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It's funny that when the incident happened in Colorado, I
told Arthur that someone would bring up a question like the
one your friend brought up. God does not take pleasure in
people rejecting Him and filling their minds with evil and
violence and hate. The boys' action was a in direct accordance
of Satan's intents to cause destruction and confusion. The
question then goes back to why God allows people the choice
to accept or refuse Him. It's the refusal of God that causes
evil, confusion, selfishness, and hate. If God made us like
robots to always choose Him with no capacity to do otherwise,
that would not be love. God is love. God's will is to allow
evil and righteousness to coexist on earth. He never willed
for there to be "heaven" on earth during this present time.
His will to have a redeemed and chosen people called to be
His own to bring Him honor and glory is coming to pass and
will not be altered or changed no matter the trials on earth
and whatever manner they enter eternity. They are securely
in His hand.
You might then ask why He allowed Christians to be martyred.
Hey, better Christians than non-Christians, right? They already
have their eternal destination secured for them in heaven.
This might give some non-believers more time to respond to
their call of election if that is indeed their destination.
Death is not grievous for a Christian. Of course, his/her
loved ones miss the person dearly, but the person himself
has just entered into the presence of GOD!!!!
Using the techniques we learned this quarter, maybe you
can ask your friend, "How do you define 'a loving God'?" If
she says, a God that only allows good to happen, then maybe
you can ask "How would God assure that only good happens?"
If she says, make people only do good i.e. make sure the boys
in Colorado were perfect angels, then you can ask, "Is it
really loving when a person has no choice to love but is "programmed"
that way?" It becomes a contradiction in terms. Logically,
people want the best of both worlds but they are impossibilities.
Well, these are some of my thoughts. I'll have Arthur look
it over to see if he has anything to add. Thanks for writing.
Love in Christ,
Sandra
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