In a message dated 9/14/01 12:29:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< The best response I've come across is that while we
conceive of God (however we define him/her/it } as powerful if one
believes that God gives humans "free will" then we are equally free
to do evil as well as good. This same question has of course been
asked about the Holocaust, slavery, the killing fields of Cambodia,
the deaths of innocents everywhere, and on and on----
I guess my simplest answer would be that I believe God gives us the
power to love, but it is up to us to use that power. Don't know if
that even "speaks to your condition" ! <G>
--
Camilla Flintermann >>
Once again, thank you, Camilla. You have spoken succinctly a truth by which
(I perceive) you live. When I first read Ken's post I was searching for the
right words and/or approach and, to tell the truth he caught me up short as I
am constantly praying in this situation. Free will is a hard concept for
many folks and at the heart of faith.
Virginia Christiansen
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Rochester, MN
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