(March 11, 2016 at 10:07 pm)Tiberius Wrote:(March 11, 2016 at 9:53 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Here's another analogy. God has given a child a butterknife, pointed out an electrical socket, and said, "Don't put that knife in that hole." But then, because he loves the child so much, he doesn't bother covering it or stopping the kid when he's about to put the knife in the socket, because-- you know-- the kid has to be free to act on his own.
I'm not sure I agree with your analogy. God has given plenty of warnings and advice in the Bible to prevent people from doing immoral acts; that's the cover you speak of. Whether you listen to the warnings or not is up to you.
I would never think that way as a parent. If my son or daughter is in danger of getting fatally hurt, I would do whatever it took to save them, not punish them or let them be hurt.
