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To: Obadiah

What about the girl? God pretty much knew what was going to happen to her, didn’t He? What choice did she have in any of this?


34 posted on 08/28/2009 8:37:06 AM PDT by stuartcr (If we are truly made in the image of God, why do we have faults?)
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To: stuartcr

What an interesting hobby you have. You troll threads and come to ask your “innocent” questions about God, knowing all along that no one will be able to answer them to your satisfaction. But, at least it keeps you off the streets... LOL!


55 posted on 08/28/2009 9:51:12 AM PDT by carton253 (Ask me about Throw Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
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To: stuartcr
You are correct, God knew. That does not mean that God was pleased. Since the fall of creation sin rules this world therefore bad things are going to happen, even to completely innocent people. All too often God gets the blame for every bad thing that happens. If God wanted robots he could have easily created such to obey Him.

I am reminded of two passages in the Bible. One is where a tower fell and killed 18 people (Luke 13) and Jesus asked whether the people killed were worse offenders than the others in Jerusalem. He also described the events in Galilee where Pontius Pilate had just murdered several people. He also asked the same question as to whether those killed were worse sinners that other people in Galilee.

Jesus answered this question by saying no, these are not worse sinners than the others but that unless we repent we will all likewise perish.

Similarly, Jesus was asked about a blind man. He was asked if the blind man was in this condition because of his sin or because of the sin of his parents or ancestors. Again, Jesus said no, and in this case, he said it was so that God could be glorified, and the blind man was healed.

The point is this poor girl, or her family, had no choice in the matter, but that is not to say God wanted this to happen. One day, however, justice — finally — will be restored on the day of His return and the Keeper of the scales will balance such deeds out.

56 posted on 08/28/2009 10:07:39 AM PDT by Obadiah (Obama: Chains you can believe in!)
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