If God decides everything that happens.. then why is it that He lets us sin? Why allow evil to spread?
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I have been told that he allows evil to let us make a choice, but if he knows everything he already knows what is going to be our choice.  He also can do anything, and if he can do anything, he also can stop us from sinning.  If he knows what we are going to choose but he doesn't stop us, then he made the choice, not us. So what's the point of that? It doesn't make sense.
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God never ordains evil.\n\nBut He permits it only when a greater good will come from it.\n\nThe ultimate example is the crucifixion of Jesus. God permitted this evil to happen in order to raise Himself up on the 3rd day so that we may believe in Him and be redeemed from the Devil.\n\nHowever, this does not excuse those who do evil. Those who die unrepentant in mortal sin will be separated from God forever in the place called hell.
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This is a great question.  God created EVERYTHING, right?  He has dominion and control over EVERYTHING in the universe, right?\n\nSo why is there sin?  God obviously didn't CREATE sin.  He ALLOWS it, but he didn't create it.  So who did?  Satan?  Man?  Either way, one of them, either the devil or man, has the same creative power as God then.  \n\nIf God didn't create homosexuality, and man did, then that makes man as powerful as God.  \n\nBut personally, I think God did create homosexuality - otherwise you wouldn't see it documented in EVERY species of animal on the planet.  And before you disagree, do some friggin research - all species have homosexuals.  It's not a choice, it's biology.\n\nAnd GOD created biology.
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good question. God gave us freewill, that means we can do whatever we want to it means your free to shoot the next person you see and God won't intervene, it sounds harsh but God wants us to be humans and not robots. but there's consequences to everything we do, we destroy the earth with our sin, sin doesn't just effect each other it effects everything around us, animals, birds, weather etc etc. God gave us freewill so we'd come to him willingly, he doesn't want to force himself on us...that's not love. He loves us enough to give us a choice to follow him or to not follow him. God hates what is going on in the earth, but he does intervene when needed. the tsunami for example, loads of people helped out with that in a world without God no one would care because why should we ?? without God it's survival of the fittest, it's kill or be killed there's no point in life pretty much. anyway God doesn't allow pain and suffering in heaven there will be none. our sin is the cause of pain and suffering.
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Because God gave us a free will. Without it, our lives and worship of Him would be very "robotic" He wants real love, the kind that's freely given as His Son was for our sins. If he merely "snapped His fingers" and ended sin, then we'd all be instantly transformed into something that couldn't begin to comprehend the need for God to send his Son to die for sins that in that state of being couldn't possibly exist to begin with. That's why he created the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the garden of Eden. It forced man to make a choice and therefore have free will and order, and obedience ingrained into his life.
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God is all powerful. He (or She) could have done anything.\n\nHowever God in His unlimited love has given US the free will to choose. We choose to accept or reject God's constant offer of spending eternity with Him in heaven. God will respect the choice we make.
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Because God wants us to have free will, the choice between doing right and wrong.
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Because free will is all about choices. God know before a person chooses but HE doesnt choose for that person...its up to the person...People are finite, GOD IS INFINITE. That's what makes HIM GOD!!! And if you dont get it...be not dismayed...neither do I...but I believe and have faith in HIM who created heaven and earth.  He wants our love and He wants us to choose HIM...ptl
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God's goodness demands that He punish evil. But it does not restrict Him from taking that punishment upon Himself, in the form of His only Begotten Son, the Messiah Jesus.\n\nHowever, if you only want to continue in your sins, there is no point in bringing you to Heaven, where there is no sin (Revelation 21:8, 22:11; John 3:16-21).
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Matthew 19:26 says "With God, all things are possible."  If God commands something to happen, it will happen.  He has a plan for everything, and nothing can stand in the way of that plan.  God will give you what you need to do His will, and sometimes the things that you want.  Christian love and prayer is one of the strongest forces on this earth, seeing as how God is controlling it.  God bless you!
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I believe we are all given free will.  God's desire is for us to have a relationship with him and to follow him.  However, the Bible says that every inclination of man's heart is evil. (Gen. 6:5)  As we know Him more, study His Word, pray, and through the Holy Spirit, our hearts can change.  However, we will never be "perfect".  This is why He sent His son, Jesus.  \n\nI do not believe God "makes" bad things happen.  But I do believe he can use those things to teach us, draw us back to Him, and to draw those who don't know Him at all to Him.\n\nI have a 2 year old son.  Yesterday, I was walking with him and he fell and hurt his knee.  I was right there, but I didn't catch him before he hit the ground.  But, I picked him up, took care of him, kissed him and held him while he cried.  That's what our Father does for us.  This world (until Christ's return) belongs to Satan, but God is always with us.
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Temptation itself is not a sin.  Giving into that temptation is a sin. God gave us free choice.  We are free to make bad choices and therefore free to sin.  God is perfect but we are not.....)(
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God can touch or heal according to his will, and often does.\nWe cannot know all things as God does - but he never wills harm to anyone, it is not possible for him because of who he is.\nThe reason we have awful things, wars, hunger, poverty, mental illness - is because we chose to rebel against God, to sin, and we live in the consequences of sin - in a broken world. Again, the terrible things of this world are not God's desire or will.\nHe would not create things to harm them - his way is love, forgives, grace, mercy.
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If God is all knowing and all loving, why did He create Satan and allow evil in the world? A good question, to be sure. One that I’m not sure we can ever fully understand, not being omniscient ourselves. While I do believe that a large part of the answer lies in the fact that God decided to give us (i.e. men and angels) freedom of choice, I also believe that is used by most Christians as a pat answer to avoid the discussion (and personal contemplation) in the first place. To examine this question fully we must try to get a handle on many difficult concepts: freedom of choice, the nature of God, the nature of love, the nature of omniscience, and the nature of evil being the primary concerns. None of these are easy topics, and many of them will have to be looked at simultaneously.\n\nOne of the first questions I believe we need to ask is this: Why did God create us in the first place? The answer lies in what He calls us… His children. Why does any parent want to have children? While there may be a few who will answer that they want an heir to their estate or kingdom, and others who might answer that it is their way to immortality, I believe almost everyone would admit that the reason they want to have children is they want to have a child to love, and to be loved by that child. It is no different with God. He wants to (and does) love us. He wants to be loved by us. He wants all the joys of parenthood. With this understood, we now can explore the idea of freedom of choice.\n\nGiving freedom of choice comes both from the desire to love, and to be loved. Let’s look at a couple of examples we can relate to. If someone is trying to completely control his or her spouse or significant other, the relationship is almost always a bad one. No one likes to be controlled. A husband who tells his wife what friends she can or cannot have, when she can go out of the house, when to have dinner on the table, etc., is usually described as abusive. Not always physically, but that often goes hand in hand. Giving someone freedom of choice is also giving them trust and respect. Love cannot exist without it.\n\nI think it is even easier to see the necessity of freedom of choice when we look at the desire to be loved. God is described as a Father, so I am going to explore this aspect by looking at fathers. A father could make his six year old daughter climb into his lap every night and say, “I love you, daddy,” right before going to bed. He could, but I don’t believe most fathers would want to. While most fathers would want very much for their six year old daughter to do just that, if it was forced, it would not mean anything. A father wants his daughter to climb into his lap and say, “I love you,” out of her heart, not out of command. God wants the same thing. Yes, He could have decided not to give us any freedom of choice, but He created us because He wanted to be loved by us. If we did not have freedom of choice, than we could not truly love. Love must be a choice.\n\nNow that we have touched on the nature of love and freedom of choice, I believe it would be good to look at the nature of God. We will also discover much about the nature of evil while examining this topic. While God is called the creator of all, there is one thing that God did not create: evil. God did create Satan, the author of evil, but God did not create evil. Evil is the absence of God. This is why God is described as light, and evil as darkness. Darkness only exists where light does not. They are not true opposites. The only way to have darkness is to block out all light. There is no such thing as a “darkbulb” or “flashdark.” Only light can be created. God is also described as a consuming fire. I like to take these two concepts together and liken God to our sun. If you get too close to the sun you burn up; you become part of it. This is why in the Old Testament it is stated that if you see God’s face you will die. You would be consumed. When Moses was al
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THat is a very good question and it makes me very mad when people blame God for things that go wrong.  It's like people dont ever give God the time of day and then when something goes wrong they suddenly start saying how it is God's fault.  God is all good and everything he does is for reason and our sins bring much pain on us humans.  Job 1:22 says "Do not charge God with wrong doing."
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God would never command such a sinful act that pleases you so selfishly from His people.\n\nPeace.
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Good question.  People are not perfect and no one can obey all the laws all the time, no matter how hard they try.  It can't be done.  I, thank the Lord, am not under the law.  The law was fulfilled when Christ died for me.\n\nThis does not mean that I go out and sin on purpose.  All things are lawful for me (I can choose for myself), but all things are not good for me.  God has changed my life in a way that I want to please Him.  So I do those thing that please Him, as much as I am able.\n\nPeople choose because we have free will.