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To: NYer
"No single factor is invoked more often in people turning away from God, or in their failing to believe in Him, than the occurrence of evil."

I would assert almost the opposite. Good, independent of faith through Christ is parlayed into evil by the Adversary. An incredible temptation exists to make order out of chaos or build worldly systems, cosmic systems, which are very good for the short term, but whenever they are made without faith through Christ, they are ultimately good for nothingness.

IMHO, human good in worldly thinking tends to be invoked far more often, on a daily, hourly, if not continual basis by many believers and unbelievers alike.

The occurence of good, as in human or worldly good, void of divine good by faith in Christ, is IMHO a much greater temptation to man turning away from God than the occurrence of evil. Evil in many fashions tends to remind people of the law, whereas human good deceptively fools the carnal Christian into thinking they are performing good works for God when they are simply living by worldly standards.

It might also be noted that God loves order being made from chaos, i.e. the world, but only when performed through faith in Christ.

6 posted on 02/10/2007 6:57:36 PM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: Cvengr

Good point. Anyone who tries to serve Jesus outside the Church He established generates chaos.


11 posted on 02/11/2007 1:42:08 AM PST by bornacatholic
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