So in the beginning they committed evil without even knowing it?We always had the ability but at the beginning we did not know we had it.
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So in the beginning they committed evil without even knowing it?We always had the ability but at the beginning we did not know we had it.
Does God have free will?Hashem has given us free will. Some call it a blessing, others a curse. If we did not have free will and He made everyone righteous then it would lose all meaning. Righteousness is something that we have to achieve. It is a goal that we must work to achieve.
"And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked" (Genesis 3:7)Someone had to tell them they were naked
Free will: of course.Does God have free will?
Is God righteous?
Did God have to achieve righteousness?
Honest questions. Everyone sees stuff differently.
Exactly.. before that they were blissfully unaware (like our fellow critters)."And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked" (Genesis 3:7)
Yes, it is.Does God provide punishment for those who choose not to love him? If so, by definition it's not free will.
Then "righteous" is already meaningless. God can define it as He pleases.Free will: of course.
Righteous: He defines righteous.
Achieve righteousness: see previous answer.
YES, God has free will.Does God have free will?
Is God righteous?
Did God have to achieve righteousness?
Honest questions. Everyone sees stuff differently.
So how come God didn't just create people that were righteous and had free will?YES, God has free will.
YES, God is righteous.
NO, God didn't have the "achieve" righteousness.
Some people DO use their free will to choose righteousness. And those are the people who will wind up in Heaven.So how come God didn't just create people that were righteous and had free will?
The way I would look at this is that such a people would forget the God who made them, and instead worship their own righteousness. God wants to commune with people who want to know Him, and love Him.So how come God didn't just create people that were righteous and had free will?
But that's achieving righteousness, and that isn't what I asked about. Why create anything other than folk who are righteous from the start and have free will and won't ever stop being righteous? God has all those qualities, so don't tell me that's impossible.Some people DO use their free will to choose righteousness. And those are the people who will wind up in Heaven.
So God made us sick so that we would appreciate Him giving us the cure. Munchausen by proxy.The way I would look at this is that such a people would forget the God who made them, and instead worship their own righteousness. God wants to commune with people who want to know Him, and love Him.
But that's achieving righteousness, and that isn't what I asked about. Why create anything other than folk who are righteous from the start and have free will and won't ever stop being righteous? God has all those qualities, so don't tell me that's impossible.
But that's achieving righteousness, and that isn't what I asked about. Why create anything other than folk who are righteous from the start and have free will and won't ever stop being righteous? God has all those qualities, so don't tell me that's impossible.
I asked what I asked. If you don't have any idea why not, that's fine.So, you're asking why God didn't just create...other Gods?