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To: NYer

I never could understand why God made that snake and the apple tree, when He knew exactly what was going to happen.


11 posted on 12/11/2008 8:20:46 AM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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To: stuartcr
I never could understand why God made that snake and the apple tree, when He knew exactly what was going to happen.

This is a common misunderstanding about predestination. Note that His 'knowing' what would happen did not cause it to happen. He gave them the gift of free will and they exercised it. Had he not given them that gift then we would be no different from the animals who follow instinct not free choice. What great love He has for us!

15 posted on 12/11/2008 9:57:36 AM PST by NYer ("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
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To: stuartcr

He loves us so much that He always respects our freedom to love Him and each other. Or not. If we were not free to reject, we could not be truly free to love, either. Oh, happy fault, that merited so great a Savior! (Exultet)


16 posted on 12/11/2008 10:30:52 AM PST by ducdriver (99% of liberals give the other 1% a bad name.)
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