***Fact - Man sinned because God provided the opportunity, the ability, and the consequences***
Does this mean that the Reformed God is the author of all sin?
Come on, Mark, we have been through this countless times. Why did God plant that tree in the garden? Why did God establish the penalty for sin before sin was done? (Hint: If you eat of this tree you will surely die.) God knew ahead of time that man would sin, God PROVIDED the tree so that man could sin, God planned for Jesus to die before the beginning of the world. I could go on and on, but you keep asking the same questions without ever answering ours.