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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
Why doesn't God directly stop the evil of others?
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Someone else already mentioned that God must choose the right option. There could be a few right options to pick from, but God is too wise to select a wrong option. I believe this is the lack of free will or limited free will we are meant to have. You could call it a technicality of sorts. Like a child whose put their hand on a hot stove, they won't do it again, even if they are able to.
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God is not a micro-manager. There are some things, like a child putting their hand on a hot stove, which have immediate consequences, and there are other things that have more long-reaching consequences. There are still others that have consequences that are postponed until the final Judgment. The Scripture says that it is appointed for man once to die and afterwards comes the Judgment. And, we must all give an account of our lives to God. This means that everything we do has a resulting consequence, either positive or negative. We observe things going on in our community and the world at large that appear very unpleasant, and we wonder why God doesn't do anything about it. But it doesn't mean that He doesn't see what is going on. His attitude concerning many things that people do is that they can wait until the final judgment.
For example, although the invitation to embrace Christ as Saviour is extended to all, God does not force anyone to make that decision. But when it comes time for the final Judgment, then the consequence for either embracing or not embracing Christ will happen, and those who chose to reject Christ will not be able to use the excuse that God didn't do more to ensure they get saved.
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