allowed and done can be seen to be morally pure, while near-sighted, myopic, finite, fallible and failing man is in no position to sit in judgment upon any omniscient, omnipotent, infallible being. Neither do created things warrant being one's god, and thus their ultimate source of security and object of allegiance, and of spiritual affection, as only God warrants being so.
154 posted on 01/19/2024 3:09:20 PM PST by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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