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To: jmacusa

It’s a part of a complex scene.

In classic Christian theological understanding, the problems began with the fall of mankind. Humanity as a whole, in some manner whose details go unexplained (I can only propose as theory that it was like some kind of universal ESP possible to unfallen souls) united in agreement to join Satan’s rebellion against God.

At this point, the only possibility for humanity not to be lost to everlasting damnation was salvation. And salvation is a complicated story. It entails learning how to rebel again, but this time to rebel against Satan, while uniting around God.

And so a nip-and-tuck battle ensues. We never came up with this world. This world resulted as a consequence of the clash between the wills of God, Satan, and mankind.


16 posted on 12/10/2017 11:34:09 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Interesting way to explain it. Do you believe we were pre-known to God? As in, did we exist known to him in some other form prior to our birth and all rebelled in some way, and thus when we are called “all are as filthy rags and wretches” we shouldn’t get too offended because after all we are being given a second chance kind of thing? I mean, it would help make sense of some things.


22 posted on 12/11/2017 1:20:22 AM PST by kelly4c
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