The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good"

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The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good"

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RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good"

May 1, 2013 at 8:21 pm

(May 1, 2013 at 3:25 am)goodnews Wrote: Romans 2:4 is quiet clear it is the goodness of God that leads men to repentance

Yes, God's Grace is constantly flowing towards us before we are even aware of the need. But we must turn to it, accept it and, yes, it will lead to repentance.

(Is it just me or did someone quoth the raven nevermore?)

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The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Venom7513 - April 28, 2013 at 9:52 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Darkstar - April 28, 2013 at 10:03 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Drich - April 28, 2013 at 11:26 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Venom7513 - April 29, 2013 at 10:07 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by FallentoReason - April 28, 2013 at 10:27 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Drich - April 28, 2013 at 11:29 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by FallentoReason - April 28, 2013 at 11:34 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Drich - April 28, 2013 at 11:45 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by FallentoReason - April 28, 2013 at 11:29 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Drich - April 28, 2013 at 11:37 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by FallentoReason - April 28, 2013 at 11:43 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by FallentoReason - April 28, 2013 at 11:54 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Minimalist - April 29, 2013 at 12:13 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - April 29, 2013 at 12:40 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Esquilax - April 29, 2013 at 4:50 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - April 29, 2013 at 10:06 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Neo-Scholastic - April 30, 2013 at 10:21 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Ryantology - April 30, 2013 at 10:36 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by A_Nony_Mouse - May 1, 2013 at 12:27 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by purplepurpose - April 29, 2013 at 11:08 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Venom7513 - April 29, 2013 at 3:51 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - April 29, 2013 at 12:12 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - April 30, 2013 at 11:07 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by ThomM - May 1, 2013 at 1:09 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - May 1, 2013 at 5:04 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by ThomM - May 3, 2013 at 7:54 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by MysticKnight - April 30, 2013 at 9:32 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Venom7513 - May 1, 2013 at 4:26 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by A_Nony_Mouse - April 30, 2013 at 10:07 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Drich - May 1, 2013 at 10:00 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - May 1, 2013 at 3:25 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - May 1, 2013 at 3:43 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Neo-Scholastic - May 1, 2013 at 8:21 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - May 1, 2013 at 9:34 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - May 2, 2013 at 12:43 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Ryantology - May 1, 2013 at 5:21 pm

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - May 3, 2013 at 4:36 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by Godschild - May 3, 2013 at 5:39 am

RE: The Problem of Evil, Free Will, and the "Greater Good" - by goodnews - May 3, 2013 at 6:56 am

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