(May 10, 2017 at 11:37 am)MellisaClarke Wrote:(May 10, 2017 at 11:33 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Being omnipotent means He has the power to control everything (within His own nature), but that doesn't mean He does. He chose to give us free will and let us make our own choices. He chose to create a natural world where things happen as they will.
Yes, ask your pastor.
I don't want to think of it like that.
What if police officers ignored murderous criminals, and allowed things to proceed as they were?
I believe God's plan is far deeper than the scenario you lay out.
You can't compare God to police officers, because police officers have limited abilities. On the other hand, God stopping us every time one of us tried to do something wrong, would mean we'd be like puppets and not people.
But yes, of course God's plan goes much deeper than what any of us can know or say. I can only offer my very limited understanding.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
