Hi,
I have been a Christian for pretty much my whole life. I'm 35.
Recently I've been attempting to nut out whether the attributes of the God I believe in make sense to the actual world we live in. Here is the problem I'm attempting to solve in a way that I feel satisfied.
1. God has no equal, only lesser
2. God only creates lesser creations
3. Every creation is constrained by God in at least one way otherwise the creation would be equal to God
2. God created the devil
3. The devil is the root of all evil
4. God did not constrain the potential for evil 5.
God is ultimately responsible for evil
Point 4 is a new thought for me. Even though God put all sorts of other constraints on the devil, he still allowed the potential for evil.
Free will does not answer this problem because heaven will be filled with free creatures. If heaven is the ultimate destination then God could have created heaven first, with constraints on the potential for evil. I can still be free to choose if I want an apple or an orange. I can still choose to marry my wife rather than another girl. I can still choose to walk or run. I am still free in heaven but in heaven there will be no potential for evil.
But instead God decided to create the devil with the potential for evil.
I don't understand why God would want to involve evil and suffering to any existence ever.
Thanks
I have been a Christian for pretty much my whole life. I'm 35.
Recently I've been attempting to nut out whether the attributes of the God I believe in make sense to the actual world we live in. Here is the problem I'm attempting to solve in a way that I feel satisfied.
1. God has no equal, only lesser
2. God only creates lesser creations
3. Every creation is constrained by God in at least one way otherwise the creation would be equal to God
2. God created the devil
3. The devil is the root of all evil
4. God did not constrain the potential for evil 5.
God is ultimately responsible for evil
Point 4 is a new thought for me. Even though God put all sorts of other constraints on the devil, he still allowed the potential for evil.
Free will does not answer this problem because heaven will be filled with free creatures. If heaven is the ultimate destination then God could have created heaven first, with constraints on the potential for evil. I can still be free to choose if I want an apple or an orange. I can still choose to marry my wife rather than another girl. I can still choose to walk or run. I am still free in heaven but in heaven there will be no potential for evil.
But instead God decided to create the devil with the potential for evil.
I don't understand why God would want to involve evil and suffering to any existence ever.
Thanks