(August 7, 2018 at 2:57 pm)SteveII Wrote:(August 7, 2018 at 2:30 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: If god is the one judging and sentencing us, then Ofc it’s a test. Seems silly to try and argue otherwise.
Steve,
If god is so just and holy, why would he go through with an imperfect creation that is inherently sinful, and unholy? Why create us at all?
It seems obvious (from reasoning) that any being with free will will choose imperfectly. A complete relationship requires free will. Other components of a maximally fulfilling life requires free will. If God wanted creatures that could have maximum fulfillment and relationships (including with him) then free will was necessary. And then we are back to free will inevitably leads to sin.
In case anyone wants to bring up God having free will, he also has other characteristics--including omniscience and being necessarily the standard of goodness.
But why? Are we the fruition of god’s desires? If so, that’s pretty unjust for a supposedly perfectly just being, considering how many of us he knew before hand would end up in eternal hell.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
Wiser words were never spoken.
