RE: What are the Characteristics of a NT Christian?
April 26, 2017 at 9:11 am
(This post was last modified: April 26, 2017 at 9:16 am by Mister Agenda.)
SteveII Wrote:Mister Agenda Wrote:In other words, your version of God isn't omnipotent enough to accomplish goodness on Earth, but you buy that he'll be able to pull it off in heaven, despite previous rebellions.
Do you not see that by establishing free will, God has decided not to controlling the result? Your question is literally asking why can't God control people with free will. Your mention of an angelic rebellion undermines your own complaint. Some angels--despite direct knowledge and access to God, exercised their free will and rebelled, yet you would have us believe that it is likely that God (if he exists) could create free will humans without the direct knowledge and access the angels had and we would always choose good.
So how is heaven going to be perfect again?
Neo-Scholastic Wrote:SteveII Wrote:I am claiming that the premise: "It is logically possible for God to create a world where everyone always chooses good" is broadly logically possible.
Actually, I would say the opposite. It is logically impossible for God to make a perfect creation. Creation could only be perfect if it was identical to God. However, creation would be unlike God in that it would be a contingent being. Therefore, creation could not be perfect.
So one of God's many limitations is that he/she/it/them is unable to create anything that is perfect.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
