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chrisfol
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Since God's purpose for mankind was for him to have a wonderful future, why did he allow suffering to start? And why has he permitted it for such a long time.
When God made Adam and Eve, he created them perfect in body and mind. He placed them in a paradise garden and their work was to be satisfying. The Bible makes the statement: "God saw everything he had made and look! it was very good." (Gensis 1-3) If they had been obedient to their creator, their children would have turned out perfect, and the earth would have become a globlal paradise, where people would be living in peace and happiness indefinetly.
God instilled in Adam and Eve the marvelousl gift of free will as part of the human makeup. They were not to be mechanical robots. However, their continued bliss depended on their utilizing their free will in the right way--obedience to God's laws. God says: "I, Yahweh, am your God, the One teaching you to benefit yourself, the One causing you to tread in the way in which you should walk." (Isaiah 48:17) Misuse of free will would result in disaster, since humans were not created to be successful independent of God. The Bible states: "to earthing man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step." -Jeremiah 10-23
Sad to say our first parents believed that they could be self-sufficient of God and still be successful. But when they drew away from God's rulership, he no longer sustained them in perfection. So they began to deterioate until they got old and died. In agreement with the laws of genertics, we have inherited their imperfection and eventually death.--Romans 5:12
So what is the Main Issue that needs to be answered--Why did God not destroy Adam & Eve and start over with another human couple? Does any one out have an idea?
When God made Adam and Eve, he created them perfect in body and mind. He placed them in a paradise garden and their work was to be satisfying. The Bible makes the statement: "God saw everything he had made and look! it was very good." (Gensis 1-3) If they had been obedient to their creator, their children would have turned out perfect, and the earth would have become a globlal paradise, where people would be living in peace and happiness indefinetly.
God instilled in Adam and Eve the marvelousl gift of free will as part of the human makeup. They were not to be mechanical robots. However, their continued bliss depended on their utilizing their free will in the right way--obedience to God's laws. God says: "I, Yahweh, am your God, the One teaching you to benefit yourself, the One causing you to tread in the way in which you should walk." (Isaiah 48:17) Misuse of free will would result in disaster, since humans were not created to be successful independent of God. The Bible states: "to earthing man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step." -Jeremiah 10-23
Sad to say our first parents believed that they could be self-sufficient of God and still be successful. But when they drew away from God's rulership, he no longer sustained them in perfection. So they began to deterioate until they got old and died. In agreement with the laws of genertics, we have inherited their imperfection and eventually death.--Romans 5:12
So what is the Main Issue that needs to be answered--Why did God not destroy Adam & Eve and start over with another human couple? Does any one out have an idea?
