Originally posted by bbarr
[b]A General Argument from Evil:
God (def.): An entity that is omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect.
Omnipotent (def.): An entity G is omnipotent if and only if G can do anything that is logically possible.
Omniscient (def.): An entity G is omniscient if and only if G knows every true proposition.
Morally Perfect (def): An entity G i ...[text shortened]... s false. So, explicitly state in your response which premise you think is false any why.[/b]
The whole statement is false. Do you believe in GOD? Do you believe that for any reason that HE may exist? You may believe that what your statement is reasonable, but you have only looked at the question from only one point of view. There is another side of the statement, and have you looked at that side.
GOD dwells in a place called eternity. Which is a place we as human beings know very little about. Sure GOD has created all things, which includes all the laws of good and all laws of evil. GOD as we know HIM, has laws and all his creation in eternity obeys HIS Laws. Why does the creatated creatures obey Him in Eternity? Are they forced? Or do they by choice?
Where did evil come from? How did it come into being? All of GOD'S created beings have a purpose, they are to serve HIM. All that they are their hearts, minds, and souls(to our understanding of such) are focased on HIM,GOD. They serve HIM because they want to. They all know that they canot dwell without him.
Something happened.Was it supposed to? We may never know. The number one angel, Lucifer, had a job. That job was to bring to bring Praise unto GOD. This he did until,for whatever reason, he began to praise and worship himself. Why we will problely never know. Did GOD know that this could happen, yes of course. Could HE have prevented it, certainly. Then why did HE not?
Why did HE allow rebellion to come to pass? Could HE with little effort wipe Lucifer out? Yes indeed. But could there then be a continueous infraction of rebellion in eternity. Yes. Would all creation understand much clearer if HE, allowed the rebellion to play itself out? Would all of creation understand that only by doing what GOD, wants brings peace and harmony.
Would not all creation understand that they have a choice, to obey GOD, and all that HE wants. Or do your own thing. Lucifer chose to do his own thing. Did Lucifer understand completely what he was doing? We will probly never know. But he did know that GOD was a creater of laws. He only saw the good laws. He had no understanding of the laws that pertained to evil. Or the laws that governed his rebellion.
So with the rebellion of Lucifer, there became two forces. The good forces of GOD. The evil forces of Lucifer, now known as Satan. Even though satan has his army, he still has to follow those laws that were given by GOD for evil.
When man was created he as well was given a choice. He could follow GOD and his good laws. Or he could follow Satan, and obey the laws that GOD created for evil.
The evil in the world is not GOD'S fault. WE live in a world of choices. And each of our choices affect each other.
CHRIST came to give us another chance, to get back into the good grace of GOD.But HE is not going to force us to come to GOD. HE just made it easier for us to come to GOD. What many of us do not understand that we can not come to GOD our way. We have to come to GOD the way that HE wants. Through the Saving Power of HIS SON JESUS CHRIST.