On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:34:55 GMT, "adityawarman"
djunus0724@verizon.net> wrote:
The Origin of Evil
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To many minds the origin of sin and the reason for its existence are a
source of great perplexity. They see the work of evil, with its terrible
results of woe and desolation, and they question how all this can exist
under the sovereignty of One who is infinite in wisdom, in power, and in
love.
simple, those humans ideas about love and wisdom are limited to a
human perspective and thus lack the necessary spiritual virtues to
see its true meaning (which virtues only belong in the realm of
spirit).
Here is a mystery of which they find no explanation. And in their
uncertainty and doubt they are blinded to truths plainly revealed in God's
word and essential to salvation.
what word is this, you heard a voice? you mean the Jewish Bible,
or what?!
There are those who, in their inquiries
concerning the existence of sin, endeavor to search into that which God has
never revealed; hence they find no solution of their difficulties;
i don't see how it matters what the source of the knowledge is,
whether it be from Satan or God, as long as the knowledge is
correct, who cares... why does God have to be the one in charge of
revealing it, I don't get it... Am I speaking your language now?
and such
as are actuated by a disposition to doubt and cavil seize upon this as an
excuse for rejecting the words of Holy Writ. Others, however, fail of a
satisfactory understanding of the great problem of evil, from the fact that
tradition and misinterpretation have obscured the teaching of the Bible
concerning the character of God, the nature of His government, and the
principles of His dealing with sin.
what does it matter that it be solved? I don't understand your
fixation with wanting to know every little detail of whatever God
is doing in the Universe... You understand about a grain of sand's
worth about God, if God was the beach for example, unless you're
on some mind expanding mushrooms, or what not, then you might have
a little more insight, but only while the trip lasts...what good
is that...
It is impossible to explain the origin of sin so as to give a reason for its
existence. Yet enough may be understood concerning both the origin and the
final disposition of sin to make fully manifest the justice and benevolence
of God in all His dealings with evil. Nothing is more plainly taught in
493
Scripture than that God was in no wise responsible for the entrance of sin;
if it makes you feel better to look at it that way, feel free...
octinomos
--
``Could it be that ... political theater is being staged, very much like the wrestling matches on TV, with the so-called neoconservatives and their so-called enemies, such as Pat Buchanan, loudly making public statements intended to convince the opponents of US foreign policy actions that these actions are the fault of 'the Jews'?'' --Jared Israel/Emperor's Clothes
