[PLUG-TALK] Religion is not bad...

Michael Robinson plug_1 at robinson-west.com
Thu Oct 29 21:35:22 UTC 2009


On Thu, 2009-10-29 at 14:02 -0700, Aaron wrote:
> "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
> Then he is not omnipotent.
> Is he able, but not willing?
> Then he is malevolent.
> Is he both able and willing?
> Then whence cometh evil?
> Is he neither able nor willing?
> Then why call him God?"
> 
> Epicurius (341-270 BC) 

If God prevents all evil, the good are not tested and not able 
to earn His love.

Just because God allows evil does not mean that He is less than
omnipotent as knowing what will happen does not have to have any 
impact on letting it happen.  If I know that I'm going to get hit 
by a car tomorrow and die, I don't have to do anything to prevent 
that.  I could just simply accept that it's my time.

Evil comes from pride, wanting to be greater than God in some way.
The greatest manifestation of evil is Lucifer, more commonly called
Satan.  God created Lucifer as an angel, but Lucifer fell.  God 
neither eradicated Lucifer nor did He change him.  Lucifer got 
what he wanted after he fell, a place called hell to torture those
who permanently turn their back on God.  Lucifer hates that which
is of God because of his pride.

Without God, there will never be peace.  As far as quoting Matthew, 
you can't quote him if you don't believe in God.  Men are incapable 
of loving each other without God's help.  I reject Islam because 
muslims reject Jesus Christ saying He is just a prophet.  Islam is
problematic because it is splintered where there are fights between
Sunni and Shiite.  I reject Atheism because there is a God and Atheists
have no leg to stand on when it comes to peace, freedom, and love.  Love
does not come from man, it comes from God.

Do you honestly believe that the United Nations can mend the rift
between Sunni and Shiite?  Can the United Nations eradicate anti
Semitism and anti Catholicism in the world?  No, it cannot.  Mens
hearts can only be influenced by the creator through the prayers
of His children.




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