RE: Sin and the Blame Game
June 1, 2017 at 10:22 am
(This post was last modified: June 1, 2017 at 10:22 am by Neo-Scholastic.)
Everyone wants to start in Genesis. Personally, I think that is a mistake. The Divine Plan is eternal. We should start reading at John 1:1 then reflect on the story of our original parents in light of the whole counsel of Holy Scripture. Philosophically speaking, it would be logically impossible for God to make a perfect creation since there can be only one God and only God can be perfect. So the question shifts from why there is evil to whether or not this is the best of all possible worlds. While one can certainly point to all the pain and suffering in the world, one can also point to all the joys and blessings in it. It seems to me that this is where the role of Christ as Redeemer steps in. The realities of sin and corruption are overcome by the wonder of mercy. If we did not fail, then we could not know the joy of forgiveness. As Joseph said to his repentant brothers "You meant it for evil, but God turned it into good."
