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Originally Posted by Ohio
Twain's comments take on a variation of the POE, which we had discussed on this forum for several years. The POE, the Problem of Evil, is a philosophical argument designed to prove that God cannot exist. The basic argument is this: Since God is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good, evil by definition cannot exist. The logic is flawed since God has created, not "good happy robot children," but all creation with a free will, including mankind, the angelic race, etc.
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Exactly. These kids of arguments show a basic misunderstanding of how God created man - as a free agent, but with accountability. And then there is a misunderstanding of what the fall entailed - much was delegated to man by God, but man chose unwisely. Therefore all that had been delegated to man collapsed and now we have this cesspool we live in. And with the Free Gift of grace, we can make a choice to go in the saving direction He's intended for us. Twain appears wise with this statement, but . . .
Also, I find the verses in Romans 9 interesting in that they say, "
What if God [created] vessels of wrath?" Am I wrong to observe that it doesn't say He did this, but only asking the philosophical "what if?" That is, as God He has the right, but not that He actually did this. Maybe I'm off here and please correct if I am.